"Guide for  Delhi & NCR"

About Delhi & NCR

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Transportation: Delhi is a hub of Startup culture, so thankfully most of the Indian cities have Uber and its competitive Indian brand Ola, the first choice among tourist and international resident. The cab aggregators OLA & UBER offer city and outstation ride service. If, you have plans to get away on the weekend for short trip and prefer to drive yourself then you can simply google self-drive cars rental.

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Delhi has auto-rickshaw, yeah, maybe you recognised it as TUK TUK, well we never recommend this unless you are good at negotiating. Unfortunately, Delhi auto-rickshaw drivers are very famous for looting foreign tourist and international residents. If you are in Mumbai than feel free to go ahead to book one without any trouble, they follow fair policy and strictly follow the meter rule.

 

If you want to enjoy a TUK TUK ride and don't want to get cheated then the trick is to use Google Maps, put in your destination, see how many km it is and calculate 30 INR for the first 3 km and further add 8 INR per km. Don't forget to keep on using Google maps so you know the auto driver is not taking you on a merry go round, LOL.

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Education: Many international residents are students of Jawahar Lal University, known as JNU, famous for international relations, language & culture related education, modern history and more. The next one on our list is Delhi University for undergraduate, master’s degree, business school, PhD and research. Delhi University has two main campuses, south campus and north campus. If you prefer to stay close to campus, feel the vibes and chill then just choose a north campus. The nearest metro station to reach north campus is Vishvidalya metro station.

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For top MBA or Business School, Delhi offers colleges like FMS, Delhi, IIFT (foreign trade), MDI Gurgaon, IMT Ghaziabad. These are among the top 10 business schools in India. For fashion & design, Delhi offers NIFT, Hauz Khas. For science & technology, there is world-famous IIT Delhi and DTU. For architecture, there is a School of Planning & Architecture. For theatre, there is NSD Delhi and for arts, College of Fine Arts. There are many more top ranking schools in Delhi specializing in different fields of study.

 

 

Delhi is the hub of famous well-reputed school and universities. If you are looking for specific information on International School in Delhi & Bangalore, please check our article on Education. 

 

Health: Delhi offers the best in world-class health services. Delhi is very popular for medical tourism and has always been the first choice among many foreigners. Delhi has a wide network of private and government hospitals. The Delhi government has done a tremendous job to facilitate its residents. For international residents, the best option is to have good health insurance that includes a hospital network like Apollo Jasola, BLK, Moolchand, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Safdarjung Sports Injury Centre. For a complete list of hospitals and doctors refer to our Health Section.

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Housing: Welcome to the trickiest part of Delhi, in fact, India. When it comes to accommodation it can be easier if you know the right people and approach a trustworthy network. Solgaa is one way to establish the right community to assist international residents. Delhi has divided into four districts East Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi & North Delhi. The majority of international residents lives in South Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida depending on their job location and company profile. Places like  Jor Bagh, Malcha Marg, Golf Links, Niti Bagh, Anand Niketan are more popular among embassy and senior diplomatic staff and are among the most expensive in Delhi. Then followed by Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Jangpura, South Extension, Defence Colony, Safdarjung, Green Park, Greater Kailash, Hauz Khas, Saket. Lastly, there is Lajpat Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Munirka DDA Flats, Laddoo Sarai etc. To know more about accommodation hacks, tips and more details on budget, long or short-term accommodation refer to our Housing section.

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Lifestyle:  Delhi offers a metropolitan lifestyle, from expensive fine dining to pub crawling, game arcades, yoga centres, high fashion brands, luxury malls, 5 or 6-star hotels, simple music gigs to fancy live performances from international artists.  You can find almost everything in Delhi.  Delhi attracted the highest number of international residents for living and work in 2015 but due to the increase in pollution levels, there has been a decline among international residents.  Despite this, Delhi still rates in the top 20 as a choice to move and live abroad. Delhi, Chennai & Mumbai in India also rank within to 20 cities in the world as the most expensive location cities for Expats.

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