Study in India – How Sri Lankans can select good colleges?

Jul 28, 2008 8 Comments by Hiran

Indian College Higher Education

Some Sri Lankans choose to study in India, they select colleges in Bangalore and other states for Science and medical education. These students and their parents do not know the academic standards of those but they select them because local agents promote them. How do Indians select those colleges?

Ranking of Indian Higher education institutes (Colleges)

There is no formal rating of the colleges by the government; therefore the annual survey published by INDIA TODAY magazine is regarded as the standard rating of academic education institutions of India. It is one of the best ways used by Indians to select good colleges. This annual survey includes the top 10 colleges in Science, Arts, Commerce, Engineering and Medicine.

This year’s (2008) ranking was published on May 22 on the web and appears on the cover story of June 2 printed edition. The rankings-

Arts: Loyola Chennai
Science: Loyola Chennai
Commerece: SRCC Delhi
Engineering: IIT Delhi
Medicine: AIIMS
LAW: NALSAR

Read India Today Full article on the Science college rankings in 2008

Read recent article by Minit Special on India’s best colleges in 2009

Higher Education System in India

Central Government is responsible for major policy relating to higher education in the country. It provides grants to the UGC and establishes central universities in the country. Presently there are sixteen (18) Central Universities in the country.

State Governments are responsible for establishment of State Universities and colleges. There are about 200 universities and 13,000 colleges in the country, and about 5 million students apply for these colleges.

For details please refer Department of Higher Education web site of the Government of Inda.

Academic Qualification Framework in India- Degree Structure

There are three principle levels of qualifications within the higher education system in the country. These are:
Bachelor / Undergraduate level
Master’s / Post-graduate level
Doctoral / Pre-doctoral level

Bachelor’s degree in arts, commerce and sciences is three years of education (after 12 years of school education). In some places there are honours and special courses available. Bachelor degree in professional field of study in agriculture, dentistry, engineering, pharmacy, technology and veterinary medicine generally take four years, while architecture and medicine, it takes five and five and a half years respectively.

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University Senior Lecturer at University of Sri Jayewardenepra, Sri Lanka

8 Responses to “Study in India – How Sri Lankans can select good colleges?”

  1. Deshan Perera says:

    any web site for MBBS degree in a foreign country ?

  2. Sayuri Nanayakkara says:

    Dear Sir/Madam,
    I did my A/Ls in Bio Science stream in 2008 and got B pass for Bio and C passes for Chem & Phy. So I would like to know wheather I can enter to a Sri Lankan University! I am interested in studying in India also. So I would be much obliged if you can give me details regarding this matter.
    Thank You!

  3. S.Anushyendan says:

    hello sir,
    i want to study medicine in abroad in highest standerd and in lowest coast.please send me your suggetion.

  4. stephanie says:

    I’m interested in doing medicine abroad after my exam,but i cant afford to study overseas…Do send me any suggestions that suit me,thanks…

  5. Hiran says:

    You may also like to read recent article on India’s best colleges: a Mint special for selecting a college in India.
    http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/23193558/India8217s-best-colleges-a.html

  6. R. Vijaya says:

    Dear Sir/Madam,
    I did my A/Ls in Bio Science stream in 2002 and got C pass for Phy and S passes for Chem & Bio. So I would like to know wheather I can enter to a Indian University! I am interested in studying in India. So I would be much obliged if you can give me details regarding this matter.
    Thank You!

  7. krishan says:

    dear sir, i did my a/level commerce my result is
    business studies A, accounting & economics C
    so how to apply for a indian college from sri lanka

  8. k.abilashini says:

    dear sir,

    i did my a/l 2009 and i got B for biology and C for both chemistry and physics.
    i am interested to study in India as well as abroad also. so please sir can u give me some information about doing medicine in above country.
    also i need the good and low amount college too.
    please i kindly request you to give me the details
    thank you.

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