Study Abroad

With rising interest rates in the west and mass firing in high-paid tech jobs, one must reconsider the new universities set up in India, which have improved tremendously, said Zerodha's Nithin Kamath

Indian campuses of foreign universities may not be a preferred choice for many who see foreign degrees also as a stepping stone for migration to another country, according to subject experts and students. The University Grants Commission (UGC) unveiled draft norms for allowing, for the first time, foreign universities to set up campuses in India with autonomy to decide the admission procedure and fees structure. Several subject experts and students aspiring to study abroad feel that studying in a foreign university is much more than about just earning an international degree. "More and more students go because the studies in foreign countries gives them advantage to get jobs opportunity to settle in those countries, so the Indian campuses of such universities will not be of any help to retain them,' said Ripun Das, who is moving to the United States this year for pursuing his management degree at Emory University's Goizueta Business School. Sharan Banerjee, a PhD scholar at Cornell

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The hitch is that they are in foreign currency and carry an exchange risk in case you want to work in India