The survey was carried out in three stages. In the first stage, a questionnaire was sent to technology parks themselves, seeking information on various parameters—total area; ratio of built-up area to total area; lease and rent rates; capacity; number of companies in the park; distances from city center and airports; IT infrastructure; power and water availability etc.

In the second phase, questionnaires were sent out to the three largest companies housed in each of these tech parks. From these companies, we took qualitative feedback on parameters that included convenience with respect to distances from city center and airport and frequency of public transport; connectivity; quality of physical infrastructure like power and water; easy access to customs and STP officials; general ambience and building design. We also asked companies to give an overall rating to the Tech Parks on a scale of 1 to 5—and mention key drawbacks and strengths of the park.

In the third and final phase, our correspondents personally visited each of these tech parks, met with the heads of these institutions and spoke to companies housed there. A composite score from the various parameters—both quantitative and qualitative—was then used to arrive at the final ratings, which are presented as star ratings with the writeups

We also attempted to compare apples-to-apples. So single, standalone buildings were not included in the survey, nor were places like Mahindra City in Chennai (a completely new concept) or Electronics City in Bangalore—essentially a real-estate holder.

Team DQ

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