City assessment
How smart is Bengaluru?
Bengaluru scores 52.2% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #196 of 386 by smart reach and #269 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 23 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 4 Sept 2026.
Smart reach rank
#196 / 386
Smart score
52.2%
Evidenced rank
#269 / 387
Criteria present
28 / 86
Evidence coverage
70.9%
Bengaluru's smart city score by area
6 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed
1 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
5 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
1 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not yet assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
3 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 4 not yet assessed
Where Bengaluru is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 4 partial
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity · 3 partial
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 3 partial
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid · 3 partial
Not yet assessed
23 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Public Safety & Emergency3 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture2 of 2
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Housing & Urban Planning2 of 3
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information2 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles2 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy2 of 4
- Water & Sanitation2 of 4
- Air Quality & Monitoring1 of 3
- Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Bengaluru has an official open data portal, "opendata.benscl.com", run by Bengaluru Smart City Limited, which is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the Smart Cities Mission.
https://opendata.benscl.com/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) publishes high-value datasets including 'BESCOM High-Tension (HT) Lines Data', 'BESCOM Low-Tension (LT) Lines Data', 'BESCOM Consumption Data', and 'BESCOM EV Consumption Data' in CSV and KML formats.
https://data.opencity.in/organization/bangalore-electricity-supply-company-limitedUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
The India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX) is a data exchange platform designed to unleash the power of data for public good, allowing users to explore and access urban data, with a symposium held in Bengaluru. Additionally, OpenCity operates an urban data portal…
https://iudx.org.in/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Bengaluru operates a metro rail network known as "Namma Metro," which is responsible for the implementation and operation of the Bengaluru Metro Rail project.
https://www.bmrc.co.in/About this assessment
Bengaluru was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 4 Sept 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.