This list ranks the top 50 most competitive cities in India as of the latest release by the Institute for Competitiveness in 2012. The list aligns with popular economist, Dr. Michael E Porter's Diamond Model for Competitiveness. Delhi topped the list followed by Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
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Sr NoCityStateStatus1DelhiDelhiCapital2MumbaiMaharashtraState Capital3ChennaiTamil NaduState Capital4HyderabadTelanganaState Capital5KolkataWest BengalState Capital6GurgaonHaryanaMajor City of the State7BengaluruKarnatakaState Capital8NoidaUttar PradeshMajor City of the State9PuneMaharashtraMajor City of the State10AhmedabadGujaratMajor City of the State11NagpurMaharashtraMajor City of the State12ChandigarhChandigarhState Capital (Union Territory)13JaipurRajasthanState Capital14CoimbatoreTamil NaduMajor City of the State15KochiKeralaMajor City of the State16SuratGujaratMajor City of the State17NashikMaharashtraMajor City of the State18IndoreMadhya PradeshMajor City of the State19ThiruvananthapuramKeralaState Capital20KozhikodeKeralaMajor City of the State21MangaloreKarnatakaMajor City of the State22BhubaneshwarOrissaState Capital23VadodaraGujaratMajor City of the State24RajkotGujaratMajor City of the State25LucknowUttar PradeshState Capital26MaduraiTamil NaduMajor City of the State27BhopalMadhya PradeshState Capital28KanpurUttar PradeshMajor City of the State29FaridabadHaryanaMajor City of the State30LudhianaPunjabMajor City of the State31VijayawadaAndhra PradeshMajor City of the State32GuwahatiAssamMajor City of the State33RaipurChhattisgarhState Capital34VishakhapatnamAndhra PradeshMajor City of the State35PatnaBiharState Capital36JabalpurMadhya PradeshMajor City of the State37AgraUttar PradeshMajor City of the State38VaranasiUttar PradeshMajor City of the State39MeerutUttar PradeshMajor City of the State40PondicherryPuducherryUnion Territory41AsansolWest BengalMajor City of the State42DehradunUttarakhandState Capital43RanchiJharkhandState Capital44AllahabadUttar PradeshMajor City of the State45ShimlaHimachal PradeshState Capital46AmritsarPunjabMajor City of the State47JammuJammu and KashmirMajor City of the State48JamshedpurJharkhandMajor City of the State49DhanbadJharkhandMajor City of the State50SrinagarJammu and KashmirState Capital51BareilyUttar PradeshMajor City of the State52AligarhUttar PradeshMajor City of the State
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