Most Indians going to Ireland for higher studies are either Master's or PhD students, says envoy Brendan Ward. A major draw for them is post-study work opportunities for two years.
UGC draft rules for foreign universities entering India include clause that they cannot teach courses that jeopardise ‘national interest’, but there is no clarity on what this means.
Data in Parliament show UK regain popularity in last 3 yrs with opening of post-work visas being seen as advantage. In contrast, Covid & strict rules hurt other foreign destinations.
M. Jagadesh Kumar says UGC will clarify the process, legal & bureaucratic frameworks. In a 2021 survey, foreign universities had cited govt approvals, fee regulation as challenges.
MoS Education Subhas Sarkar told Parliament that Italian fashion and design school Istituto Marangoni and an unnamed French institution have expressed interest.
In 2019, 25.79% Indians cleared Foreign Medical Graduate Exam, a test aspirants with degrees from certain countries need to clear for practise in India. Figure was 14.68% in 2020 and 23.83% in 2021.
A one-year Master's degree from a foreign university is not valid in India & doesn't meet eligibility criteria for PhD but a 'credit mapping' report by AIU seeks to change that.
Asia has increased its representation in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings from just over a quarter of all ranked universities in 2016 to almost a third today.
Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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