 The major software companies in Mysore are Infosys, ArisGlobal, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Excelsoft Technologies and Triveni Engineering.The growth of the information technology industry in the first decade of the 21st century has resulted in the city emerging as the second largest software exporter in Karnataka (), next to Bangalore.Before the advent of the European system of education in Mysore, "agraharas" (Brahmin quarters) provided Vedic education to Hindus, and "madrassas" provided schooling for Muslims.