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JAIPUR: With cut-offs going up in all premier universities and colleges, securing a seat in RU and its constituent colleges or in Delhi University is getting difficult. Students with 80% and above are finding it easier to study abroad rather than get an admission in any good university in the country. Though aware that going abroad is not that easy, they are still running right from study abroad consultants to the banks to realise their dream. As per the data collected from study abroad consultants based in Jaipur, UK is the first choice for students, followed by US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The racial attacks on Indians in Australia have created a hostile environment leading to a drastic decline in applications for that country. Rahul Srivastava, managing director of JLN Overseas Consultants, Jaipur said: "No doubt, UK is the leading destination drawing students as it has many established universities." Of every three students going abroad, two are eyeing UK. Stude...

New Delhi, June 16: The high cut-off marks set for admission to Delhi University courses, such as the 100 per cent scores demanded by Sri Ram College of Commerce, reflect a deep-rooted crisis in the field of higher education in India. Namely, a mismatch between the demand for, and supply of, quality institutions. (See chart) India now has about 500 universities (roughly 300 government-run, 70 private and 130 deemed varsities) but needs four times this number, say government-appointed committees and experts. But adding 1,500 universities isn’t easy, especially keeping in mind how deemed universities are already enmeshed in controversy over their failure to meet quality norms. The demand for quality institutions, meanwhile, keeps increasing every year because the number of students clearing their Class XII boards keeps rising. Without a similar increase in the number of higher-education institutions, the race for admission to the small number of good colleges gets stiffer by the year. Wh...