North India
- State · Capital LucknowUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh is India's most populous state and sends the largest number of candidates to almost every national examination.5 cities covered
- State · Capital JaipurRajasthanRajasthan is India's largest state by area, with an economy built on tourism, minerals, textiles and a growing solar-power sector.4 cities covered
- Union Territory · Capital New DelhiDelhiDelhi is the National Capital Territory and the seat of Parliament, the Supreme Court and every central ministry.2 cities covered
- State · Capital ChandigarhPunjabPunjab is India's principal wheat and rice surplus state and central to the public procurement system.3 cities covered
- State · Capital ChandigarhHaryanaHaryana surrounds Delhi on three sides and contains Gurugram, one of India's largest corporate office markets, alongside a strong agricultural belt and automobile manufacturing at Manesar and Faridabad..2 cities covered
- State · Capital DehradunUttarakhandUttarakhand was formed in 2000 and combines Himalayan districts with the industrial plains of Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar.2 cities covered
- State · Capital ShimlaHimachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh is a Himalayan state with high literacy, an apple-horticulture economy and substantial hydropower generation.2 cities covered
- Union Territory · Capital ChandigarhChandigarhChandigarh is a Union Territory serving as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana, planned by Le Corbusier and known for its sector grid.0 cities covered
- Union Territory · Capital Srinagar (summer) / Jammu (winter)Jammu and KashmirJammu and Kashmir became a Union Territory in October 2019 and follows a dual-capital darbar arrangement between Srinagar and Jammu.2 cities covered
South India
- State · Capital BengaluruKarnatakaKarnataka contains India's largest technology employment cluster in Bengaluru alongside the historic urban centres of Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad and Mangaluru.4 cities covered
- State · Capital ChennaiTamil NaduTamil Nadu has among the highest gross enrolment ratios in Indian higher education and a deep manufacturing base in automobiles, textiles and electronics.4 cities covered
- State · Capital HyderabadTelanganaTelangana was formed on 2 June 2014 as India's 29th state, with Hyderabad as its capital.2 cities covered
- State · Capital ThiruvananthapuramKeralaKerala records India's highest literacy rate and among its best human-development indicators, with a large share of household income coming from Gulf remittances.3 cities covered
- State · Capital AmaravatiAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh has India's second-longest coastline, a large aquaculture and horticulture sector, and a rapidly expanding pharmaceutical and electronics base around Visakhapatnam and Sri City..3 cities covered
East India
- State · Capital RanchiJharkhandJharkhand was carved out of southern Bihar in November 2000 and is India's mineral heartland, producing a large share of the country's coal, iron ore and mica.5 cities covered
- State · Capital KolkataWest BengalWest Bengal combines a dense Gangetic plain, the Sundarbans delta and the Darjeeling hills within one administrative unit.4 cities covered
- State · Capital PatnaBiharBihar has India's youngest population profile and a very high share of first-generation learners.3 cities covered
- State · Capital BhubaneswarOdishaOdisha holds a very large share of India's bauxite, chromite and iron-ore reserves and has a substantial tribal population.3 cities covered
West India
- State · Capital MumbaiMaharashtraMaharashtra is India's largest state economy and its financial centre, with an industrial belt running from Mumbai through Pune, Nashik and Aurangabad into Nagpur.4 cities covered
- State · Capital GandhinagarGujaratGujarat is among India's most industrialised states, with petrochemicals at Jamnagar, diamonds and textiles at Surat and pharmaceuticals across Ahmedabad and Vadodara.4 cities covered
- State · Capital PanajiGoaGoa is India's smallest state by area and has among the highest per-capita incomes, driven by tourism, mining and pharmaceuticals.2 cities covered
Central India
- State · Capital BhopalMadhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh is India's second-largest state by area, with a very large tribal population and an economy centred on agriculture, minerals and a growing services sector in Indore and Bhopal..3 cities covered
- State · Capital RaipurChhattisgarhChhattisgarh was formed in 2000 and supplies a large share of India's coal, steel and cement.2 cities covered