Differences between Indian and American higher education

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:07:36 GMT

The Indian collegiate system here is very different from the US. At American colleges and universities, usually a single professor writes the syllabus, projects, homework assignments, and exams for a course; and the same professor teaches the class. That professor chooses what topics to teach and adjusts as needed; there might be some key concepts the department wants, but the subject matter is really up to the instructor. That sort of academic flexibility is not common here in Indian engineering schools, except possibly at IIT. I think that was the biggest surprise to Michael.

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Differences between Indian and American higher education