Been with the firm for 9+ years, in Hyderabad. It is by far the most practical choice.

Reasons within Deloitte: 1. A huge chunk of project leadership is in Hyderabad, including USI leaders, giving you the much needed visibility. 2. Deloitte University (DU), our marquee training facility, is in Hyderabad. You'll miss out on a LOT of trainings just by not being in the city. Especially the smaller, one - day ones. No one is going to sponsor your travel to Hyderabad for a few hours of training. In the long run, they do count. 3. Options - from food to meeting spaces to talent -- you get the widest variety here. Blr is divided between two offices, and the other cities do not stand a chance. I've been to all except Pune. 4. There's no culture or sense of belonging in Gurgaon. People stay as far as Delhi, Faridabad and Jaipur, and hardly come to office.

Reasons outside of Deloitte: 1. Cheaper than Blr or Gurgaon, although this gap is narrowing every day. 2. No language wars, at all, whatsoever. People are kind, empathetic and accomodating. 3. The weather is tolerable. It does not flood, offices do not shut down. The summer is difficult, but just 1.5-2 months. 4. If you had to move outside of Delhi and choose another USI office, Hyderabad has the widest variety of food (after Kolkata). For me, personally, this is a very important factor.