Undergraduate Studies in India: Interesting Facts

Did you know our country India has the world’s second most large higher education system with more than five hundred fifty education institutes, universities and sixteen thousand different colleges in various large and small cities? Some cities are especially well known as education hubs of junior colleges like undergraduate courses in Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad are quite famous for offering various undergraduate degrees under plenty of academic disciplines. rnHere is another interesting fact for you! There is more than 20-million student population in our country and 85% of them are undergraduates and enrolments are increasing by around fifteen per cent each year! rnHow is the quality of education in India The colleges which grant degrees come under universities or deemed universities. There are both private and public universities. But all need accreditation by the University Grants Commission or UGC. Because of various educational reforms and improvements in the quality of education as well as the infrastructure/quality of the institutions, facilities, faculty etcetera are now attracting foreign students as well.rnAs per BRIC ( an abbreviation of the group of developing nations of Brazil, Russia, India, and China), forty-three Indian Universities rank among its list of top two hundred universities. Seven of its IITs appear in the top 60 list while the University of Calcutta and University of Delhi appear among the top seventy in the list. Most popular undergraduate courses in Indiarn rn1.Management: Bachelor of Business Administration BBArn2. Engineering : (Bachelor of Technology) BTech and BE (Bachelor of Engineering). Basically both are the same.rn3.Computer Application: (Bachelor of Computer Application) BCArn4.Designing: Fashion Designing/Interior Designing/Web Designingrn5.Mass-communication/Journalism: Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication BJMCrn6.Hospitality: Hotel Management Bachelor of Hotel Management BHM ( a bachelor's degree programme in hospitality/hotel and travel sector). rn7.Medical: (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) BDS and Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery MBBSrn8.Finance: Bachelor of Commerce B.Com/ Chartered Accountancy CArn9.Arts: (Bachelor of Arts) in various subjects like English, Psychology, Sociology and more.rn10.Law: B.ALLB- an integrated program that includes Arts subjects along with Law syllabus and students get a dual degree/Bachelor of Legislative Law LLBrn 11.Education/Teaching: Bachelor of EducationB.Edrn12.Pharmacy: A Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma)rn13.Tourism management: BBA in Hotel and Tourism Management /B.Sc in Hospitality and Tourism Studies /B.Sc in Hospitality and Catering Management/B.Sc in Hospitality and Hotel Administrationrn14.Fine Arts: Bachelor of Fine Arts B.F.Arn15.Nursing: BSc Nursingrn rnWith various good colleges in different cities offering perfect grooming for students like thern undergraduate degree Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and also other cities, India is increasingly getting noticed as a cheap yet excellent study-destination for students of other parts of the world from various cultural, economic, social backgrounds which enrich the Indian students as well.