STUDENT RECRUITMENT SEMINAR Council for Higher Education Mar 31, 2014 Sanjeev SINGLA Counsellor Embassy of India, Tel Aviv political@indembassy.co.il Mahesh KUMAR Second Secretary Embassy of India, Tel Aviv sspol@indembassy.co.il 1
ISRAEL-INDIA SHARED ETHOS Democracy & Liberal Values Emphasis on Education English Language Knowledge Sector India-Israel Fellowship Programme 2
PRESENTATION PLAN 1. Overview of Education System: Elementary to College 2. Higher Education System in India 3. Top Indian Education Institutions 4. Suggestions/Tips for Recruitment of Indian Students 3
PART 1 OVERVIEW: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO COLLEGE IN INDIA A. 10 + 2 + 3 System i. 10 years in school (class 1 10) ii. 2 years in pre-college (class 11-12) iii. 3 years in college (undergraduate) B. National Curriculum Framework by National Council for Educational Research & Training (NCERT) i. Development and sharing of educational strategy, curricula, pedagogy and evaluation methodology C. Commonality of Subjects Taught up to Class 10 i. English, Languages, Maths, Science, History, Civics, Geography 4
PART 1 (continued) OVERVIEW: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO COLLEGE IN INDIA D. Career Decision Point at end of Class 10 i. Science (Medical & Non-medical), Commerce and Arts streams E. Career Decision Point at end of Class 12 i. Medicine, Life Science, Engineering, Science, Commerce, Law, Arts, Fine Arts, Mass Communication, Fashion etc. F. Three Broad Streams of Schools Based on Examination Systems i. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) More focus on maths/science and hence on engineering/medicine ii. Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) Greater distribution of focus on language, arts & sciences iii. State Boards, International Baccalaureate and the Rest G. Language of Instruction 5
PART 2 HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN INDIA A. India offers one of the largest pools of higher education students in the world: over 28 million B. India offers one the largest infrastructures of higher education in the world: over 600 universities and 37,000 colleges C. Standards body the University Grants Commission (UGC) i. Determination and maintenance of academic standards ii. Promotion and coordination of university education iii. Provision of funds D. Main categories of universities i. Central universities 42 in number ii. State universities 251 in number iii. Deemed-to-be-universities 130 in number iv. Private university 173 in number v. Institutions of national importance 40 in number 6
PART 2 (continued) HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN INDIA E. National Assessment and Accreditation Council i. Set up in 1994 under the UGC ii. Grades institutions to give a measure of quality education iii. Has graded over 75 universities as A grade F. Technical Education i. Covers engineering, technology, management, architecture/town planning, pharmacy, applied arts & crafts, hotel management and catering technology ii. Includes India s renowned Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management and Indian Institute of Science G. All India Council for Technical Education i. Responsible for quality technical education and approval of new technical institutions 7
PART 2 (continued) HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN INDIA H. Getting into a University/Technical Institution/College in India Mgmnt 3% i. Each technical education stream has its own national level competitive exam ii. Very tough, with acceptance rates for some streams as low as 2% iii. iv. Medicine 3% Science 12% Commerce 15% Admission into Universities/Colleges based on Class 12 examination results Very tough to get into top Universities/Colleges I. Student preferences for education various streams UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE Law Rest 1% 13% Arts 34% Engineering 19% Rest 42% Science 9% IT 10% Mgmnt 21% Social Sc 18% IT 2% Mgmnt 5% Rest 27% Medical 5% DOCTORATE Social Sc 18% Science 22% Engineering 21% 8
PART 3 TOP EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA S. N. UNIVERSITY 1 Delhi University, Delhi 2 Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi 3 Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi 4 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 5 Panjab University, Chandigarh 6 University of Calcutta, Kolkata 7 University of Madras, Chennai 8 University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 9 Osmania University, Hyderabad 10 Bangalore University, Bangalore 9
PART 3 (continued) TOP EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA ENGINEERING SCIENCES MANAGEMENT Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur St Stephen s, Delhi Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi St Xavier s, Mumbai Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Loyola College, Chennai Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee St Xavier s, Kolkata Indian Institute of Management, Indore Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Presidency College, Kolkata Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai Fergusson College, Pune Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow Indian Institute of Technology, BHU Presidency College, Chennai XLRI, Jamshedpur Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Stella Maris, Chennai Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi BITS, Pilani Miranda House, Delhi Symbiosis, Pune Vellore Institute of Technology Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore S P Jain Institute, Mumbai NIT, Suratkal Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai MDI, Gurgaon Cllg of Engineering, Anna Univ, Chennai Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Indian School of Business, Hyderabad 10
PART 3 (continued) TOP EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA MEDICINE/LIFE SCIENCES SOCIAL SCIENCES AIIMS, Delhi Christian Medical College, Vellore JIPMER, Puducherry Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Hyderabad National Institute of Immunology, Delhi Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata Delhi School of Economics, Delhi Indian Institute for Advanced Study, Shimla International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Delhi National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani 11
PART 4 SUGGESTIONS FOR RECRUITMENT IN INDIA A. Understand the Market i. US education institutions dominate the market for Indian students ii. Education is one of the main pillars of India-US bilateral relationship iii. Indian students constitute the second largest student body in USA (over 100,000) iv. UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada are other major destinations for Indian students (over 110,000) B. Lack of awareness about Israeli education system in India i. Perceptions about security situation in the Middle East and hence in Israel ii. Lack of general awareness about Israel s achievements in research C. Indian market is cost conscious i. Israel can offer an advantage over North America, Europe, Australia & New Zealand in cost of study D. Identify Niche Areas and Take Embassy s Help i. Embassy can help to identify partners and establish interface E. Conduct a Media Campaign i. Top Israeli institutions/pbc can come together to create a print/electronic media campaign in India highlighting security (esp. for women), cutting edge research, Nobel Laureates, cost advantage & use of English 12
PART 4 (continued) SUGGESTIONS FOR RECRUITMENT IN INDIA F. Perhaps Backgrounds of Indian-origin CEOs & School Deans Offer a Clue i. India s Leading Export: CEOs (Time Magazine Aug 2011) FORTUNE LIST CEO EDUCATION Adobe Systems Shantanu Narayan Osmania University, Hyderabad ArcelorMittal Lakshmi Mittal St Xavier s, Kolkata Berkshire Hathaway Ajit Jain* Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Diageo Ivan Menezes St Stephen s, Delhi Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Hartford Financial Ramani Iyer* Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Mastercard Ajay Banga St Stephen s, Delhi Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Microsoft Satya Nadella Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Pepsico Indra Nooyi Madras Christian College Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata Reckitt Benckiser Rakesh Kapoor BITS, Pilani XLRI, Jamshedpur Sigma-Aldrich Rakesh Sachdev Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 13
PART 4 (continued) SUGGESTIONS FOR RECRUITMENT IN INDIA SCHOOL DEAN EDUCATION Harvard Business School Nitin Nohria Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Chicago Booth School of Business Sunil Kumar Mangalore university, Suratkal Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Cornell Univ Graduate School of Management Soumitra Dutta Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi INSEAD Dipak Jain Guahati University 14
Thank You Contact Details Sanjeev SINGLA Counsellor Embassy of India, Tel Aviv political@indembassy.co.il Mahesh KUMAR Second Secretary Embassy of India, Tel Aviv sspol@indembassy.co.il 15