Released on: November 22, 2007, 10:43 pm

Press Release Author: Shushmul Maheshwari

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Private sector is dominating the Indian education market, but
on the cost of quality. So the govt. is taking significant steps to invite foreign
universities to open campuses in India to enhance the standard of education in the
country.

Press Release Body: The leading name in market research consulting services, RNCOS,
has recently released its research report on the thriving Indian education sector -
\"Education Services Market in India (2007)”. As per the report, the growth of
private higher education institutions will outshine the growth of government and
private aided universities and colleges in future.

The report says that during 2000-01 to 2005-06, the enrollment figures in private
aided institutes increased by around 12.15% and that in government institutes marked
a rise of nearly 11.8%. On the other hand, private unaided institutes registered a
healthy growth of over 76% during the same period. The report identifies
government’s inability in bearing the expenditure of education sector as the
reason for high enrollment in private unaided institutes. So this has given an
opportunity to the private sector to take initiative to fill the gap by expanding
their reach into the education sector.

But the continuous rise in the number of private institutes has degraded the quality
of education. The report suggests that private institutes can overcome this
situation by working together with foreign universities. Even the Indian government
has taken strong measures to encourage foreign universities seeking to enter the
higher education scene in the country for opening campuses in India under the
liberalization movement. And as India is the third biggest potential education
market in terms of enrollment after China and the US, foreign educators will not
feel apprehensive in coming to the country.

Despite being a lucrative education market, the study also highlights the challenges
faced by foreign universities in India. They might face hurdles regarding the
student’s perception that the class and market value of a degree attained from
a foreign country is usually better than the one obtained at the Indian campuses.

So the success of foreign universities in India, to a larger extent, depends upon
how much they contextualize their programs and courses, while making it affordable
to a bigger student base, research said.

\"Education Services Market in India (2007)” presents a detailed and updated
overview of the Indian education service market. It evaluates present trends,
government policies on education system and opportunities and challenges to present
a rational future outlook of the education market in India.

The key issues addressed in this report include through research on the Indian
education sector, operation and entry policies for foreign players, and financial
aspects.

About RNCOS:

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industry experts who analyze data collected from credible sources. They provide
industry insights and analysis that helps corporations to take timely and accurate
business decision in today\'s globally competitive environment.

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