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AICTE has progressively closed 58 engineering and technical colleges during the 2025–26 academic year, citing reasons such as low admissions, faculty shortages, and failure to meet required standards.

Do you think this is a healthy cleanup of low-quality institutions, or does it point to deeper problems like poor placements, declining interest in engineering, and an oversupply of colleges?

Interested to hear perspectives from students, graduates, faculty, and recruiters.

After all the news about visa restrictions and declining international student numbers, Canada's envoy to India has made an interesting statement.

He says Canada isn't closing its doors to Indian students and even called this the "best time ever" to apply, claiming the country hasn't filled its 2026 study permit allocation yet.

Do you think this is:

A real opportunity for new applicants?

An attempt to bring back international students?

Or just optimistic messaging while challenges still exist?

Would love to hear opinions from students currently in Canada.

Remember when the selling point of foreign universities was... actually going abroad?

Now they're opening campuses in India, hiring local faculty, bringing in a few visiting professors, and charging a premium because the degree still has a foreign logo on it.

So the next evolution of international education is:

Indian students

Indian faculty

Indian campus

Foreign tuition vibes

Globalization really said, "Why leave home when your bank account can travel instead?"

For years, the pecking order seemed fixed: CSE at the top, followed by everything else.

But with AI disrupting software careers and India's infrastructure boom creating demand for core engineers, some top JEE rankers are reportedly choosing Civil Engineering over AI-focused branches.

Is this the start of a long-term shift, or just a temporary trend? If you had a top JEE rank today, what branch would you choose and why? 👇

A weaker rupee, rising tuition fees, stricter visa rules, and an uncertain job market are making many students rethink studying abroad.

For those considering overseas education in 2026:

Would you still take a ₹50 lakh–₹1 crore education loan?

If yes, which country and why?

If no, what has changed? 🎓💸🌍

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The debate that started grabbing national attention during the 2023 G20 summit has now reached academic certificates.

A university in Jabalpur has become the first to print "Bharat" instead of "India" on degrees awarded to students.

Do you think we're gradually moving toward wider official use of "Bharat," or will both names continue to coexist indefinitely?

A NEET aspirant from Nagpur reportedly found his exam centre changed to Abu Dhabi just one day before the re-test, despite choosing Nagpur as his preferred city.

The student doesn't even have a passport. NTA has reportedly acknowledged the error and promised a correction.

How does a mistake like this happen in one of India's most important entrance exams?

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Question paper:

Answer 1

Answer 2

Answer 3

Students:

"Sir, questions?"

Invigilator:

"Use AI to generate them."

Students:

"Can we use ChatGPT?"

Invigilator:

"No."

Students:

"Then why are we suffering for AI's mistakes?" 😭

For years, Indian parents have pushed their kids toward Engineering → MBA → Corporate Job.

Now India's Chief Economic Advisor, V. Anantha Nageswaran, says that mindset may be outdated.

According to him, AI is disrupting many white-collar jobs, while skilled trades like welding, plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, and other vocational professions are becoming increasingly valuable and harder to replace.

He even suggested that India should stop looking down on these professions and start giving them the same respect seen in countries like Germany, Switzerland, and Japan.

So here's the question:

Were Indian students sold a dream that no longer exists?

If you were 18 again in 2026, would you:

Learn coding and chase an IT job?

Do an MBA?

Or learn a high-demand trade and start earning sooner?

The QS World University Rankings 2027 were released, and only three Indian institutions made it into the global top 200: IIT Delhi (#118), IIT Bombay (#134), and IIT Madras (#170).

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For a country with over 1.4 billion people, one of the world's largest student populations, and ambitions to become a global knowledge economy, this seems surprisingly low.

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What do you think is holding Indian universities back?

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Lack of research funding?

Faculty shortages and brain drain?

Too much focus on exams rather than research?

Bureaucracy and regulations?

Limited international collaborations?

Or are global rankings biased toward Western universities?

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Also, should rankings even matter this much? Many Indian graduates do exceptionally well worldwide despite their universities not ranking highly.

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I'm curious to hear from students, professors, researchers, recruiters, and anyone who has studied both in India and abroad.

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What is the biggest challenge facing Indian higher education today, and what would you change first?

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/qs-world-university-rankings-2027-iit-delhi-tops-india-at-118th-globally-2928838-2026-06-18

For years, most international students have viewed the US, UK, Canada, and Australia as the top study destinations. But Chinese universities are rapidly improving their global rankings, research output, and investment in areas like AI, engineering, and technology.

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At the same time, tuition fees in Western countries continue to rise, while visa and immigration policies are becoming more uncertain in some places.

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If a Chinese university offered a highly ranked program, lower costs, and strong research opportunities, would you choose it over a university in the US or UK?

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What would stop you from studying in China?

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Language barriers?

Global employer recognition?

Academic freedom concerns?

Career opportunities after graduation?

Cultural differences?

Something else?

Just came across Rahul Gandhi’s remarks at a student rally in Kota, where he called India’s education system an “extortion machine” and a “rejection system” rather than a selection system.

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He highlighted issues like:

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Intense competition in exams such as NEET, JEE, UPSC, SSC, and RRB

Rising coaching and education costs

Stress and mental pressure on students

Limited career paths being promoted

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Whether you agree with him or not, the concerns about exam pressure, coaching culture, and student well-being are worth discussing.

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What do you think? Is the current education system helping students grow, or is it putting too much pressure on them and their families? 👇

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#IndiaEducation #NEET #JEE #Students #EducationSystem #Kota #Discussion

With tuition fees, living expenses, and visa uncertainty getting worse every year, overseas education is starting to feel financially unrealistic for many middle-class Indian families.

Taking a ₹50–80 lakh loan for an uncertain job market abroad honestly doesn’t seem worth it for everyone anymore.

Do you think studying abroad still gives good ROI in 2026, or has the hype started fading?

Which countries are still actually worth the money?

Would you rather build your career in India now?

Are education consultants overselling the “foreign dream”?

Curious to hear real opinions from students and people already abroad.