The 10th edition of the All-India Survey on Higher Education or AISHE inferred that around 49,348 international students were given admissions in India for higher education in the academic year 2019-20. It is interesting to note that the students don’t mind travelling thousands of kilometers overseas, with an objective of getting best education and have a thriving career ahead.

So, what have you chosen for yourself? Indian university or international education? Well, the choice is tough, isn’t it? There is contrasting difference between the pedagogy in Indian colleges and foreign universities. If you delve deep and compare various aspects, you will observe remarkable variations in method of tutelage, curriculum, researches, and much more.

The stream of education has evolved across the world and every education system is marked by various pros and cons. As an aspirant, if you want to explore the difference between an Indian university or an international university, here we guide you.

Theoretical vs Practical curriculum  

The curriculum followed in the Indian institutes focuses more on the theory and established researches. While the curriculum of foreign universities is more practical and motivates the students to initiate several types of research. A fact that cannot be undermined is that there are limited research funds in India and hence fewer research initiatives. The researches in foreign universities are funded by the government along with the biggest organizations of the world, and hence the opportunity is gigantic.

Curriculum modifications

The Indian curriculum takes a longer time to accept and implement modifications as compared to the international colleges. However, the universities of the US and Canada along with the colleges in many developed countries keep updating their curriculum frequently. This results in more advanced and relevant course content.

Choice of streams

Coming to the variety of courses and streams of education, there is not much difference between Indian universities and foreign colleges. Though before a couple of decades, India had limited courses to choose from for the students, today, just like many international universities, even India has a stream of multiple courses and specializations for the students to pick.

Job prospects and Income

Another major difference is that the job prospects and income of the students passed out from the Indian Universities are conditional and rely majorly on the college they were in. In the case of foreign universities, though the cost of studying is much more, the job prospects and return are surely whopping.

Decide what’s right for you

Today, the Indian students have the potential of cracking the toughest competitive exams in the world. Though the Indian education system is also supporting the learners by providing profound theoretical