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What You Need to Know About Recruiting in India and How EducationUSA Can Assist
Himanshu Dev, EducationUSA AdviserUnited States-India Education Foundation, Mumbai, India
Michael Elgarico, DirectorUndergraduate Admission, California Lutheran University
Diane Weisz Young, Program OfficerEducationUSA, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Department of State
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Goals of EducationUSA1. Provide accurate, comprehensive, and current
information to students about all accredited U.S. higher education institutions
2. Assist U.S. higher education community in their recruitment of qualified international students
EducationUSA Promotes U.S. Higher Education Abroad
• Like us on Facebook (EducationUSA – general and country specific)
• Follow us on Twitter
• Access Center and Country Fact Sheets
• Access U.S. Higher Education Resources– Retrieve presentations and other resources
• Send materials to our centers – Often using U.S. postage
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EducationUSA Promotes U.S. Higher Education Abroad #2
• Submit information to Weekly Update – Provides new academic program & scholarship information for
international students.
• Request our logo– Get a hyperlinked version of our logo for your international admissions
website to direct prospective students to our centers
Direct your admitted students to our Pre-Departure Orientation programs!
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General facts about India
Population: 1.2 billion (2011 Census) Economic system: mixed – free market and
state controlled Per Capita Income: Rs. 60,972 (~USD 1100)
(Econ. Survey, GOI, 2011-12) Literacy rate: 75% View of U.S.: extremely positive
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More facts about India
43 Central, 265 State, 80 State Private Universities and 130 Institutions Deemed To Be Universities (www.ugc.ac.in )
Schools/Jr. Colleges in India: > 127,000 secondary/ senior secondary schools (www.cobse.org)
Colleges in India: 33,023 (www.ugc.ac.in ) Students Enrolment in Universities & Colleges:
Total: 16 million; Females: 7 million (41.5%)
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Educational Structure in India
Testing/leaving exams
• Table
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Grades/ Boards
CBSE CISCE IBO CIE State Boards(may vary)
X SecondarySchool
Examination(AISSE)
ICSE MYP GCE‘O’ Level
Secondary School Certificate(SSC)
XII Senior School Certificate(AISSCE)
ISC DP IGCSE‘A’ Level
Higher Secondary Certificate(HSC)
Undergraduate Education - India
Admission process – 12th Grade results and/or entrance exams
Competitiveness – top schools admit ~ 0.1% of applicants, e.g. IIT, SRCC, etc.
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Undergraduate Education – India #2
Length – Technical degrees take 4 yrs or more, most liberal arts and sciences 3 yrs
Popular fields of study:Engineering: B.E./B.Tech, Business/Commerce: B.Com./BBM/BBA/BBS/BMS Medicine: MBBS/BDS Arts & Sciences: B.A./B.Sc./Hons programs/ Specialized Bachelors, e.g. B.Sc.-Microbiology Law: 5-yr Law-Hons: "B.A., LL.B. (Hons)", "B.B.A, LL.B. (Hons)", "B.Sc., LL.B. (Hons)“ and the traditional 3-yr LLB after Bachelors
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Undergraduate Education – India #3
Number of undergraduate students studying in the United States – 14,026
(Open Doors, 2010-11)
Capacity – Huge demand and low supply leading to a gap between demand and supply
Graduate Education - India
Popular fields of study – Engineering, Computer Sciences & IT, Business, Biological Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Environment, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Physiotherapy, Interdisciplinary
Level of interest in U.S. – Very high Capacity for local institutions at graduate levelLength of study – 2 years for Masters, 3+ for DoctorsTerminal degrees offered – MBA, PhD
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How EducationUSA centers help students in India
Services offered:Group Advising One-on-one advisingSpecial sessionsVisa sessions by consular officers Fairs & outreach programsPre-departure Orientation
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Additional Services
Testing available:SAT, SAT II, ACT, PSAT, AP, TOEFL (iBT), TOEIC, Praxis (varies between centers)
Proctoring U.S. University Exams Transcript evaluation or translation:
Attestation services offered at all EducationUSA advising centers in India.
Collaborating with EducationUSAServices• Answering questions• Fairs• Travel information
Best Practices• Use website• Know EducationUSA advisers
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Getting Started• Log in to www.EducationUSA.state.gov
– Receive HEI News– Send information to Weekly Update– Use resources on website
• Contact EducationUSA Regional Educational Advising Coordinators and Advisers in regions of interest
• Attend regional recruitment opportunities: Fairs, Conferences, Webinars
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