IIT plans to enroll students from Bangladesh

[liall]

Plan is to score high on number of international students and faculty to improve global ranking and repute of these institutes. Providing the facilities in IITs which is given by universities in US and Europe are not possible here. So IITs are targetting countries with somewhat similar economies and cultures. Bangaldesh, Sri Lanka etc. are perfect fits.

It's a win-win situation for both India and the said countries.

 

[extra terrestrial]

Apparently some universities in Bangladesh have exchange programs with foreign universities. I know of Uppsala in Sweden and couple of universities in Netherlands. They are also fully funded.

There are plenty, Dhaka University alone has MoUs with these universities.

 

[bd_4_ever]

Doubt so, they might have to write the same exam and meet atleast min cut off criteria. If not it will be diluting standards.

Well lets wait for the details then.

Plan is to score high on number of international students and faculty to improve global ranking and repute of these institutes. Providing the facilities in IITs which is given by universities in US and Europe are not possible here. So IITs are targetting countries with somewhat similar economies and cultures. Bangaldesh, Sri Lanka etc. are perfect fits.

It's a win-win situation for both India and the said countries.

IITs are well known in this region. However, I can recall China to be a potential competitor given its cheap and quality education. I have noticed this new generation of BD students taking interest in China.

There are plenty, Dhaka University alone has MoUs with these universities.

That's a pretty comprehensive list.

Also looks like DU has MoU with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.

 

[M_Saint]

That's if the Bangladesh students can get into the institute after writing the test which is one of the hardest. Along with Crowe's of Indians who are really good in studies scoring 99%

Have you ever seen IIT script of questionires? Although,only the 1st boy of our board got chance in Kharagpur IIT, it didn't mean that he was the most brilliant one as he didn't make it to BUET's top 550's lists. Another one that I knew from other board went to Bombay and the other in MIT, weren't the top tier's one. In a related note, English might be the biggest obstacle for BD's students otherwise many BUET'S students are good enough to make it to IITs.

 

[Bilal9]

Have you ever seen IIT script of questionires? Although,only the 1st boy of our board got chance in Kharagpur IIT, it didn't mean that he was the most brilliant one as he didn't make it to BUET's top 550's lists. Another one that I knew from other board went to Bombay and the other in MIT, weren't the top tier's one. In a related note, English might be the biggest obstacle for BD's students otherwise many BUET'S students are good enough to make it to IITs.

Yes BUET gets the cream of the crop of Bangladeshi students making it to the merit list.

NSU and several other private universities in Dhaka are US-accredited (credits can be transferred). Their standards are quite high as well but you have to have money.

Kharagpur is probably not as competitive as the other western India IIT campuses.

 

[Kaniska]

That's if the Bangladesh students can get into the institute after writing the test which is one of the hardest. Along with Crowe's of Indians who are really good in studies scoring 99%

That's if the Bangladesh students can get into the institute after writing the test which is one of the hardest. Along with Crowe's of Indians who are really good in studies scoring 99%

If you read it correctly, there will be additional seat for SAARC students where they do not have to compete with Indian students rather it will be with vertain cut off and compete with external students.

 

[naveen mishra]

Students from Bangladesh can now look forward to securing admission in Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), one of the most prestigious and sought-after tech institutions in the world.

The Institutes are planning to hold entrance tests abroad for the first time, including in SAARC countries for the upcoming year. However, Pakistan was barred from it, reports our New Delhi correspondent.

Preparations are underway to conduct entrance exams in SAARC countries and in Singapore and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, but Pakistan will not figure in the list, sources said.

"Considering various factors, especially difficulties involved with regard to students procuring visas, it has been decided that entrance tests for IITs may not be conducted in Pakistan for the upcoming year," a senior official said.

Earlier, it had been decided that to attract more talent, the coveted IITs would hold tests in countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia in Africa, Singapore and Dubai (UAE) next year onwards.

Officials said that seats to be offered to foreign nationals would be additional in nature and would not reduce those available to Indian nationals at the IITs.

While the test is to be held in 2017, the outreach programme for the exercise would be conducted earlier.

http://www.thedailystar.net/world/asia/iit-plans-enroll-students-bangladesh-1247680

but in NIIT is long back seat was reserve for Bangladesh , in my collage NIIT jamshedpur 2 seat is reserve for Bangladeshi

 

[Michael Corleone]

Have you ever seen IIT script of questionires? Although,only the 1st boy of our board got chance in Kharagpur IIT, it didn't mean that he was the most brilliant one as he didn't make it to BUET's top 550's lists. Another one that I knew from other board went to Bombay and the other in MIT, weren't the top tier's one. In a related note, English might be the biggest obstacle for BD's students otherwise many BUET'S students are good enough to make it to IITs.

Yeah my physics sir brought it to the class last time for us to practice for boards. English like you said is a hurdle towards Bangladeshi students and there is no way they will be doing good in India or any other foreign country without proper communication skills. Something Bangladeshi students mostly lack.

Competition for free seat is very high bcos of lower number of seats allocated for that category. But if you are willing to shell 2Cr you can get a seat .

Doubt so, they might have to write the same exam and meet atleast min cut off criteria. If not it will be diluting standards.

2 fucking cr RS? No thanks. XD
Agreed. Indian standards are much higher in quality of education than Bangladesh. If there is any Bangladeshi student who might be able to compete with an Indian counterpart. It's either he studied IGCSE curriculum or he studied from foreign countries. I am here doing coaching with medical students. And most are fucking dumb. I am going abroad I decided.

You dont get it. BD students would most likely not compete with Indians, rather with other foreign applicants if I understand the news correctly. So the pool for competition will be smaller (my guess, for instance, is that 6 cr applicants wont be applying from abroad).

They will have to... Maybe not the quota department but in college when they get in. 6cr foreign applicants I am talking about? Don't believe me but it's like that.

 

[TopCat]

Well, they claim to be making extra seats for foreign students. So its my guess that Indians and foreigners wont compete with each other but among themselves.

We have large pools of extremely talented students who can make it to IIT for sure. However, they are likely to try out our own BUET and IBA first. Usually that is what happens unless one has plans to go abroad from the very start.

So they have no funding available? And what are the average entry job salaries?

Few people could try IIT's but I dont think people will be willing to pay tuition for higher studies specially the ones who has the ability to get admitted in IIT.

but in NIIT is long back seat was reserve for Bangladesh , in my collage NIIT jamshedpur 2 seat is reserve for Bangladeshi

While in my BUET years I met a guy who said he left for IIT after not getting admitted in BUET.

 

[amardeep mishra]

Well IIT is a very competitive institution. Not too bad if BD students get an opportunity to study there.

Just curious - what's their tuition fees (or scholarships if available), along with living expenses?

Yes! bangladeshi students can apply for IITs.Here is a detailed information brochure for foreign students.Kindly note they have to take up JEE(Advanced) along with Indian students.However their ranking will be different(as 10% seats in all the departments might possibly go to foreign nationals). So,in all likelyhood,Bangladeshi students have a good chance to make it to IITs for undergrads(which is one of the best in the world)--because they will have to compete with foreign nationals only.
http://www.jeeadv.ac.in/pdf/foreign.pdf

Perhaps you have no idea about the competition-- the rejection rate at IITs is a whopping 99.3-99.5%(i.e 99.3% of the total applicants do not make it to IITs). And the question paper is undoubtedly one of the toughest in the world.
I am sure after their undergrads bangladeshi students would be able to secure high paying MNC jobs in india.Although they might have difficulty getting into indian govt jobs. As for the fees though it is bound to be higher than what an Indian would pay.However the benefits far outweigh the costs.For instance a bangladeshi student with undergrad degree from IITs would very easily secure a job with foreign MNC and get accepted in foreign universities for MS and PhD programmes.
@Mohammed Khaled

Kharagpur is probably not as competitive as the other western India IIT campuses.

IIT Kharagpur is one of the "5-old IITs"--It is almost as good as any of the older ones.However in research and other stuff,IIT Bombay,IIT Delhi,IIT Madras and IITK are much better.
Besides what you fail to notice at the moment, is work culture, exposure and rigorous curriculum of IITs(at undergrad level). Also the alumini base of IITs helps a lot.this year $1mn was donated by one of tyre aluminus of IIT madras. A lot of professors in US are product of our IIT system and hence getting MS/PhD in US becomes easier.
So the most tangible benefit for bangladeshi students would be--
1) access to better technical education at undergrad level. Better exposure and alumni base.
2) Better high paying MNC jobs guaranteed.
3) easy access to western universities for ms/PhD.
Believe me,#3 point is very very important, you'll see when you join IITs

 

[monitor]

Very good initiative by India probably a soft power approach to it's neighboring countries. IIT is prestigious Institution Bangladeshi boys would like to join though many choice north American.

 

[Nabil365]

Bangladeshi students are already flooding NUS and MIT so I believe IIT will be less competitive for them.

 

[amardeep mishra]

Yeah my physics sir brought it to the class last time for us to practice for boards. English like you said is a hurdle towards Bangladeshi students and there is no way they will be doing good in India or any other foreign country without proper communication skills. Something Bangladeshi students mostly lack.

English isnt one of the subjects they ask in JEE(Mains) or JEE(Advanced). When I took the test back in '10,it was only physics,chemistry and maths. Unlike indian students,bangladeshi students would have time take only one exam that is,JEE(advanced)

 

[Nilgiri]

Bangladeshi students are already flooding NUS and MIT so I believe IIT will be less competitive for them.

Yeah "flooding"

http://web.mit.edu/iso/stats_16-17/asia.shtml

7 undergrads and 9 grads at MIT. Real flooding right there.

I bet its the same with NUS or any other university too.

 

[TopCat]

Why is it even a news? We have close to 5/10 lak student (not sure about the current number) seek for undergraduate studies every year. How many IIT can take? 10? Nothing but a PR campaign.