Mismatch of foreign students by the 2008-09 HRD Ministry has shown that the enrollment of international students in India who knows grew by a modest 500 to touch 21778. It is barely visible growth occurred when the foreign student population in universities throughout the world, was a frenetic pace of growth 65 percent by 2000.

Modest or otherwise, is where international graduates coming to India heading? A study by Beena Shah and Usha Rai Negi of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) shows that they are mostly to the south, five of the ten most popular universities hosting foreign students are in the states of south of the renowned universities included.

IAU data show that more students enrolled in distance education in New Delhi Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). When he came to full-time programs, however, prefer to go to small towns, where the cost of living within their means, and Pune. The University of Pune and Symbiosis University and make this city the house of Maharashtra for the largest contingent of foreign students. "We have built special accommodation for foreign students and has established a rehabilitation center for them, with a link for international students," said former rector University of Pune Shevgaonkar RV.

The Pune varsities participated in several international education fairs throughout the year, the sale of the Oxford of the East "as a concept that many Western Asia.

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However, at the University of Pune, which is used to top the charts at once, fell to second place in 2007-08. IGNOU has stolen March 1 after it dropped its previous gradual approach, where students had to go to several counters for information, and instead developed special information booklets for students with useful data. Students of the international division two years ago.

When nearly 1,500 international students, a fairly young at the University of Mysore is also a goal of a game that attracts students from Asia and Africa. R Indira, Director of the International Center Varsity, said: "We also have a lot of Chinese students coming down as part of the partnership programs currently, about 100 Chinese students pursue, undergraduate studies and post-graduate .." Iran has sent more foreign students of this university (388 students today), as well as in Afghanistan and Tanzania.

At the Mysore University campus, most international students will continue to trade after graduating in business administration and information technology. "Life is for the student is relatively inexpensive, because Mysore is a small town. Even if we have to pay a higher fee for international students, can not be called by any name, even expensive, forget unreasonable," says Indira.

Apart from Symbiosis in Pune Manipal, another prestigious university, was to maintain a constant flow of international students. K Ramnarayan, VC Manipal University, says that nearly half of its international students are from Malaysia. "We had a long relationship with Malaysia, and health program that we offer are recognized by the Malaysian government," he said. "It gives us an advantage in drawing students from that country. Many of the students come from the United States and Canada because of the twinning programs we offered. "

Throughout the world, globalization has taken more than ever. Experts say that the classroom is called in India for global foreign offices after arriving on its shores.

Source: TOI