The good news

• More global options and opportunities for students especially for expatriates.
• More Career Options.
• Easier access to a host of global career options.

The Bad News

• Higher Quantity of options ≠ Better Quality of options.
• More Career options = More confusion.
• No single source of information and interpretation of information.
• Consequences of a wrong choice – higher tangible and intangible costs.

Typical scenarios that apply to students from the Subcontinent

• 90% of students end up securing admission to mediocre universities.
• Repatriation to the home country after the 10^th is a common scenario.
• Competition for premier institutes like IIT, NITs, LUMS is extremely tough, uncertain and, strenuous.
• Second Tier Private colleges offer little in terms of value addition, especially considering the fees.
• Many used to apply to such colleges under the DASA scheme.
• Hobson’s choice for expatriates- Pay higher fees or Face Higher competition.
• The latter choice though financially more attractive proves to be the undoing of many students – as the drastic change in the learning environment and a fiercer competitive environment is not something all students can cope with, resulting in poor performance in 12^th.
• There is overall UNCERTAINTY.

What should you expect from a good education?

An ideal education should prepare you for Global Careers.

Choice of career should be based on what you want to do or your interest, NOT what is available or in demand. For E.g. a student who failed to secure admission in IIT for computer science secured admission to the computer science program in CMU (Carnegie Melon University)one of the top 20 with comparative ease.

Despite this, there are close to 200,000 Indian students going abroad for education every year, of which more than 150,000 travel to India every year, due to lack of correct information. RTCD consultants help plan the careers of over 175 students every year, most of them for Bachelor’s (Undergraduate) level Studies. More than 70% of our students are from families with average or sometimes below average financial means. 

Some of the common disciplines:

• Engineering 30%
• Core Sciences 21%
• Bio-Technology 17%
• Information Technology 12%
• Business Management 10%
• Medical & Pre-Medical Studies 10%

Cost of Education

If planned carefully, the cost comes down to USD 30,000 to USD 40,000 for the entire 4 years under grad course.

The deciding factors are:

• Selection of University
• Academic Credentials
• Test Scores
• Documentation
• Hard work in the right direction