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A very prevalent trend in India is of people migrating from smaller cities to the metros to look for better job opportunities. This was evident in pre-independence era also, when both educated and the layman class came to these big cities hoping to strike gold. These metros not only attract the job-ready class of people but are also a major attraction for those who want to pursue higher education from institutions of good repute. May be this is one of the reasons that these metros find themselves consistently ranked at top when it comes to the most literate places of the country. Mumbai The financial capital of India, Mumbai is ranked first with a literacy rate of 91 percent, among all the major cities of country. There are a lot of efforts that have gone into turning this commercial hub into a centre for higher education. The state government has started educational initiatives such as Shiksha Abhiyan, to increase the awareness about the need of good education. It seems Mumbaikars have paid enough attention to these calls and the results have been stupendous. With a population of 20.5 million, Mumbai is the most populated city of India and therefore it requires a large number of institutions for higher education to cater to the growing community of generation X. Therefore recent years have seen opening of engineering and medical colleges in Mumbai in abundance. Chennai Just lagging by a whisker, Chennai is the second most literate metropolitan city of India. It has a literacy rate of 90.33 percent. However, the city stands out for its healthy percentage of women literacy; a very respectable 87.16 %. The economic activity of Chennai revolves around hardware manufacturing and computer trades. The city also has some of India’s most reputed colleges and universities like Annamalai University, which has produced gems like Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, the missile man of India. Chennai is also a major automobile industrial centre, which has earned it the sobriquet “Detroit of India”. English is the second most widely spoken language of the city, right next to Tamil. Bangalore This list would not have been complete without the mention of Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore. Fighting neck to neck with the competition, Bangalore comes as third most literate metro city with an 89 percent literacy rate in 2011. Women have an above average rate of literacy, 91.82 %, which is far better than their male counterparts who trail behind with average of 84.80% literacy. What makes these metros so conducive for learning? There is a definite pattern behind these metros bettering other cities in literacy. It is something more than just the richness of these cities or intimidating office buildings that makes people flock to them. Industrial Cluster: The metros are characterised by a cluster of large industries setting up their base in close proximity to each other. This results in creation of a vast job pool, filling which requires a qualified workforce. Such a requirement calls for opening of new educational institutions. A greater security of ROI: It is a well understood fact that spending a few lakh for studying in a reputed medical college in Pune and Mumbai will ensure greater job prospects and ROI then spending the same amount of money in some obscure college of a small place. Colleges in metros have greater exposure to industry and have access to better infrastructure, and all kinds of resources. Saurabh Tyagi is an expert author, with an experience of over 4 years in writing content. He loves to write on topics related to career, education, real estate and technology. A gadget freak and social media enthusiast, he also keenly follows the latest trends in digital marketing.
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