Students prefer to do their PG studies overseas

Updated on: Wednesday, April 10, 2013

In what seems to be an emerging trend, an average of 30 students from some of the most popular educational institutions in the city are relocating to countries including the US, Canada and even South Africa for doing their post-graduate studies. Interestingly, it's not the professional MBA courses abroad which are in demand, but the vanilla courses in pure science, commerce, English and mass communication streams which are catching up.

Poor quality of PG education, frequent bandh calls and even dearth of courses, seem to have made Hyderabad the least favoured destination for higher education among the youngsters from well-to-do families, education consultants said. Students on an average are made to spend Rs 14 lakh to Rs 20 lakh for each of the two year courses, they said.

"For the sciences stream, some of the universities in Canada offer good course content. For doing a PhD abroad, one needs a PG degree from a reputed institute, so going abroad is the best option," said Sneha Agarwal, a student from Villa Marie College.

Students said that some of them have been following the footsteps of their seniors who have found lucrative careers after doing a PG abroad. "A PG from abroad helps to get a decent job. Several faculty members from our college have been inspiring us to apply for courses abroad," said M Abhinay, a student from Loyola Academy, Alwal.

College managements running undergraduate courses said while students have been going to countries abroad for sometime, their numbers started soaring only in the past few years. "We have at least a couple of students going abroad from each of the sections now," said Anju Prasad, an administrative officer from Villa Marie College.

Foreign consultancies in Hyderabad said students applying for courses in countries like Canada and South Africa have also soared. "Students are not just looking at the country they are going to, but the quality of the courses as well. Many students are going to South Africa to study creative writing in some universities. Students also opt for communication and cultural studies in African countries," said Georgia Fernandes from Overseas International Consultancy.

Students prefer to do their PG studies overseas

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