Pune will always remain Pune and can never be the next any town, be it Bangalore or Hyderabad. The difference is in the mindset of people/Punekars. They are just unwilling to pay! Moreover, they are not bothered about the quality they are getting at present from the local law firms (it's pathetic!) and hence, no willingness to switch to T1s. Having worked closely with a Pune T1, I had realized that the cost requirement is so damn low that no T1 can survive or even consider a separate SoC. Having said this, what might change the game is hiring local talent, which would be pretty economic and can fit in the (substantially) reduced/negotiated SoC. Another concern that I realized is the requirement of a "local touch" while discussing with local companies in Pune. Honestly, they want someone who can speak Marathi, which clearly means hiring a local talent. Unlike Pune, Bangalore is different as majority of the IT companies / people are outsiders and are willing to pay for a quality work. As of now, most of the T1s are majorly catering to Real Estate practice, with a bit of Corporate practice thanks to MNCs. Having spoken to several startups in Pune, it was clear that they would never migrate to a T1 for any service as the price point was "way too high" and "unusual". God bless Pune!

nothing bhai, the firm is so bad, interned in jan

the people are toxic and filled with overconfidence for some reason, all of the associates have no manners plus don't know how to treat interns plus are not even from good background plus dumb plus ugly

vanya ma'am is very nice lekin