Scholarships for Indian Students Abroad
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Scholarships for Indian Students Abroad
The trend of Indian students wanting to go abroad
namely to countries like UK, USA, Australia has been
there for quite some time. Right from the sixties or
even before that children from affluent families
went abroad to study or work, however the seventies
saw a different trend emerging children from middle
income families also started aspiring for a foreign
education. They would either depend on bank loans or
scholarships from certain grant commissions or seek
fellowship at certain universities abroad. Why is
there such a strong desire to study abroad, does it
in any way state that education provided in Indian
colleges or universities is not good enough, not at
al, in reality it is the white collar jobs that one
is expected to get once one has a foreign degree is
what causes students to seek admission in foreign
universities.
There was a time when Indian students were chasing foreign
universities but today times have changed, India is
seen as a big business market and foreign
universities try to lure Indian students with
scholarships abroad or flexible fees schedules or
discount programs or even offering bank help etc.
The more Indian students seek fellowships abroad the
more universities especially some of the new
entrants in the Indian market offer bursaries or
scholarships to entice them. It also reduces the
shock level that the high fees would otherwise have
on their psyche which would in a way act as a
deterrent.
Generally the scholarships or bursaries that these universities
offer are in the form of financial aid and are
offered to academically brilliant students. They
also have certain select countries that are awarded
these bursaries One advantage of these schemes is
that they manage to attract international student
which is a major source of revenue.
India
and China are the big target markets for
universities in UK and USA the reason being the huge
population. What is important in any case is that
students should enquire about financial support
offered and know the details of what they are
signing for. To further enhance their prospects
students should prove their academic qualifications
and its validity. Perform well in standard
qualifying tests. India has the maximum number of
students who want to pursue a course abroad.
As per the university faculty members scholarships are definitely
ways of luring students but they are not the only
reason why students choose a particular university,
often factors like the university name, its success
record in terms of its pass outs being successful in
different fields are some of the reasons why
students like to opt for a certain university.
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