EDUCATION
Due to the inherent importance of Siliguri as
the centrally located and largest town in the
Sikkim-Darjeeling region, large number of students
flock here for higher education.There are a number of colleges around Siliguri.
Siliguri Institute Of Technology, Siliguri College,
Siliguri College of Commerce (Night College),Siliguri
Mahila Mahavidyalaya (Womens College), Surya Sen
College are the more prominent ones.
The Siliguri Institute of Technology,
located at Sukna, on the northern suburbs of the
city, is the first private Engineering College
to come up in the region. And there are more privately
aided technical colleges coming up in and around
the city. The city also has a polytechnic for
diploma engineering education.
Economy in Siliguri
Siliguri is described as the gateway to the North
East of India. The strategic location of the city
makes it a base for essential supplies to the
region. Siliguri has gradually developed as a
profitable centre for a variety of businesses.
As a central hub, many national companies and
organisations have set up their offices here.The
Hong Kong market located here is a chief hub for
buying low cost Chinese goods and illegal imported
goods, nearby Seth Srilal Market is a prominent
place to buy daily use goods, and is very popular
among people from nearby areas. 4 "T"
s - Tea, Timber, Tourism and Transport are the
main businesses of Siliguri. Siliguri is the headquarters
of FOCIN (Federation of Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of North Bengal).
SILIGURI & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Siliguri is one of the three satellite IT hub
and township that the Government is developing.
Dust free and cool regions of Siliguri could be
utilized for promotion of Electronic and Software
Industry. Leading companies have shown interest
and some of them have already started operating.
Siliguri have been identified as city that can
emerge as preferred destinations for software
development and outsourcing companies. Siliguri
is capable to attract a large number of Indian
and international IT firms.
Siliguri enjoys an edge over other places since
it has an abundance of English-speaking workers.
Such candidates suit the job profile of BPOs.
IT DEVLOPMENT IN SILIGURI
Siliguri is fast emerging as an IT hub, the alternative
destination to Kolkata for InfoTech companies.
Siliguri already have good infrastructure and
there modern amenities for people who work in
the IT parks. Five major IT companies have started
working in Siliguri and more will be heading there
soon.
State of West Bengal's Government has set up an
IT Park - something like a Special Economic Zone
(SEZ) where one can get huge tracks of land just
set apart for IT industries.
Cost of living and hiring is cheaper and there
is plenty of potential for infrastructure growth
and development in Siliguri.
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