More Indians going to US universities: Survey
CHENNAI: The number of Indian applicants to US graduate programmes has increased by 7% this year, according to a preliminary survey by the Council of Graduate Schools in the US. This follows a 1% increase the previous year, while China, which saw a steady increase in the number of applicants to US universities, registered a 2% dip in 2010-11.
Expressing satisfaction, United States-India Educational Foundation (USIES) executive director Adam Grotsky said, "The United States welcomes all qualified Indian students to study in America. Indian students are a vital element of graduate schools on hundreds of American campuses. This educational exchange brings our two great democracies closer, and lays the foundation for greater cooperation and understanding."
Overall, graduate applications to US universities from overseas students rose by 9% over the previous year. International students account for 15.5% of the total graduate student population in the US, said findings from phase 1 results of the 2011 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey.
Rajalakshmi Anathraja, manager, India initiatives, enrolment management, University of Dayton, said, "We will only know the final figures in August, but in the preliminary stages we have seen a good number of applications from India and China. There is roughly a 5-10% increase in the number of students hoping to do their masters' in the US."
Engineering, physical and earth sciences, including computer science and mathematics, and business studies are the most popular among international students at the masters and PhD levels in the US accounting for 62% of the total applications.
Educational consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi said Indian students were attracted to newer courses offered by US universities. "We often get engineering graduates from various streams who have joined IT jobs but wish they got jobs with relevance to what they studied. Many US universities offer unconventional specialisations in engineering like nuclear, solar, and energy engineering. This attracts students from premier institutes like the IITs," he said.
He said the US may also be gaining ground that Australia lost, due to issues like the attacks on Indian students and stricter visa rules. The February 2011 data released by the Australian government shows that Indian student enrolments in Australian universities dropped by 30%.
Overseas education service providers say this could be a fallout of many US universities opting for agent-based models. Naresh Gulati, CEO of Oceanic Consultants, said, "We can expect to see an increase in the number of students going to the US over the next 3-5 years. For long US universities were dealing directly with students, but now many have opted to route their admissions through overseas education agents. So there is more aggressive marketing and students too get better service."
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Expressing satisfaction, United States-India Educational Foundation (USIES) executive director Adam Grotsky said, "The United States welcomes all qualified Indian students to study in America. Indian students are a vital element of graduate schools on hundreds of American campuses. This educational exchange brings our two great democracies closer, and lays the foundation for greater cooperation and understanding."
Overall, graduate applications to US universities from overseas students rose by 9% over the previous year. International students account for 15.5% of the total graduate student population in the US, said findings from phase 1 results of the 2011 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey.
Rajalakshmi Anathraja, manager, India initiatives, enrolment management, University of Dayton, said, "We will only know the final figures in August, but in the preliminary stages we have seen a good number of applications from India and China. There is roughly a 5-10% increase in the number of students hoping to do their masters' in the US."
Engineering, physical and earth sciences, including computer science and mathematics, and business studies are the most popular among international students at the masters and PhD levels in the US accounting for 62% of the total applications.
Educational consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi said Indian students were attracted to newer courses offered by US universities. "We often get engineering graduates from various streams who have joined IT jobs but wish they got jobs with relevance to what they studied. Many US universities offer unconventional specialisations in engineering like nuclear, solar, and energy engineering. This attracts students from premier institutes like the IITs," he said.
He said the US may also be gaining ground that Australia lost, due to issues like the attacks on Indian students and stricter visa rules. The February 2011 data released by the Australian government shows that Indian student enrolments in Australian universities dropped by 30%.
Overseas education service providers say this could be a fallout of many US universities opting for agent-based models. Naresh Gulati, CEO of Oceanic Consultants, said, "We can expect to see an increase in the number of students going to the US over the next 3-5 years. For long US universities were dealing directly with students, but now many have opted to route their admissions through overseas education agents. So there is more aggressive marketing and students too get better service."
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