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Indian Universities are attracting Foreign Students
Manipal University CampusIndia's educational system is seen increasing influx of foreign students in the recent years.Indira Gandhi National Open University has seen a rapid increase increase in enrolment.Delhi University and Pune University too have seen increase. It shows that educational standards in India have improved a lot.

HRD-Ministry Report :
At time, when especially, American, Australian and European Universities even south Asian Universities(Singapur) are competing each other to attract International students, Indian Universities have decided to shape up for fear of being shut out when completion comes calling in the form of foreign campuses.

CampusFresh enrolment of International students in domestic varsities went up from 13,267 in 2004-05 to 14,456 in 2005-06, according to a recent report published by a wing of the Union HRD ministry. Behind these numbers are amends that institutions have made -establishing exclusive departments for international students, setting up fully air-conditional accommodation equipped with hot-plates, dryers and other things straight out of an American hotel.
Picture this:In a year ,the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)has seen enrolment figures rise by 300%.Crrently,it has the maximum number(3,000) of International students in India,up from 963 in 2004-06.Ignou went up the ladder after designing special information booklets for foreign students with handy data,instead of the earlier patchwork approach that required students to approach several windows to get information. Vice Chancellor of Ignou said, that the institution have established an International Students' division too.

*MANIPAL & PUNE UNIVERSITIES AMONG FABOURITES OF FOREIGN STUDENTS*
University of Pune.IndiaA study conducted by the Association of Indian Universities(AIU)shows that Ignou, with 3,000 enrolments in 2005-06, was followed closely by the University of Pune for the number of International students enrolled.
Though the western university managed to get 300 more students than In 2004-05 after its international students' cell strengthened its marketing pitch, it slid down from the numerous position to have 2,455 international students on its rolls.
Pune University also participated in several international Education fairs throughout the year, selling the 'Oxford of the East' concept to many a West-Asian.

Universities with international students.
University...................Nos of Foreign Students('095-06)
1.  Indira Gandhi National Open University...............3,000
2.  University of Pune.............................2,455
3.  Manipal University.............................1,417
4.  University of Delhi.............................1,055
5.  Birla Institute of Technology& Science,Pillani.............912
6.  Bharati Vidyapeeth,Pune........................441
7.  University of Mysore...........................389
8.  Osmania University,Hyderabad....................314
9.  Aligarh Muslim University........................250
10.  Banaras Hindu University........................214
11.  Jamia Hamdard,New Delhi......................240
12.  Jamia Millia Islamia,NewDelhi....................108
13.  Periyar University,Salem.......................117
14.  Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhan Sansthan,Bangalore...153
(Source: AIU)

CampusDown South, the education boomtown of Manipal also attracted a larger pool Of foreign students. For its M.B.B.S programme, which attracts several Indian-Americans, MAHE joined hands with international universities to allow medical aspirants to pursue a part of their programme at the Manipal Campus and then transfer credits to an American medical college, thus bringing down the cost of higher education.
In most cases, Usha Rai Negi and Dayanand Dongaonkar,who collected data from across the country's universities for 2005-06,pointed out that about 80% of international students were enrolled in undergraduate programmes.

International Students In Indian Universities(Continent-wise)
Continent 2005-06
1.  Asia...................................10,493
2.  Africa..................................2,403
3.  America.................................654
4.  Europe.................................206
5.  Australia................................71
6.  Miscellaneous.............................629
(Source:AIU)


CampusThe Vice Chancellor of Delhi University,Prof.Pental said most international students want to pursue economics and commerce.
The students, all want to be in colleges around the campus or in institutions that are in the heart of the city and most of these foreign students are pursuing a course in commerce. Data collected by the AIU from 1992-93 to 2003-04 suggests that the number of international students coming to India has steadily increased during the first half of the 1990s,with a peak of over 13,000 achieved in 1993-94.(Source:TOI-report,07.08.08).


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