Education : Indian students in Germany need not pay to study

New Delhi: Germany, a hub of quality scientific research and innovation, is keen to attract the brightest Indian minds for further studies and research and has as an incentive made it easier for students to stay over and work, the country's envoy has said. Another incentive for students is that German universities don't charge any fees.

"In Germany you don't pay to study in the universities," Michael Steiner, Germany's envoy to India, told a news agency in an interview.

The students only have to pay for their board and lodging, he added.

There are at present 6,000 Indian students in Germany, and the country is eager to attract more, he said.

"Earlier, students who wanted to stay over could not, and this was a problem. This year, we have facilitated that students keen to stay over and work can do so," Steiner said.

This would be done on the basis of specific work permits.

And, to give a fillip to Indo-German scientific and technological cooperation, Germany is setting up an institute in Delhi to facilitate the exchange of science and innovation, Steiner said, describing it as "one of the defining pillars of our bilateral relations".

The German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH), New Delhi, coming up on October 27 near the German embassy here, will help Indian students wanting to go to Germany and vice versa, as well as facilitate bilateral research projects, he said.

The DWIH "will be part of the Ivy League from our perspective", he said.

The ambassador does not foresee language to be a barrier for Indian students as German universities now offer courses in English, he said.

"But it is an enrichment to learn the German language... And it has been observed that Indians are good at learning German," Steiner said.

The DWIH will act like a hub for young talents and a house for scientific innovation, which is one of Germany's strengths, said the ambassador.

Among the 14 universities and member institutions of the DWIH are the well-known Heidelberg University, the Max Planck Society and the University of Cologne.

"The DWIH is mainly an address for facilitating study in Germany," he said, adding that there was an increase of 20 percent in the number of Indian students going to Germany in 2011 from the previous year.

"This is encouraging, but we expect a further increase," he said.

The DWIH is one of the five set up by Germany across the world, with the others in Sao Paolo (Brazil), Moscow (Russia), New York (USA) and Tokyo (Japan)

To a question on how much a student would have to spend to stay in Germany, Steiner said it depends on the city.

"We have very good universities in small cities. It all depends on where the student wants to go," he said, adding that staying in Berlin would be relatively cheaper than Munich.

According to a study by the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, more than 53,000 Indians went abroad in 2000 for a degree and at the end of the decade, the count shot up to 190,000.

The US is the top country having most number of Indian students, with the UK a close second. Between 2000 and 2009, the number of Indian students in Europe increased from 3,348 to 51,556, with the UK seeing a rise from 3,962 to 36,105.

Steiner was full of praise for India's excellence in the field of IT and German companies' collaboration with Indian firms.

"I have spoken to Infosys Germany and found them pretty impressive," he said.

Infosys is in collaboration with German IT major SAP, while Wipro has tied up with Siemens.

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theserpent said:
Cool, but don't you think it might lead to more ATTACKS ON INDIANS? in germany?

Whys the reason Indian Students are attacked in aus? Yes, cause there much better than the locals in studies

The Main reason for giving chance might be ; The population of Germany will be lesser than of Karnataka. Chances are more, people are less. Education System is Good, hardly anyone turns out. Opportunities are equally good, but people are happy drinking bier [Beer in English] & doing what they love to do.

Secondly, they are way ahead in usage of Technology. For the wellness of Humanity, they help every other race to improve their livings.

Germany is kind of neutralized after WW2. You wont see a game disk with German flag waved.

d3p said:
For the wellness of Humanity, they help every other race to improve their livings.

For some reason, I chuckled at 'race'.

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Heads up: If you're one of those money hungry "city hunter" folks with an engineering degree who want to settle in Germany for a job and easy living by working in industry, Germany's not looking for you. What they want is good scientifically oriented candidates who come there to study and do meaningful work in science and technology. Trust me, those are still the minority in India.

Seriously what the hell was that? Keeping d3p's post, please don't reply to the deleted quote in question. Thanks.

d3p said:
But Germany or Germans are not like Australia or Australians. So i doubt such thing ever happen.

Not even Australians. At least not the extent to which the paranoid yindans and the retarded media demonstrate. Not even close.

^^
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guys ... Most of undergraduate course don't charge fee but they are taught in german you have to pay only for the living like accommodation food etc ,they are not doing any favor to Indian or anyone else , that's the part of their education policy upto certain level education is completely free in Denmark too

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with what some good universities to offer like Esslingen and Jacobs, it is worth opting for them instead of spending thousands of dollars in UK/american universities

For getting into UK you need to clear TOEFL & for States, you need GRE...

Not much of difference other than learning a foreign language. GRE seems easy, as its English. But ask people who appear it & how many of them clears it. Even after getting GRE Cleared, you need enough bank balance to study there & in case not then study hard to get scholarship, which will not fund, half of your expenses in the college.

Atleast here, you get your Education for free, which saves in Lakhs. Rest upto you & your luck.

Whereas in India , Higher educaton and obtaining a decent graduate degree from a good college , is getting difficult these days.
Rising COllege fees and increasing competition everyday.

Rishi. said:
Whereas in India , Higher educaton and obtaining a decent graduate degree from a good college , is getting difficult these days.
Rising COllege fees and increasing competition everyday.

Agree with competition, but not with fee. Not in reputed ones atleast. My sister is in Maulana Aazad Medical College, one of the most reputed college and her fee is less than my cousin's school fee who's in 5th class. Competition on other hand, remains high everywhere.

Anyway, what it be, have to study hard, clear TOEFL or GRE. Study study and study. And no fun in private jobs. Always have to study to get a higher position

I am, these days, actually confused what should I study. In India have to clear GATE, colleagues says go for MBA, clear CAT, parents says do whatever you think right, few friends cleared GRE, I too want too.

^Just a viable piece of suggestion : Just do things, where you interest lies. Don't follow someone else's footstep. Doesn't matter whether its studies or in Working career. Think innovative, other than just doing what others are just doing like an Aimless person.

Oktoberfest !!!!!

Nipun said:
Agree with competition, but not with fee. Not in reputed ones atleast. My sister is in Maulana Aazad Medical College, one of the most reputed college and her fee is less than my cousin's school fee who's in 5th class. Competition on other hand, remains high everywhere.

Fees in govt collages are ridiculously low , for DCE it was around 30 K per annum earlier ,as I don't know of Now

d3p said:
For getting into UK you need to clear TOEFL & for States, you need GRE...

Just pointing TOEFL and GRE are totally different things. For UK & most worldwide, there's IELTS, and for US specfic and couple of other countries/universities, TOEFL it is.

ssdivisiongermany1933 said:
Fees in govt collages are ridiculously low , for DCE it was around 30 K per annum earlier ,as I don't know of Now

In BHU its ~14k/ semseter. But eventually, it will rise like IITs/IIMs

^Thanks for the correction.

I have paid 40k per Sem in NTTF for Diploma in Electronics.

Now they are charging still more.

dashing.sujay said:
Just pointing TOEFL and GRE are totally different things. For UK & most worldwide, there's IELTS, and for US specfic and couple of other countries/universities, TOEFL it is.

In BHU its ~14k/ semseter. But eventually, it will rise like IITs/IIMs

when Murali Manohar joshi was HRD minister , he tried to lower IIM fee by Sub 30 K per annum , but IIM sought it as Hijacking of their Autonomy and rejected his proposal . it was back in 2002 or 2000 I don't remember

In a way, I believe its good. I mean c'mon you can't expect a 10L package when you're not ready to pay even 1L for your course. Its just too materialistic. Plus, if flow of funds are balanced, it will help in the growth and development of institution only.

This is good stuff. Need to do some research as to how well Germany Higher education in the field of electronics nd computer engineering fare against that of USA nd uk...

^They're already ahead of UK at least in engineering. CS and mech in Germany is too good.

Germany is much much ahead. The problem is we have to learn German. Submarine, cars, electronics, see history, the hitler era. Germany is much ahead.

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Thor said:
This is good stuff. Need to do some research as to how well Germany Higher education in the field of electronics nd computer engineering fare against that of USA nd uk...

Might be a little off-topic, but why do Indian students have such a craze for Electronics and Computer Engineering? Even when going abroad few students think beyond these two streams. What gives? There is good work everywhere, yet in India all I find is people craving for 3 streams (Mechanical/Computer/Electronics Engineering).

Real Electronics is not even what you call "Electronics Engineering" in India; Electronics is a science (Computers too).

The thing is, I find far too many Indian students focused on "this technology" and "that technology" and industry, and very few who are actually thinking about how this works and the bigger picture. If this continues, Indian science and technology industry will go into decline (some might say its already declining). This includes "elite" students of elite institutions.

AcceleratorX said:
Might be a little off-topic, but why do Indian students have such a craze for Electronics and Computer Engineering? Even when going abroad few students think beyond these two streams. What gives? There is good work everywhere, yet in India all I find is people craving for 3 streams (Mechanical/Computer/Electronics Engineering).

Real Electronics is not even what you call "Electronics Engineering" in India; Electronics is a science (Computers too).

+10000

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axes2t2 said:
Oktoberfest !!!!!

+1

ight be a little off-topic, but why do Indian students have such a craze for Electronics and Computer Engineering? Even when going abroad few students think beyond these two streams. What gives? There is good work everywhere, yet in India all I find is people craving for 3 streams (Mechanical/Computer/Electronics Engineering).

Real Electronics is not even what you call "Electronics Engineering" in India; Electronics is a science (Computers too).

Computer Engineering and Computer Science are two different fields outside India.
mostly CS students are awarded a bachelor of science degree while CE students get bachelor of applied science or bachelor of engineering

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_engineering
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Science

AcceleratorX said:
Real Electronics is not even what you call "Electronics Engineering" in India; Electronics is a science (Computers too).

I have to question what you mean ? In India also there is BSc in Electronics and MSc in Electronics. Here you will be taught from the scratch. As of Engineering, it is a professional course and actually industry oriented courses.

And yes many are crazy. Reasons are varying, parents, society etc. And there is nothing like real electronics or fake electronics. Its actually a very vast area and each degree focuses on different aspects of electronics. Which itself is based on physics and chemistry.
And most importantly be it BS or MS or B.Tech or M.Tech in electronics, you wont be taught everything, because you cant be taught everything. You have to learn by yourself. Thats why the library is for and wikipedia and the wild wild web

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bubusam13 said:
In India also there is BSc in Electronics and MSc in Electronics

There is indeed, but not in all universities. And it leans towards engineering.

Classically speaking there is no such thing as "Electronics Engineering". The circuit design using Electronic components is not different at all on a basic level compared to Electrical Engineering.

Yes, these are broad fields. But design of systems and circuitry is the domain of Electrical Engineering and indeed you will see most research in circuitry, systems and telecommunication comes from various Electrical Engineering departments around the world as that's what Electronics Engineering really is: A subset of Electrical Engineering.

"Electronics" is the study of motion of electron and devices that utilize the results of said studies. As such any electronic device falls into this area, as well as certain sensors and instrumentation, etc. Electronics is a science because it is directly tied to the laws of physics. Most electronics engineers today have little idea how things like thermodynamics, electromagnetics, mechanics, statistical mechanics and optics influence the working of devices and indeed the progress of technology in their field. And how many electronics engineers (or even the people with BSc and MSc in Electronics) in India know the basics of solid state physics and condensed matter physics? Things like bandgaps, energy bands, molecular orbitals? People say it's unnecessary, but if you're designing and modern electronic device or even fabricating/designing a chip on a process of specific width, all of this comes into play (will not go into details here).

Today, around the world: The theoretical side of electronics is mostly investigated by physicists, with some electrical engineers also doing the work. In India, there are few opportunities even in the few cases when the equipment is there mainly because engineering departments are always geared towards circuitry rather than doing the research.

Because Electronics involves, in general, a lot of research and analysis, it is a branch of applied science. The circuitry part is what constitutes the engineering part of it, and it is easily done by electrical engineers as well. This is why you don't frequently see "Electronics Engineering" as a separate department in scientifically developed nations: Because it is an applied science.

And even though universities do good work in both aspects, the fact of the matter is this. If I work on high-quality sensors, precision instrumentation and nano-devices as part of a thesis in a science department, it is thought of as "changing the field" because your ultimate degree in such a case is in science. As a result, it is extremely difficult for a "science" guy to switch into "engineering" (or vice-versa) because the Indian system specifically discriminates. In today's complex ICs with their ultra-thin silicon wafer manufacturing process, the properties of the process, the wafer dimensions are equally important.

Also, the classical circuit theory laws really don't hold under specific circumstances, in which case you are better off directly regulating the flow of electrons using the laws of physics instead of the laws of electrical engineering (e.g. Microwave Engineering and Accelerator Physics, both also applied sciences for similar reasons).

So what's wrong with our system? It has no direction. Electronics the "applied science" has not been differentiated from the "practical" circuit side of Electronics. Both the BSc/MSc courses and the BTech/MTech courses have very similar syllabi with not a lot of difference between them. Ultimately they all end up in an engineering department and the research usually focuses on applications rather than devices.

There are two problems with this approach: The first is that industry doesn't recognize the two as being equivalent, even though they are, and the second is that someone who is interested in the science part of it should not be forced to end up in the engineering part of it (and vice versa).

That is why "Electronics Engineering" should be always the domain of Electrical Engineers. Because they can still do the job and do it very well, while still creating scope for physicists and applied science to get jobs as well as perform research.

bubusam13 said:
Here you will be taught from the scratch. As of Engineering, it is a professional course and actually industry oriented courses.

The problem is that Electronics Engineering as a separate branch is not necessary for any industry. All circuitry work can be done by Electrical Engineers without any issue and the more complicated problems generally fall into the domain of computer science, computer engineering or applied science/applied physics (assuming only a B.Tech level education).

What this system does is limit the scope rather than enhance the scope by means of super-specialization, removing any and all scope for interdisciplinary education. For example, because of this very branch a lot of Electrical Engineers who may be interested and good at circuit design will not be the first preferred option because the Indian industry thinks an "Electronics Engineer" is better for the job when it is just not true.

Similar example: An Electronics Engineer who is interested in Electrical Machines and Power Electronics will have just as hard a time finding a job doing something like that because people always think this is more suited for an "Electrical Engineer". Again, not true. This interferes with the freedom of which job the person wants to apply to.

More importantly, it limits the scope for science graduates/postgraduates. Why do you need an engineer for modeling and simulation of a control system when someone specialized in mathematical physics or applied mathematics can do the job just as well? Control Systems are basically just mathematical models of practical systems. Similarly, why do I need an engineer to work on sensors and instrumentation when a physicist can also do the job just as well?

Finally, I also want to say not everyone joins a course for the prospects of a good job and work. Some are actually interested in what they are studying and it is this type of candidate that you want studying in your college. Tomorrow they should not be deprived of opportunities because of the name of the degree in which they graduated. Industry needs to realize science and engineering are very close, that you need both to progress in innovation, research as well as getting a competitive product out, and that a degree is a degree: no such thing as "professional" and non-professional degree. I haven't said anything against other Engineering branches because they do not overlap with the sciences: only Electronics has this problem.

Ohh my my. Why have you written so much. Who will read it ?
I haven't read. Just tell me what you mean by real electronics ? In B.E/B.Tech you were just given an idea. Tn M.Tech, there is specialization like VLSI design, embedded etc. If you go for PHd, you get more specialized. Anyway what you do ?

AcceleratorX said:
What this system does is limit the scope rather than enhance the scope by means of super-specialization, removing any and all scope for interdisciplinary education. For example, because of this very branch a lot of Electrical Engineers who may be interested and good at circuit design will not be the first preferred option because the Indian industry thinks an "Electronics Engineer" is better for the job when it is just not true.

Similar example: An Electronics Engineer who is interested in Electrical Machines and Power Electronics will have just as hard a time finding a job doing something like that because people always think this is more suited for an "Electrical Engineer". Again, not true. This interferes with the freedom of which job the person wants to apply to.

So true, have seen this practically.

bubusam13 said:
Ohh my my. Why have you written so much. Who will read it ?
I haven't read.

Then read it.

Classically speaking there is no such thing as "Electronics Engineering". The circuit design using Electronic components is not different at all on a basic level compared to Electrical Engineering.

Donot speak so classically. I have my friends in electrical and I am from Electronics. None of us get hook or crook of each other after 3rd semester. I studied VLSI, Embedded, DSP etc. and they something other. Have you at least gone through the books of later semester. We are not even taught basic circuit design that you are telling. We learned by ourself.

imilar example: An Electronics Engineer who is interested in Electrical Machines and Power Electronics will have just as hard a time finding a job doing something like that because people always think this is more suited for an "Electrical Engineer". Again, not true. This interferes with the freedom of which job the person wants to apply to.

In Graduation they are not taught. You have to find some specialized Masters course for it. For Electrical Machines he should have taken Electrical Engineering. What he is doing in Electroincs ? Choosing the wrong Branch and then blaming upon Electronics. I donno in India they have some course on power electronics. His mistake. He should have consulted some career adviser first.

I am not justifying Indian education system here, but you are putting some wrong points. For power electronics, see this, *www.nitt.edu/home/academics/curriculum/8.Power%20electronics.pdf

He have to graduate in electronics and then join Mtech in Power Electronics

See this *www.rvce.edu.in/mtech_power_ele.php

Eligibility: Candidates who have acquired BE/B.Tech/AMIE degree in Electricals & Electronics, Electronics & Communication, Instrumentation Technology and Telecommunication Engineering by securing not less than 50% marks in aggregate are eligible. However in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Group 1, aggregate percentage of marks in qualifying examination should not be less than 45%. The admissions are through central counseling on the basis of merit in PGCET or GATE. GATE qualified candidates are eligible for scholarship through AICTE.[/B]

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I guess my post turned out to be very big, I apologize. Sometimes I have a lot of thoughts on a subject and they just "flow out"......

bubusam13 said:
I haven't read. Just tell me what you mean by real electronics ? In B.E/B.Tech you were just given an idea.

I guess I'll repeat: Electronics means study of motion of electrons and all related results, scientific phenomena and how you can use the conclusions from such observations. It may or may not include circuit design. But because it involves study of electrons and investigation of several physical phenomena due to electric fields and motions of electrons as well as the medium in which it flows, it is an applied science. Electrical Engineering, for example, doesn't depend on science other than basic laws. A motor is still a motor and works very much the same irrespective of which materials you use to make it. Not the same with Electronics, as frequency effects and choice of materials will change things greatly.

bubusam13 said:
I have my friends in electrical and I am from Electronics. None of us get hook or crook of each other after 3rd semester. I studied VLSI, Embedded, DSP etc. and they something other.

Both Electrical and Electronics Engineers know basic circuit laws as well as 1st year physics, digital electronics and electromagnetics, right? You only said you can learn whatever is needed later. Anyway, Electrical Machines is just the application of basic electromechanical force law that people might be knowing from 12th. It's not like an electrical engineer cannot make head and tail of what a CMOS inverter is (since ultimate analysis is based on KVL) and that an Electronics Engineer cannot learn about the Electric Machines (again, equivalent circuits of motors and generators are there). It's all circuitry: Anyone with knowledge in circuit analysis can do it (with some study, effort and practice of course). Trust me, they do it.....

bubusam13 said:
In Graduation they are not taught. You have to find some specialized Masters course for it. For Electrical Machines he should have taken Electrical Engineering. What he is doing in Electroincs ? Choosing the wrong Branch and then blaming upon Electronics. I donno in India they have some course on power electronics. His mistake. He should have consulted some career adviser first.

You need to realize all branches are connected to each other. There will obviously be students who think about how for e.g. Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering are related (e.g. Robotics, Control, etc.). Unfortunately you have to select one or the other. But that doesn't mean you can't work in the other especially if you know the concepts for the particular type of job you are applying to!

For the record I'm an Electronics Engineer too. I had machines, power electronics as well as DC and AC drives. I also had VLSI, embedded, DSP etc. like you say. But it's irrelevant. Like I said, anyone who knows the basics should be able to do the job. Nothing is different or special about an Electric Machine except that AC circuitry is rarer in Electronics. Similarly all of electronics is based on application of circuit laws along with implementation of specific devices based on principles taken from physics (except say DSP and networking which are more mathematical or have roots in computer science).

AcceleratorX said:
He have to graduate in electronics and then join Mtech in Power Electronics

Sure, I know that. That's besides the point (some institutes allow it, some don't). But I know for a fact an ECE engineer has a hard time in electrical industry because of the ECE degree (forget the M.Tech for now). Not everyone wants to do an M.Tech either (some can't for whatever reason).

There is no wrong point there. Electronics Engineering, if necessary, would be a degree in all of the world's universities. Instead most (not all of course) universities abroad choose to have Electrical Engineering only and not a specific Electronics Engineering branch. What ECE does is take away other people's jobs.

For Electrical Machines look this Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

I realize all branches are connected. But Graduation is just a Basic concept. To get more specialized you have to go for M.Tech. You can differentiate between Electronics and Electrical Engineering based on what some graduates learn. Look at the Masters and PhDs. There the difference lies.

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They all come with riders. For example, to give GATE in Electrical Engineering if you're an Electronics Engineer for the M.Tech in Power Electronics (not sure if that's the case in your links). If the candidate has studied power electronics, and machines but wants nothing to do with electrical measuring instruments and HVDC, why should he be forced to study that for GATE? If anything, that will reduce his chances....Like I said, the system is very inflexible and doesn't accommodate that different people study different things.

bubusam13 said:
I realize all branches are connected. But Graduation is just a Basic concept. To get more specialized you have to go for M.Tech.

For job, nobody requires or needs an M.Tech in India (but yes always good to have more degrees). They are still restricted in terms of job. For those who are interested to study further, see what I said above. Specialization is not the answer. Technology gets more and more complex. You need people who are able to make sense of how this system works along with another system (if you're thinking you'd be fabricating an IC without the help of a chemical engineer, think again). Things are made especially difficult for such people as there are not a lot of interdisciplinary programs, nor does industry know what to do with them.

Anyway, it still doesn't justify that many scientists will not get jobs even though they are qualified because of ECE being demanded by the industry due to it being perceived as "better".

In foreign nations, you'd be surprised just how many people have a physics degree and are yet doing all kinds of engineering work. In fact electronics industry hires the most physicists. In India? Neither the research is there, nor any real circuit design (most are outsourced to China). And of course, a lot of electrical engineers and physicists don't get a job in an industry where they'd fit well.

Oh: BTW, even in IITs and NITs, the first preferred option for those M.Tech programs are Electrical Engineers......

For job, nobody requires or needs an M.Tech in India (but yes always good to have more degrees). They are still restricted in terms of job.

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Strictly depends on what sort of job you are doing.

For example, to give GATE in Electrical Engineering if you're an Electronics Engineer for the M.Tech in Power Electronics

That's why you need to choose your career path at early before graduation. You have to go for electrical engineering or electronics. And that's why career counselors are there. Since there is no such flexibility in India.

Anyway, leave it, off topics. People learn form personal experiences. You are justifying what you have learned, and me mine. Anyway, ta ta all Good Night

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Isn't that the huge problem?

The simple solution is to do what the rest of the world does and remove ECE! It can't happen now of course because ECE is just as much a status symbol as it is a degree

(Not denying that it's a difficult course, but still). It will give a lifeline to a lot of science graduates as well and electrical engineering will have a greater scope (also, all the specializations can remain as they are for master's).

They need to accommodate these students as well. That's why I'm not a big fan of entrance exams in general, because they completely filter out the real-world part of the subject as well as the interdisciplinary knowledge, as well as completely ignore students who have had an interdisciplinary education. As a result, everyone suffers: The college gets less good students, the industry misses potentially great candidates, possible new research frontiers these students could have brought to the table are now gone and the students struggles.

Career counselors are only necessary when you don't have an idea. When you have an idea and are only restricted because somebody thinks you cannot do something, you are not at fault.

In foreign nations like Germany, they accomodate you very well and do not discriminate based on the name of the degree. Yet, I see a lot of Indian students go for a nice-sounding name even in foreign nations, so they'll try for a "Computer Engineering" degree instead of "Computer Science" even if both departments have what they are looking for!

great posts AcceleratorX.

They completely sum up the problem India has.

ssdivisiongermany1933 said:
Fees in govt collages are ridiculously low , for DCE it was around 30 K per annum earlier ,as I don't know of Now

As for fees
i Study in a State Govt Engg College , I pay 1k per month
ie 6k per sem
ie 12k per year

So is it low or high according to comparison ??

AcceleratorX said:
Might be a little off-topic, but why do Indian students have such a craze for Electronics and Computer Engineering? Even when going abroad few students think beyond these two streams. What gives? There is good work everywhere, yet in India all I find is people craving for 3 streams (Mechanical/Computer/Electronics Engineering).

Real Electronics is not even what you call "Electronics Engineering" in India; Electronics is a science (Computers too).

The thing is, I find far too many Indian students focused on "this technology" and "that technology" and industry, and very few who are actually thinking about how this works and the bigger picture. If this continues, Indian science and technology industry will go into decline (some might say its already declining). This includes "elite" students of elite institutions.

TRUE , but theres a CATCH ... You see i wanted to Study Aerospace and i have money constraints ....So i have to get in a Govt College ..... But there are so less govt colleges that have aerospace , that i had to take up Cs in a govt college