Surat, previously known as Suyapur, is a port city. It is the economical capital of the Indian state of Gujarat, is the eighth largest city and is the ninth largest urban agglomeration in India. It is also the 3rd cleanest city in India, which is pretty impressive, and the 4th fastest growing city in the world.

To be one of the fastest cities in the world you need to be doing something right. Surat is. They’ve been selected as the first ‘Smart IT City’ in India and are being developed as an all round smart city. This means Surat will be using technology for everything to do with development, growth and organisation in and of the city.

The city has 3 million internet users, almost 75% of the entire population. Surat is a city that understands Information Technology and how to use it, as well as how to sell it. There are several local IT companies in the city as well as national and multinational IT companies. Wipro, HCL, TCS, MNC IT – they’re all here.

Surat has always been a huge diamond area. It’s interesting thought that people are talking about IT first and then diamonds. Over 90% of the world’s rough diamonds are polished in factories in Surat. Many people in the city are employed in the diamond industry, which is also now making use of the IT industry. Apart from IT and diamonds, Surat is well known for its food, textiles, paper, cement, oil, petroleum and metallurgy industry.

So, should you visit or consider working in Surat? Surat really is an interesting city.There is a lot of greenery, public parks are lovely, the city is clean, the water supply is good, technology is amazing and the wifi is fast, but apart from all of that, Surat is rich in history and culture, with stories about Mughals and harems. And it is a city of opportunity too.

If you look under recruitment or under job listings in Surat, there will be plenty in the diamond industry, and there will be plenty in IT. If you know how to design a website, do SEO or SEM, have a diploma or are expert in Laravel Training, Zend Framework Course, Zend Framework Training, or Java Training, you will find opportunity. Not everyone can get a job in IT, but if you have the certificates, it is a lot easier. If you don’t have any certificates, google www.aceproschool.com and sign up for an online course in whichever part of Digital Technology or Information Technology grabs your interest. You won’t be sorry and in fact, you may just have a whole new career ahead of you.

Because Surat is in line to be a smart city, IT is important. Think about a city that does not use technology to manage its municipal services? It can be chaotic. Surat is not a chaotic city. It is a progressive city with a lot to offer.