STUDYING ABROAD

We take care of everything, right from choosing an University to filling the application form, to giving the statement of purpose, to presenting the application.  We pay attention even to small things like the first name, middle name and surname format about which many Indian students are not even aware of.  For example recently, a student who secured 75% could not secure an admission in a University, while a student who got 58% got admission in the same University.  The student who secured a lower percentage was admitted over the student who secured 75% because his application was presented well and he had explained why he had not secured high marks.

Nowadays even middle class people come to us.  In India, the situation is such that, a deserving candidate does not get the education that he desires thanks to some government policies and quotas.  Foreign study is one option that opens doors of opportunities for these students. 

No Institute or University course abroad or in India can guarantee a job. But if your are specifically asking in terms of what are the placement opportunities that come the way of Indian students studying in Universities abroad, it presents a unique problem. Most of the top business schools like Harvard, Stanford,Thunderbird etc have programmes where the alumni appoints fresh graduates.  Also students who go on a student visa will not be given a job because of government policies, which require a working visa.

Upper middle class and middle class; people who have money are the ones who come.  80% of the students come for post-ggraduate courses, the rest 20% for under-graduate courses.  Most opt for business schools while a few go in for Engineering.  Medicine is also in demand, but very difficult to enter, since the entrance tests are tough. Preparing for them and taking them itself will cost a few lakh of Rupees.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are some of the tests that students have to take to qualify for admissions in Universities abroad.  TOEFL evaluates the English proficiency of the student.  Colleges and Universities in the U.S. and Canada, where English is the language of instruction, expect students whose mother tongue is not English, to take TOEFL.  SAT is a 3-hour multiple choice test that measures the verbal and mathematical abilities developed in and out of school.  GMAT is designed to assess the management aptitude of students for advanced study in business schools. It measures general, verbal and mathematical skills of the student.  The GRE is another similar test.

10, 000 students are placed every year, while 20,000 students come for counselling.

For those who are academically strong, it is an advantage because they get the opportunity to interact with an international student community. The possibility of doing their degrees both post-graduate and under-graduate in different countries is also there. In fact, transfers between campuses especially between the U.S.A. and Europe are encouraged. Another advantage is the small classes where individuality, initiative and discussions are highly encouraged and modern facilities which, complement the quality of education offered. The disadvantages could be the new culture to which one has to adjust, being away from home and family but again this is just a matter of six months by which time they'll get around.

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