‘Enquiries for medicine courses abroad up’
Must be due to anxiety over NEET: Education consultant
Enquiries from parents and students about medicine courses in foreign
countries were witnessing a sharp increase this year, said C.
Ravichandran, Managing Director, Study Abroad Educational Consultants
here on Thursday.
Speaking to the media regarding an upcoming education fair to be conducted here by the Cultural Department of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai, Mr. Ravichandran said the spike could possibly be attributed to the anxiety surrounding the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (NEET) that has come into force in Tamil Nadu this year.
“We generally receive many enquiries regarding admissions around this time of the year. However, this year, we are seeing an increase of around 40 %, mostly from students in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
“Though I cannot say with certainty that it is because of NEET, it is possibly a factor since parents and students are anxious about the results and want to keep their options open,” he added. Timur Akhmetov, Vice-Dean, Foreign Students Education, Kazan State Medical University in Russia, said that around more than 2,000 students from India enrolled for medical courses in Russian universities every year, of which the majority were from southern States.
“Though opportunities are there for a variety of courses in Russia, the most popular among Indian students is medicine,” he said, adding that this year the expectation was that around 500 students will enrol for medical courses from southern States.
Stating that about 20 medical universities in Russia offered the course through English medium, Mr. Akhmetov said that Indian students were also eligible for a number of scholarships.
Mr. Ravichandran said that the education fair will be conducted at Hotel Royal Court on May 15. “All information about studying in Russia will be provided at the fair. Students can also get spot admissions by furnishing Plus Two mark sheets,” he said.
Speaking to the media regarding an upcoming education fair to be conducted here by the Cultural Department of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Chennai, Mr. Ravichandran said the spike could possibly be attributed to the anxiety surrounding the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (NEET) that has come into force in Tamil Nadu this year.
“We generally receive many enquiries regarding admissions around this time of the year. However, this year, we are seeing an increase of around 40 %, mostly from students in Tamil Nadu,” he said.
“Though I cannot say with certainty that it is because of NEET, it is possibly a factor since parents and students are anxious about the results and want to keep their options open,” he added. Timur Akhmetov, Vice-Dean, Foreign Students Education, Kazan State Medical University in Russia, said that around more than 2,000 students from India enrolled for medical courses in Russian universities every year, of which the majority were from southern States.
“Though opportunities are there for a variety of courses in Russia, the most popular among Indian students is medicine,” he said, adding that this year the expectation was that around 500 students will enrol for medical courses from southern States.
Stating that about 20 medical universities in Russia offered the course through English medium, Mr. Akhmetov said that Indian students were also eligible for a number of scholarships.
Mr. Ravichandran said that the education fair will be conducted at Hotel Royal Court on May 15. “All information about studying in Russia will be provided at the fair. Students can also get spot admissions by furnishing Plus Two mark sheets,” he said.
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