Are there certain courses that are still in high demand despite the present economic scenario?
Yes, there are still a few courses that are in demand. While the MBA still tops the charts in the demand list, other areas like engineering, biotechnology and health care management are also quite ‘hot’. As I said earlier, it’s not really a gloomy scenario for students who are seriously looking at going to the US for studies and not depending on US jobs in the future. These students are still selecting courses to upgrade and enhance their qualifications and not really going by the slowdown in the market. Of late, university funding has decreased in the US. What role can Indian banks or the government play in helping students in course completion? Indian nationalised banks have started playing quite an active role in this and education loan facilities have become accessible to students but there is not enough transparency in the requirements of the loan process. Quite often loan grant/ approval is left to the individual assessment of the branch or the officer dealing with the case. Our
