No jobs here, students rush to foreign shores to pursue higher education

[sajiv]

No jobs here, students rush to foreign shores to pursue higher education

Economic downturn is making it difficult for colleges to place their students, but they are now ready with the damage-control plan.

In a recent trend, colleges are inviting foreign universities and colleges to hold education fairs, facilitating and encouraging students to opt for higher studies.

At one such exhibition conducted at the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, about 500 students from nearly 30 institutes from across the state participated in the Canadian education fair.

Various education institutes feel that since 'it is the best time to study' because of lack of job opportunities, the students should train their guns at further studies and buy some time for themselves so that they land a better a job a year later.

With fewer jobs left in the job market in the present scenario, many of the students of the outgoing batches in several colleges are mulling over the decision to pursue higher studies for another year, which is evident by a rise noticed in the number of applicants applying to different colleges in Canada and Australia.