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| 02nd
August 2010 / Times of India / Pune Edition |
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 Mumbai 2nd best hub for arts edu
Delhi Tops In Arts & Commerce,Blore Leads In Engg & Mgmt
When it comes to providing best education in arts and commerce streams in the country,Mumbai is next to Delhi as the most sought-after destination.
A survey conducted by education portal Minglebox.com showed that Mumbai was the most preferred destination for arts and commerce after Delhi.The first-of-its-kind countrywide survey covered 2,190 students in the 18-25 age group showed that 16% of the students preferred to study arts and 20% commerce in Mumbai.Conducted over 20 days from July 1,the students were asked nine questions,which included their choice of city offering the best college for courses in arts,commerce,science,engineering,medicine and MBA;factors which encourage one to relocate to a new city and factors which hinder relocation.
As far as opting for arts courses was concerned,35% of the respondents preferred colleges in and around Delhi.The next sought after city is Mumbai with 16% followed by Chennai and Bangalore with 9% each.However,the least preferred city for arts is Ahmedabad (4%).Delhi was voted the best city for commerce courses (31%),followed by Mumbai (20%) and Bangalore (13%).Kolkata is the least preferred (3%).
While Delhi was voted as the most preferred destination for medicine with 30%,Bangalore came second.
Bangalore too emerged as the most sought-after destination for engineering,science and management.Respondents who ranged from diverse educational backgrounds in under-graduate and post-graduate courses said they preferred Bangalore for these courses due to the presence of many MNCs in search of talent,good institutions and interesting lifestyle.
Kavita Iyer,CEO,Minglebox.com,said every year there are several surveys conducted by various forums to determine top colleges across the country in various streams.These are hardly ever determined on the basis of opinions of students or what they consider the best.Thats why we decided to do a survey among students to determine what they thought were the best education hubs in the country, she said.
Interestingly,40% of the respondents are from smaller towns.This also indicates that a good percentage of students in smaller cities and towns aspire to relocate to bigger cities for education, she added.The study shows the biggest hindrance is the high cost in some educational hot spots (36%).
Also,the lack of awareness about courses and colleges in new cities (25%) is a problem.In a few cases,parental pressure (9%) is a problem.
Another interesting finding is that almost half the students want to shift to a new location because they want to experience the independence that comes with it (49%), Kavita added.
TOP 5 CITIES
SCIENCE
Bangalore | 28% In and around Delhi | 20% Chennai | 13% In & around Mumbai | 12% Pune | 10%
ENGINEERING
(apart from IITs and RECs) Bangalore | 29% In and around Delhi | 16% Chennai | 15% Pune | 11% Mumbai | 8%
MANAGEMENT (apart from IIMs)
Bangalore | 20% In and around Delhi | 18% In and around Mumbai | 16% Pune | 16% Ahmedabad | 13%
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