Education
Education is an important industry for Karnataka. It boast one of the largest concentration of Higher educational institutions like Medical and Engineering colleges. Apart from Bengaluru places like Belagavi(Belgaum), Mangalore, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad and Davangere have been producing professionals for IT industry. A large number of professionals educated in Karnataka can be seen all over India and the World.Muddenahalli-Kanivenarayanapura, in North Bangalore, are the sites of the upcoming Sri Sathya Sai Baba University and College of Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Muddenahalli, and 600 Crore Visvesvaraya Institute of Advanced Technology. Devanahalli is set to be the location of a 9500 Crore Devanahalli Business Park, which will contain Aerospace Education Special Economic Zones, near the Bangaluru International Airport. The North Bangalore region is set to be a premier educational hub of Karnataka. Gulbarga in the northern part of the state is another hub for education with several engineering colleges and a central university. These developments are set to contribute significantly to Karnataka's economy by creating jobs, expanding educational opportunities, and spurring infrastructure development.
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