Bangalore is still India's largest and deepest AI talent market. That is not changing any time soon. But something else is happening that most US and European employers have not caught up to yet. GCC expansion, salary inflation, and intense hiring competition in Bangalore are redistributing AI talent and AI hiring across India's other major cities. Hyderabad is growing its AI and GCC footprint faster than any other Indian metro. Pune is quietly becoming a strong base for applied AI and product
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