70% of students prefer foreign degrees over Indian, says study
Delivering a talk during World Congress on Excellence at Panjab University, Umesh L Bharte, assistant professor from University of Mumbai, said that around 70% students value foreign qualification more than the Indian degree.
On why students prefer to go abroad, Bharte said, “Due to colonial legacy, the prominence of English language, and the Indian job market, which gives more preference to students with foreign degree, students are more attractive towards foreign universities.”
The psyche of Indian society also plays an important role, he said, adding that even though a graduate from an Indian university could be having more qualification, “many a times, he/she is not recruited after an interview and the one with foreign degree is given preference”.
(Courtesy of Sannam S4)
Source: Hindustan Times
