delhi is the only metro city offering 28 more stipend than its surrounding tier ii and iii cities such as noida and gurgaonwhen it comes to finding lucrative jobs aspirants head to big cities but the same cannot be applied for those looking at working as an apprentice the reason being smaller cities are far more generous in paying the stipend than that paid in the metrosaccording to a recent teamlease report the stipend paid to apprentices by companies in tier ii and iii cities is at least 10 more than those offered in the metropolitan cities satellite towns near mumbai such as nagpur and pune pay 10 more stipend while cities such as mysore and mangalore offer 47 more stipend than bangalore which is known as indias silicon valleybesides mumbai and bangalore the stipend offers are 18 more in coimbatore than chennai and 31 more in vijayawada and visakhapatnam than hyderabad read the reportthe analysis is based on the ratio between cost of living index and overall benefits that an apprentice receives in a city the normalised stipend is a result of comparing the stipends between a tier ii or iii city and a metro city by normalising with the cost of living indexmany youngsters want to get better exposure and opportunities without moving to a metro city hence in a bid to attract talent companies are paying more stipend to apprentices says sumit kumar vice president teamlease skills universityhowever as opposed to other metro cities delhi is the only one that pays 28 more stipend than its surrounding satellite towns such as noida and gurgaon in noida the stipend is lower by 3855 than in delhi while in gurgaon the same is lower by 2733 than in delhinoida and gurgaon are not bad places to work but the premium paid in these regions with the stipend is comparatively lesser than delhi hence when you weigh it against the cost of living index delhi wins because it pays more premium kumar addsaccording to the report information technology it and information technology enabled services ites are the second highest paying sectors in india after construction and real estate each city has its own capacity to absorb talent and provide relevant infrastructure as most metros have reached saturation growth can solely come from new centres which are essentially the satellite cities also companies in tier ii and iii cities aim to create equal opportunities for local citizens without requiring them to move to a metro city says sanjay gupta executive vice president hcl technologies underlining the emergence of opportunities in tier ii and ii citiesgupta emphasises that growing infrastructure polished talent and better data connectivity are other factors behind making satellite cities better places for apprentices to work in a person in nagpur can reach home after work within 3035 minutes and can have a better worklife balance