Sulekha's data suggests a 171% increase in online search for Android app development training

• Sulekha.com is a large digital platforms for local service need fulfillment in over 40 cities, connecting millions of users and local businesses in 200+ need categories. Sulekha has 14 offices and 1,300+ employees across India and it recently conducted an interesting study on online search trends for “Computer training” courses in India. This study analyzed of 2,737,349 user needs on Sulekha.com’s from Tier 1 (New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad) and Tier 2 (Thrissur, Agra, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Kochin, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Jalandhar) cities, in the last one year (September 2013 – September 2014); and the database of over 20,000 Computer training service listings. Here are the results:The growth in search for computer training courses increased from 20% in previous year (2012-13) to 40% in (2013-14)
• Owing to the growing Smartphone market in India, there is 171% increase in online search for Android Application Development training
• Engineering related computer courses like Auto CAD training saw an increase of 116% in 2014 as compared to 2013
• 70% of the users who are looking for computer training are from Tier I cities and 30% are from Tier II cities
• People in the South look for more traditional courses such as Java, J2EE training and .net while students in the North seek courses such as Android Application Training and Web Designing
• Users who search for various computer training courses in South India saw an overall growth of 64% whereas North India saw a growth of 44%
• The most searched for courses across India are: Android AAndroid application Development Training, Java & J2EE Training, CCNA Certification Training, SAP ERP Training, Web Designing Training, AutoCAD Training, C++ Training, .Net Training, Embedded Systems Training, and CAD & CAM Training
• Among the above, Android Application Development Training, Java and J2EE training are the most popular courses. Bangalore leads the search volume for these courses followed by Hyderabad and the least volume comes from Kolkata. Search volume in Bangalore was 43% in 2013 and it has taken a leap to 60% in 2014.

Mobile is eating the world at a rapid pace and the need for app developers is only going to increase in the coming few years. Android adoption as well as development has grown significantly in India and the trend is going upwards. We recently covered this list of apps made in India that have more than a million downloads and this report confirms the notion. Although quality of developers remain a question, the fact that more people are looking up for app development is a positive sign for more technology products being built out of India.