By Dr. Vijaya Khandavilli, former Country Coordinator for Advising Services, US Educational Foundation in India Introduction Indian university graduates looking to stand out in an increasingly competitive and globalized job market have turned to vocationally and professionally oriented add-on programs in recent years to give…
By Nick Clark, Editor, WENR With draft legislation governing the entry of foreign institutions into the Indian education market still awaiting attention from the Indian government, universities wishing to legally offer programs in the country can do so only in partnership with an Indian institution,…
Bhushan Patwardhan, Ph.D. Manipal Education, Bangalore, India [email protected] and Anitha Kurup, Ph.D. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India [email protected] Summary India’s higher education sector is today, and has been for quite some time, at the proverbial crossroads where opportunities and challenges abound. Despite the…
WES Staff World Education Services (WES) has revised its assessment of the three-year bachelor’s degree awarded by Indian universities and now considers selected three-year degrees from India to be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree. The decision was made following research and review of fundamental…
By Dr. Vijaya Khandavilli, former Country Coordinator for Advising Services, US Educational Foundation in India In recent years, India has witnessed a surge in the number of integrated degree programs at the master’s and doctoral levels. For a country that has survived with a rigid,…