Studying in India
From time immemorial, India has been
a centre for learning. Thousands of years ago, great scholars used to teach
through the scriptures. A variety of subjects such as philosophy, religion,
medicine, literature, drama and arts, astrology, mathematics and sociology
were taught and masterpieces on these subjects were written. Under the
Buddhist influence, education was available to virtually everyone who wanted
it and some world famous institutions arose out of the monasteries, such as
Nalanda, Vikramshila and Takshashila. Nalanda, which flourished from the
fifth to 13th century AD, was especially noteworthy. It had at one time
about 10,000 resident students and teachers on its roll, including Chinese,
Sri Lankan, Korean and other international scholars.
During the 11th century, the Muslims established elementary and secondary
schools, "Madrasas" or colleges, and even universities at cities like
Delhi, Lucknow and Allahabad, mostly using Arabic as the medium of
instruction. During the medieval period, there was excellent interaction
between Indian and Islamic traditions in all fields of knowledge like
theology, religion, philosophy, fine arts, painting, architecture,
mathematics, medicine and astronomy.
With the arrival of the British, English education came into being with the
help of the European missionaries. In 1817, Hindu College was established in
Kolkata. The Elphinstone Institution was set up in 1834 in Mumbai. In 1857
three universities were set up at Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai. Since then,
Western education has made steady advances in the country. With 226
universities and thousands of colleges affiliated to them, 428 engineering
colleges and technological institutes, more than a 100 medical colleges,
scores of agricultural institutes and many other specialised centres of
learning and research in every subject and discipline, India can claim its
position as one of the leading countries providing quality higher education
to its people as well as to students and scholars from countries all over
the world.
Today Indian universities and institutes of higher education and research
have made a significant contribution to transmission of knowledge and
enquiry into frontiers of science and technology. In the field of
traditional subjects such as arts and humanities as well as in pure
sciences, applied physics and chemistry, mathematics and in areas of
technology, the universities and higher institutes have been playing a
leading role in transforming the country into a modern industrialised,
technologically advanced state. The ushering of the Green Revolution and the
tremendous progress in dairy development have made India a major
food-producing country on one hand; on the other hand, its development of
space technology, production and launching of indigenous satellites,
development of peaceful nuclear energy have brought it into the forefront of
technologically advanced nations to which a large number of developing
countries looks for training and guidance.
Indian universities and institutes of higher learning have been playing
their role to promote the needs and aspirations of higher education and
research to Indian students and scholars. These centres have been extending
their cooperation and friendship towards students of other developing
countries also, where facilities for higher studies and research are not
adequate. In addition, a number of overseas students are also drawn to
Indian educational institutions providing high-quality education at very
competitive prices.
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Scholarship schemes for studying in
India
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Every
year the Indian Council for
Cultural Relations (ICCR), New
Delhi, India, offers 10
scholarships for meritorious
nationals from Germany for
studies and research under the
Cultural Exchange Programme
Scholarship Scheme in India. |
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General
Guidelines for Application :
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For application form and further
details, please contact : |
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Deutscher Akademischer Austausch
Dienst (DAAD)
Ref. 422/Süd-
und Südostasien
Kennedyallee 50
53175
BONN
Tel:
0228-8820 / 882338 Fax:
0228-882444
Website:
www.daad.de
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The
Education Officer
Embassy
of India
Tiergartenstrasse 17
10785
BERLIN
Tel:
030-25795-0 or 25795 315 Fax:
030-25795 102 / 520
Website:
www.indianembassy.de
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Special information
Bulletin: |
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for admission of Foreign Nationals/NRIs
in Aligarh Muslim
University,Aligarh(India) for the
academic session 2005-06
controller of exams |
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