Studying in india for overseas students

In India, higher education includes the education imparted after schooling for 10 + 2 years i.e. ten years of primary and secondary schooling followed by two years of higher / senior secondary schooling which is equivalent to STPM in Malaysia. The annual academic session starts in July to August. College admissions start in May to June or even much earlier, on the basis of written examination or interview. Some universities / institutes reserve a limited number of seats for foreign / NRI students, which are given on the basis of the applicant’s academic records.

Undergraduate courses:

Courses
Duration
Subjects required

Medicine
4 ½ years + 1 year internship
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English

Dentistry
4 years + 1 year internship
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English

Pharmacy
4 years
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English

Engineering
4 years
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English

Architecture
5 years
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English

Agriculture
4 years
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English

Veterinary Science
5 years including 6 months internship
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English

Hotel management, Arts, Commerce, Economics, etc.
3 years
Any stream


Minimum qualification: 60% marks in STPM or any other qualification which is equivalent to India’s 10 + 2 CBSE level.

Postgraduate courses:

Courses
Duration

Arts, Humanities, Social sciences , Commerce, Economics, Management, Agriculture, Veterinary
2 years

MD / MS courses related to medicine
2 to 3years

Hotel management, Engineering, Architecture
1 ½ years


Minimum qualification: graduate degree in the appropriate field with 50% marks.

Doctorate (PhD):

Students are admitted to PhD courses if they are able to fulfil the eligibility criteria regarding their research competence and genuine interest in the subject of study. The admission is approved by the Board of Studies and in some cases on the recommendation of a Research Degree Committee of the university concerned. The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conduct a joint selection test twice a year and a good number of fellowships are available for those who have qualified the test for higher research.

Education in india

From time immemorial, India has been a centre for learning. Thousands of years ago, great scholars used to teach through the scriptures. A variety of subjects such as philosophy, religion, medicine, literature, drama and arts, astrology, mathematics and sociology were taught and masterpieces on these subjects have been written. Under the Buddhist influence, education was available to virtually everyone who wanted it and some world famous institutions arouse out of the monasteries, such as, Nalanda, Vikramshila and Takshashila (now in Pakistan). Nalanda is especially noteworthy, flourishing from 5th to 13th century AD. It had at one time about ten thousand resident students and teachers on its roll, which included Chinese, Sri Lankan, Korean and other international scholars.

Indian universities and institutes of higher education and research today have made significant contribution to transmission of knowledge and enquiry into frontiers of science and technology. In the field of traditional subjects of arts and humanities as well as in pure sciences, applied physics and chemistry, mathematics and in areas of engineering, information technology, bio-technology, agriculture, management, medicine and pharmacy, the universities and higher education institutes have been playing a leading role to transform the country into a modern industrialised, technologically advanced state. The ushering of green revolution and tremendous progress in dairy development have made India a major food-producing country on one hand; on the other hand, its development of space technology, production and launching of indigenous satellites, development of peaceful nuclear energy have brought it into the forefront of technologically advanced nations to which a large number of developing countries look for training and guidance.

The Indian universities and institutes of higher learning have been playing their role to promote the needs and aspirations of higher education and research to Indian students and scholars. These centres have been extending their cooperation and friendship towards students of other developing countries also, where facilities for higher studies and research are not adequate.