http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1740 Lets Watch oDishA Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:21:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1740/comment-page-1#comment-41534 R. K. Ghosh Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:20:22 +0000 http://www.orissalinks.com/?p=1740#comment-41534 The rise in the number of Indian students in US universities is mainly in undergraduate and masters programme. What bothers me is that the Indian students are not interested in Ph. Ds any more. Most of these students seek jobs after graduating with masters degrees from US universities. Furthermore, majority of these students have done their undergraduates from private engineering colleges in India and did not have any exposure to quality education. So, US universities in reality have become finishing schools for these students. In contrast most Chinese students enroll for Ph. Ds from US universities. Possibly disadvantage of language is a boon in disguise for Chinese students, because they are better trained in the long run. According to a statistics Indian universities produce just around 40 Ph. Ds in CS which includes those from colleges/universities located in states and not known for their qualities. So, my guess is about 15-20% of these Ph.Ds may be of good quality. Given this scenario in India and the situation of Ph. D enrollments among Indian students in US universities, I think the situation is really bad. The rise in the number of Indian students in US universities is mainly in undergraduate and masters programme. What bothers me is that the Indian students are not interested in Ph. Ds any more. Most of these students seek jobs after graduating with masters degrees from US universities. Furthermore, majority of these students have done their undergraduates from private engineering colleges in India and did not have any exposure to quality education. So, US universities in reality have become finishing schools for these students. In contrast most Chinese students enroll for Ph. Ds from US universities. Possibly disadvantage of language is a boon in disguise for Chinese students, because they are better trained in the long run. According to a statistics Indian universities produce just around 40 Ph. Ds in CS which includes those from colleges/universities located in states and not known for their qualities. So, my guess is about 15-20% of these Ph.Ds may be of good quality. Given this scenario in India and the situation of Ph. D enrollments among Indian students in US universities, I think the situation is really bad.

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