{"id":2849,"date":"2018-09-04T11:19:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T05:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2020-07-10T14:49:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T09:19:31","slug":"students-and-indian-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/students-and-indian-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamics 2.0:  Students and Indian Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), an increasing trend has been witnessed among Indian students to prefer foreign countries for pursuing higher education. This is also coupled with increased spending on tuition and hostel fees abroad.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/i1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2850\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\" title=\"Students and Indian Universities\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/i1.gif\" alt=\"Dynamics 2.0: Students and Indian Universities\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">There has been a steady rise of almost <strong>44%<\/strong> to $2.8 bn from 2013 to 2018! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>What\u2019s Driving The Students Away?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">As per an IIE report, 1 out of every 6 international students in the US is from India! Over the years, the number of Indian students preferring foreign universities has been on the rise. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">This trend can be attributed to the following factors: of equal opportunities in India with the following two factors playing an important role:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><b>Increased competitiveness: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a burgeoning population base, students find it increasingly difficult to compete for seats at prestigious institutions like IITs, IIMs, etc.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><b>Employment woes: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a larger pool of applicants to fight for the same number of jobs, the probability of landing a job has gone down.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">And what\u2019s causing this expenditure rise?<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/i2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2851 size-medium\" title=\"learning curve\" src=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/i2-245x300.png\" alt=\"RBI's report\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Increase in cost of education abroad which is higher than the inflation rate <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Decrease in the number of scholarships on offer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Universities from Australia, UK,<strong> Canada<\/strong>, and the US have been increasingly active in recruiting Indian students which have resulted in an increase in student outflow and expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 24px;\"><b>How Can Your School Make a Difference?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">With students having the economic power and the willingness to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/things-to-keep-in-mind-when-studying-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> travel abroad<\/strong><\/a> for pursuing their higher education, it is critical for schools to guide them towards the right career. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2869\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/manmeet_new.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2869\" title=\"career counsellor in india\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/manmeet_new.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Manmeet Kaur\" width=\"221\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14px;\">Ms. Manmeet Kaur<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Ms. Manmeet Kaur, the expert Student career counsellor at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Univariety<\/a><\/strong>, who has successfully guided over thousands of students, cites:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u201cRather than making blanket career choices without in-depth research and planning, students should assess their options first. Students should not blindly apply to foreign universities and should actually connect with their school alumni to get first-hand information. Schools should be enabled to guide their students to make the right career decisions at the right time. This is where the need for a comprehensive guidance system comes in.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/univariety.viewpage.co\/School-Call-Back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u00a0 Do you want to implement a strong Career and Alumni guidance System in your school?<\/strong> <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 24px;\"><b>India: Off the Track?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Despite being the home of Universities like Nalanda and Takshashila since ancient times, India has never been on the radar of global students as a prominent study destination. Over the years, Indian educational institutions have been receiving tough competition from global universities. This increasing trend of students shying away from Indian Universities makes us take a hard look at the state of the Indian education system. The Indian government has been implementing plans like the \u2018<strong>Study in India<\/strong>\u2019 and recognizing \u2018Institutions of Eminence\u2019. But there is a long way to go before India shows up prominently as a global education destination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Email or Comment below to share with us what your School does differently &amp; get featured on our Blog.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), an increasing trend has been witnessed among Indian students to prefer foreign countries for pursuing higher education. This is also coupled with increased spending on tuition and hostel fees abroad. There has been a steady rise of almost 44% to $2.8 bn from 2013 to 2018! 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