Education abroad & Career

It is a great victory for highly skilled Indian workers of UK Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan UK Government’s frequent alterations in the terms and conditions pertaining to highly skilled Indian workers in the United Kingdom has temporarily affected thousands of doctors, engineers and technocrats. But the recent high court judgment is really a landmark victory for half a lakh highly skilled Indian workers in UK. High court categorically ruled that it was not open to the government to alter the terms and conditions of highly skilled Indian workers in UK. Judgment added that the old scheme constituted an integrated programme. Recent amendment made by the Government to reappear for the examination under the new scheme stands cancelled. During the last two years highly skilled Indian workers in UK have been under threat due to frequent changes in the working norms, immigration and visa regulations. It mainly affected doctors and engineers of non-European c...

Campus interview requires thorough homework Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan Recent findings revealed that major industries in the country are interested to recruit 65 percent freshers to meet their manpower needs. As far as small industries are concerned, this is around 35 percent. This trend is more pronounced in the IT and IteS industry in the country. Around 7.4 lakh IT professionals are working in the country. Annual growth rate in this sector is around 16 percent. While analyzing the placement statistics, during the year 2007, TCS, Satyam computers and Infosys recruited 65-75 freshers. Of the total recruitment made, infosys recruited around 75 percent freshers. Patni recruited around 35 percent fresh graduates. Almost all IT, ITeS, out sourcing, Agri Business, Hospitality Management, Marketing and Hotel Management companies are recruiting fresh graduates through campus interview. Companies are interested to recruit more number of candidates from talent pool through campus...

Prospects for Education and Career abroad Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan Recently spectacular growth has been witnessing in the overseas education sector in the country. In the recently held UK education fair at Kochi, more than 3000 prospective students visited the exhibition for study UK programmes. When compared to previous year the turnover was more than 150 percent. This clearly indicates the interest of students from the state. Global village concept is acquiring momentum in this sector. Overseas education market has changed beyond belief. Large number of universities and schools from different countries are considering India as a potential recruitment center. Apart from UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Switzerland, even countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Russia, China and Italy started recruiting students from the country. Even though the basic objective of education is to attain knowledge, develop skills and attitudinal changes...

Environmental issues are the emerging area of research Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan Research on environmental issues related to agricultural and non-agricultureal areas are acquiring momentum in the world. They focus on agricultural production and environmental protection, particularly biodiversity conservation and management. Applied research on environmental issues focuses on three areas of research. It includes conservation and management of species and habitat, ecology and value of ecosystem goods and services and the ecology of spatial and temporal scales. Agricultural land use can result in population decline and range contraction of vulnerable species and the loss, fragmentation and degradation of important habitats. In order to conserve key species and habitats we need to assess how agriculture causes such adverse effects, and required to develop approaches to land management that restore damaged spe...

Videsath Uparpadanam This book titled ‘Videsath Uparipadanam’ by Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavanis a recent publication on ‘Study abroad.’ Major contents of this book includes prospects and potentials of overseas education, processes, placements, proficiency tests, prospective courses, new generation courses, career options, long term potentials, financial aid, list of universities, visa & immigration procedures, etc. As a sequel to globalization, in the higher education sector Global village concept is acquiring momentum in the world. Any one can access to any education institution abroad. As far as Kerala is concerned, the state has immense potential to exploit the overseas education avenues. So it is the need of the hour to have a book on overseas education. Recently Graduate, Postgraduate and professional college students and parents are more interested to get information on study abroad. ‘Videsath Uparipadanam’ is the only updated publication on overseas education in Malayalam...

Better prospects for Australian Education Dr. T.P.Sethumadhavan Australia is emerging as one of the popular destinations for overseas students to pursue their higher studies. Annually more than two lakh international students choose to study in Australian institutions. Recently Australia is attracting more Indian students for their study abroad. Australia one of the largest islands in the world has six states and two territories. New south Wales, Victoria, Queens land, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Australian capital Territory and the Northern Territory. Cost of living and tuition fee in Australia is comparatively cheaper than in UK or USA. Overseas students can do part time work in Australia. Australian universities select students based on their performance in the qualifying examination. IELTS with 6 bands is needed for Australian education. While selecting an Australian institution, student must evaluate whether courses offered by the institution is accre...

Scrapping of Internship will affect the career prospects of Dental Surgeons in the country and Abroad Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan Recent decision to reduce the duration of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery -BDS course in the state will affect the career prospects of Dental graduates within the country and abroad. As per the directions of Dental Council of India, the state government has been compelled to reduce the duration of BDS course to five years with effect from 2008-09. Previously it was of four and a half years of study period with one year of internship. With this decision, duration of BDS course will become five years without having internship. During the one-year internship period, the student acquires more skill and confidence to work independently. After completing internship he/she can practice with confidence. Dentistry is one of the important professional courses having immense career potential in United States and Europe. In USA...

Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan 938000 candidates appeared for IELTS examination during 2007. When compared to last three years number of candidates appeared for IELTS have almost doubled during 2007. It can be due to new immigration policies, recognition of IELTS throughout the English speaking world and entrance requirements & criteria for admission. IELTS tests are conducted 48 times per year. Recent study done by KPMG revealed that KPO i.e., Knowledge process outsourcing in financial services is expected to be worth 5 billion US dollars by 2010. It may be due to the success in off shoring business operations. India is expected to remain a preferred location for KPO activity in future. Lack of talent pool, requirement of high-level control, confidentiality and high-level control and enhanced risk management are some of the limitations in this sector. Process complexities, higher billing rates and skilled resource requirements differentiate KPO from BPO.

Cambridge University plans to offer more financial assistance projects for students Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan In the global education sector, education in United States is rather cheaper when compared United Kingdom. This is the major attraction for US education. United states education foundation in India is promoting US education for Indian students. Students from developing countries find it very difficult to meet the increasing educational expenses in UK. So many UK universities are offering one year condensed postgraduate programmes including one-year MBA programmes. Realizing the increasing cost of UK education, many UK universities are seriously thinking of implementing more financial aid projects for Indian students. Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University Dr. Alison Richard in her recent visit to India revealed that since major American Universities are providing financial assistance to Students, Cambridge is seriously thinking of more financial ...

MBA Abroad-Prospects & Processes Dr. T.P.Sethumadhavan Master of Business Administration has acquired the status of one of the world’s most popular postgraduate management programmes. Among international students in order to augment their business and marketing skills, this programme is getting more popularity now a days. UK is the undisputed leader in MBA programme in Europe and the World leader in terms of innovation in MBA provision. Recently in the Global village concept the trend is to study MBA abroad. For getting better career, international exposure is mandatory. Keeping this in mind many of the Indian students are interested to pursue MBA programme from abroad. UK, USA and Canada are the best destinations for joining MBA programme. Why more students are interested in taking MBA from UK? The reason is simple. Duration of the course is only one year. More number of accredited schools are i...

Education abroad need one year planning Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan Preparation for overseas education needs strategic planning and evaluation. Then only easy access to foreign universities will materialize. Minimum one-year preparatory time is needed for fulfilling the envisaged goals. In European, American and Canadian universities, academic year will start from October onwards. Even though some of the universities admit students for the winter semester during February, Indian students prefer to join during the pleasant spring season. Calendar of activities- During September, the student has to decide the area in which he is interested to pursue the higher studies and collect information about the universities. Shortlist his choices. Register and apply for qualifying examination and admission requirements like TOEFL/IELTS, GRE, GMAT, CGFNS, etc. Check the websites of the selected universities and download the application form during October. Collect...

Emerging trends in job market Impact of Globalization and quantum jump in information and communication technologies (ICT) has paved the way for emerging prospective courses with immense job potential. Recent findings reveal that this trend is gradually replacing the traditional sector. Study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) revealed that information technology (IT), IT enabled sectors (IteS), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO), Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO), Aviation, Hospitality, Retail, Entertainment and Brokerages are some of the prospective areas. Study on ‘job opportunities in the emerging sectors’, named as ASSOCHAM Business Barometer (ABB) revealed that IT and IteS would be the most potential areas in the years to come. The study predicted that by 2010 IT &IteS and BPO sectors require 50 lakh and 23 lakh professionals respectively. KPO and LPO are emerging as the mos...