As with any place in India you should have a work permit. Madurai is not yet into IT boom, so the main activities are into business, banking, government, religion etc. Most of the other work is related to textile and other small scale industries.Paramount airways, a new private airlines, has its head quarters in Madurai.Honeywell Pvt Ltd has set up its development facility in Madurai, near Thiagarajar College of Engineering, approx 5km from the city.Majority of folks work in Government or Government based sectors like nationalized banks, insurance firms etc. Sizable numbers work for small and medium business establishments too. Madurai being a commercial center, is an active place to trade and exchange for agricultural products from surrounding towns and villages.
Madurai is a popular destination of learning in the surrounding areas. Madurai Kamaraj University is situated in Nagamalai Pudukkottai area about 7 km from the city. Madurai also has various public and private colleges offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral courses.Prominent schools & colleges in Madurai include:
Madurai Kamaraj University, Nagamalai Pudukkottai
Madurai Medical College, Near Gandhi Museum
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Thirparankunram
American college for Arts and Sciences, Goripalayam
Madurai Agricultural college, Ottakadai
Thiagarajar school of management, Thiruparankunram
K.L.N College of Engineering, Pottapalayam
PTR College of Engineering and Technology,Thopur
Lakshmi SchoolICSE, Karuppayurani
Tata-Dhan Academy , Pulloothu (http://www.dhan.org/tda)
TVS Lakshmi Matric Higher Secondary School, TVS Nagar
SBOA Matriculation & Higher Secondary School, Nagamalai
Sourashtra college,pasumalai
Vikaasa School, Ponnagaram
Mahatma Montessori School, Anna Nagar
Jeevana Matric Higher Secondary school, Ponmeni
N.M.S.S.Vellaichamy Nadar College, Nagamalai
Additionally, Gandhi Museum houses a library specializing in Gandhian studies.