30 MOST competitive cities in India

While some cities are highly competitive, others take a more laidback attitude.

The Institute for Competitiveness has come out with the ranking of top 50 cities in India based on India City Competitiveness 2011 index.

According to the Institute, the index takes into consideration the various associated and crucial dimensions of competitiveness.

Let us have a look at the top 30 cities based on the ranking. Note: Goa has been added to this list, despite it being a state.

1. New Delhi

Financial: 70.3

Physical: 95.45

Communication: 73.43

Administration: 59.99

Human capacity: 71.25

Innovation: 62.97

Overall score: 78.02

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2. Mumbai

Financial: 83.38

Physical: 63.77

Communication: 71.19

Administration: 63.53

Human capacity: 68.19

Innovation: 70.64

Overall score: 72.93

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3. Bengaluru

Financial: 62.15

Physical: 64.46

Communication: 67.53

Administration: 62.76

Human capacity: 64.04

Innovation: 59.99

Overall score: 65.28

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4. Pune

Financial: 54.50

Physical: 62.03

Communication: 61.86

Administration: 54.25

Human capacity: 68.51

Innovation: 64.21

Overall score: 64.27

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5. Chennai

Financial: 65.90

Physical: 62.37

Communication: 58.63

Administration: 56.20

Human capacity: 64.35

Innovation: 67.45

Overall score: 62.75

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6. Gurgaon

Financial: 65.29

Physical: 57.94

Communication: 68.65

Administration: 69.51

Human capacity: 61.32

Innovation: 62.63

Overall score: 62.30

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6. Kolkata

Financial: 66.64

Physical: 64.02

Communication: 56.28

Administration: 57.93

Human capacity: 63.29

Innovation: 59.61

Overall score: 61.99

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8. Hyderabad

Financial: 67.16

Physical: 62.55

Communication: 61.36

Administration: 56.51

Human capacity: 60.56

Innovation: 64.86

Overall score: 61.76

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9. Ahmedabad

Financial: 61.56

Physical: 58.18

Communication: 54.64

Administration: 54.77

Human capacity: 63.13

Innovation: 57.81

Overall score: 50.86

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10. Jaipur

Financial: 60.02

Physical: 57.21

Communication: 65.37

Administration: 58.74

Human capacity: 52.53

Innovation: 52.53

Overall score: 59.72

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11. Noida

Financial: 56.17

Physical: 56.57

Communication: 65.37

Administration: 58.10

Human capacity: 78.52

Innovation: 57.98

Overall score: 59.33

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12. Surat

Financial: 56.73

Physical: 57.55

Communication: 53.87

Administration: 51.15

Human capacity: 60.50

Innovation: 57.92

Overall score: 58.85

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13. Nagpur

Financial: 56.83

Physical: 50.05

Communication: 63.91

Administration: 55.99

Human capacity: 59.56

Innovation: 58.91

Overall score: 58.48

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14. Kochi

Financial: 58.45

Physical: 61.57

Communication: 47.85

Administration: 53.85

Human capacity: 61.61

Innovation: 64.51

Overall score: 58.06

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15. Chandigarh

Financial: 60.90

Physical: 56.89

Communication: 61.68

Administration: 61.38

Human capacity: 60.94

Innovation: 65.64

Overall score: 58.01

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16. Vadodra

Financial: 57.12

Physical: 58.95

Communication: 59.20

Administration: 49.75

Human capacity: 57.66

Innovation: 58.28

Overall score: 57.38

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17. Thiruvananthapuram

Financial: 60.59

Physical: 60.61

Communication: 44.07

Administration: 56.05

Human capacity: 61.56

Innovation: 61.56

Overall score: 57.31

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18. Nashik

Financial: 57.98

Physical: 54.85

Communication: 50.11

Administration: 50.77

Human capacity: 53.06

Innovation: 51.90

Overall score: 57.14

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19. Rajkot

Financial: 55.88

Physical: 55.93

Communication: 56.87

Administration: 51.33

Human capacity: 60.02

Innovation: 58.33

Overall score: 57.07

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20. Indore

Financial: 63.27

Physical: 57.09

Communication: 69.14

Administration: 62.62

Human capacity: 60.02

Innovation: 59.29

Overall score: 54.16

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21. Kozhikode

Financial: 48.75

Physical: 59.20

Communication: 46.45

Administration: 54.41

Human capacity: 61.48

Innovation: 54.76

Overall score: 56.62

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22. Coimbatore

Financial: 53.52

Physical: 60.10

Communication: 57.90

Administration: 54.09

Human capacity: 63.38

Innovation: 60.93

Overall score: 56.51

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23. Lucknow

Financial: 60.78

Physical: 51.54

Communication: 55.52

Administration: 59.70

Human capacity: 57.19

Innovation: 47.81

Overall score: 56.17

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24. Mysore

Financial: 51.83

Physical: 60.86

Communication: 55.95

Administration: 57.60

Human capacity: 56.25

Innovation: 58.53

Overall score: 55.57

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25. Goa

Financial: 49.74

Physical: 61.19

Communication: 52.85

Administration: 56.18

Human capacity: 58.51

Innovation: 63.05

Overall score: 55.51

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26. Visakhapatnam

Financial: 62.06

Physical: 58.77

Communication: 54.31

Administration: 52.29

Human capacity: 53.35

Innovation: 59.86

Overall score: 55.48

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27. Kanpur

Financial: 55.37

Physical: 56.44

Communication: 61.15

Administration: 58.73

Human capacity: 56.05

Innovation: 49.60

Overall score: 55.48

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28. Bhopal

Financial: 59.22

Physical: 58.07

Communication: 65.23

Administration: 65.95

Human capacity: 52.81

Innovation: 56.57

Overall score: 55.45

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29. Madurai

Financial: 48.43

Physical: 58.05

Communication: 50.91

Administration: 50.99

Human capacity: 58.97

Innovation: 60.93

Overall score: 55.44

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30. Ludhiana

Financial: 59.04

Physical: 54.90

Communication: 55.17

Administration: 51.49

Human capacity: 55.45

Innovation: 51.94

Overall score: 55.35