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India being one of the fastest-growing economies is now becoming the hub of education. It is one of the fastest-growing nations which provides international students with a plethora of career opportunities and job prospects.

Built on centuries of cultural and educational values, the Indian Education system is the world’s second-largest higher education system, having a rich mix of premier Government and private institutes with 38000 colleges and 800 universities on its list. From politics to philosophy and languages to business there’s something for everyone in India’s massive higher education system.

India is a country that is known for its diverse culture and its diversity is just not restricted to the food, nature, and festivals but it has expanded its wings in the education sector also. India is known as the land of some inventions and discoveries, to name some including Yoga, and Ayurveda.

Therefore, the foreign students coming to India for studies will have a diverse and vast field to spread their wings and to shoot for the stars.

The country ranks at 24th rank in the QS Higher Education System Strength Rankings, thanks to the top universities in India including IIT’s, IIMs, IISC’s and AIIMS among others.

The Higher Institutions being provided in India offers degrees that are not only competitive in the world market in terms of quality but are delivered at 1/4th the cost hence guaranteeing.

The cost of living in India in an added brownie point. India offers quality education and research to its students to earn internationally renowned degree. Students will have a range of courses to choose from such as latest advancements of science and technology like Virtual and Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Software Computing to traditional subjects, such as Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Hindi and Urdu.

India provides its students an opportunity to explore and to step out of the comfort zone. The lush green mountains to undiscovered beaches India have it all for the “Atithis.” Not only this the country is known for a student friendly atmosphere, the nation is known for its student friendly states which include Bangalore, Punjab, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune to name some.

The various courses which are provided to the international students in India Include Diploma/ Certificate Courses, Undergraduate/ Bachelors Courses, Post Graduate/Masters Course, Ph.D. Level Courses.

The various courses under Diploma include computer science, fashion technology, hotel management to name some. The duration of these courses is from three months to 3 years.

On the other hand the undergraduate courses include in the case of arts (B.A), science (B.Sc) and commerce (B.Com). UG courses in professional subjects, for the Bachelor’s degree, like Engineering (B.E, B.Tech), Medicine (M.B.B.S), Dentistry (M.D) and Pharmacy (B.Pharma) range from 4 to 5 and a half years. If we talk about the post-graduate courses then it is in Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering and Medicine are 2 year courses for the award of a Master’s degrees. Master’s program can be pursued only after completion of a bachelor’s degree

The Ph.D. level courses offered include the M.Phil. Program which is of one and-half year to two years in duration. PhD program is for a minimum of 3 years and can take several years.

Not only this, most of the universities across India also offer its international students with financial assistance in form of scholarships. The government of India offers a wide range of scholarships to its international students who want to pursue higher studies in the country.

The various scholarships include General Cultural Scholarship Scheme for students from certain African, Asian, and Latin American countries to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate and research-oriented Programme. Commonwealth Fellowship Plan, Reciprocal Scholarships Scheme, Cultural Exchange Programme and Indian Council for for Cultural Relations among others.