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Delhi, Bangalore best places to study: Survey | Minglebox, India's leading Education and Career Network today released the findings of its study on 'Education
hot spots in India survey 2010', and revealed that cities like Bangalore and Delhi have emerged to be the best picks for Indian students when it came to preferred
education destinations in India. Covering popular streams like arts, medicine,
engineering and MBA among others, the survey also threw up cities like Mumbai,
Chennai and Pune as popular edu- destinations. Talking about carrying out the
first ever study of this nature, Kavita Iyer, CEO and Co-founder Minglebox.com
said that while there have been surveys earlier to determine the top colleges
across streams, there have not been any that take into account a student's perception
of where they would like to study and for what streams. Carried out among 2190
students between the age group of 18-25, the online survey included respondents
from tier I as well as tier II cities. 40 per cent of the respondent belonged
to smaller cities not only going to prove that students from these centers where
actively seeking information online, but also that they were willing to make the
move to a new city to pursue better education. "Understanding the pulse of the
Indian students has always been the forte of Minglebox.com, India's number one
education portal. Our reach to nearly 4 milllion students through the Minglebox.com
network gives us constant insights into the needs and aspirations of Indian students.
The aspirations of the Indian student community have grown immensely over the
years and they are looking for the best education options. The findings of the
study are a reflection of that," elaborated Iyer. Some of the key findings of
the survey were as follows: Delhi best for arts: Thirty five per cent of the students
voted the capital as the best destination to pursue a degree in arts. It was followed
by Mumbai (16 percent) Chennai and Bangalore (nine percent). Delhi best for commerce:
Delhi also emerged as the favorite for commerce students at 31 per cent, followed
by Mumbai (20 percent) and Bangalore (13 percent). Delhi best for Medicine: The
capital was a clear winner even among medical aspirants with 30 per cent of the
respondents voting for the city. The other top cities included Bangalore (15 percent),
Chennai (14 percent) and Mumbai (13 percent). Bangalore best for science: 20 per
cent of the students chose Bangalore as the best destination for a science degree,
while the other top destinations were Delhi (20 percent) and Chennai (13 percent)
respectively. Bangalore best for engineering (outside of the IITs and RECs): In
keeping with the perception that science related courses are best provided in
the south of India, the IT hub was the favorite edu-destination for engineering
as well with 29 per cent of the respondent opting for the city. The other top
cities included Delhi (16 percent) and Chennai (15 percent) Bangalore best for
MBA (outside of the IIMs): The city again scored high with B-school aspirants
as 18 per cent of the students chose Bangalore. Close on its heels however are
Delhi (18 percent), Mumbai (16 percent) and Pune (16 percent) The survey also
highlighted why students wanted to shift to new cities and reasons why they did
not want to make that shift. Close to half the students wanted to pursue their
education in a new city to gain experience in being independent (49 percent) while
the lack of options in one's own city (30 percent) and desire to experience staying
away from home(18 percent) made up for the other reasons. On the flipside, factors
like high costs of studying (36 percent), unfamiliarity with courses and colleges
(25 percent), safety issues (18 percent) and parental pressures (9 percent) are
factors that prevent students from relocating to a new city. "It is our constant
endeavor to understand the pulse of the student community, their needs and aspirations
and thereby help them with helpful information and guidance. The Minglebox.com
Education Hotspot is an effort in that direction. We are seeing a large number
of students move to other cities for studies and this survey helps us understand
the reasons that influence this movement." said Iyer. |
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