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Higher Education in USA: Indian Society For Technical Education Students' Chapter

This document discusses career options after completing a B.E degree in India, including taking a job, pursuing an MBA, or further studies. It focuses on the option of pursuing further education in the USA. It provides details on the structure of education in the USA, including masters degrees which take 1-2 years, doctorate degrees which take 5-7 years after a BE, and professional degrees. It also discusses the structure of American universities, grading systems, standardized tests required for admissions like the GRE and TOEFL, and estimated costs of applying to and attending universities in the USA.

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Higher Education in USA: Indian Society For Technical Education Students' Chapter

This document discusses career options after completing a B.E degree in India, including taking a job, pursuing an MBA, or further studies. It focuses on the option of pursuing further education in the USA. It provides details on the structure of education in the USA, including masters degrees which take 1-2 years, doctorate degrees which take 5-7 years after a BE, and professional degrees. It also discusses the structure of American universities, grading systems, standardized tests required for admissions like the GRE and TOEFL, and estimated costs of applying to and attending universities in the USA.

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Higher Education In USA

Indian Society for Technical Education


Students chapter
A Study program on
presents
So whats your decision?
DECIDING YOUR CAREER GOALS
You are doing your B.E and you wonder what the possibilities are for you once
you graduate. You could go in for any of the following:

Take up a job
Go for a MBA
Take the GATE and go for a M.Tech in IIT,IISC etc
Go for M.E in other colleges
FURTHER STUDIES IN THE US OF A.

Why meet Uncle Sam?
Advanced Degree
Sophisticated Technical Training
Greater Job prospects
Opportunity to do research & gain patents
Embrace Superior Life style
Or is it just an hype?

Destination USA
Structure of American Education
Graduate School
Masters
(18 months-2yrs)
E.g.: MS/MBA/M. Engg
Doctorate
(5-7yrs after BE)
E.g.: PhD
Professional Degrees
E.g.: P. Engg, Graduate
Diploma,
Graduate Certificate
Distant Education
Structure of an American University
Schools
Departments
Teaching Research
Teaching Staff
Administrative Staff
Students
University
Student Community
Undergraduate
Masters
Doctorate
Department Activities
Teaching Staff
Dean
Associate
Dean
Associate
Professor
Professor
Adjunct
Lecturer
Assistant
Professor
Research Centers
Corporate
NSF
Private Agencies
Funding
University Grading System
Grading Point Average System (GPA)
Semester Exams
Assignments
Project work/designs
Rapport
Hey, what about attendance??
What is this testing business?
Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical (old)
Verbal, Quantitative. Analytical essays (new)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)-General Test
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Listening, Structure & Essay, Reading Comprehension
GRE-Subject Test
Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular
Biology and genetics
Literature in English
Biology Mathematics
Chemistry Physics
Computer Science Psychology
Cost of Education
CA
AL
GA
SC
NC
TN
KY
TX
PA
NY
MA
NM
AZ OK
KS
MO
Pre-application and Application
GRE test
TOEFL test
Internet Surfing, Printouts,
SOPS, Reco letters etc
Application fees (@ $40/college for
10 application)
400$ Rs. 18920
Courier Charges (@Rs. 500/ packet) Rs. 5000
130$/145$ Rs. 6149
110$ Rs. 5203
Rs. 1500
Total
Rs. 36772

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