How much to spend on your bachelor’s degree in India?

There is an increasing trend to go to foreign countries for studies, due to better facilities and employment opportunities. India is one of the top destinations for foreign study. Every day major technological advances are being made seemingly in India. This is not the only reason that students are attracted to the country. Another reason is that the Indian government is also actively seeking to encourage and recruit international students and thus provides prestigious scholarships as well. If you are planning to pursue your bachelor’s in India, you must know about various important factors that will affect your stay there including the cost. This blog provides detailed information on how much to spend on your bachelor’s degree. 

A bachelor’s degree is an academic degree earned for an undergraduate course of study that could range in length of time. In India, a bachelor’s degree course duration is usually three to four years depending on the course you choose. Some of the popular bachelor’s degrees in India are Bachelor in Technology, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), Bachelor of Business Administration (B.BA), amongst others. The cost of a college degree in India varies significantly. The annual fee also depends on the college and course you choose to pursue. Generally, government educational institutes are a lot cheaper than private ones, and medicine or engineering will have higher annual fees than other courses of study. However, if you compare the cost of an Indian institute with American and European educational institutes, it is one of the least costly study abroad destinations in the world. 

Though tuition fees vary across private and public institutes, the average cost of tuition fees in India would be approximate $3000 USD per annum. Some expensive educational institutions are Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), SRM University, BITS, Manipal, Thapar Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International University, Amity University, etc. In Manipal Institutes, the fees start from around $5000 USD per semester whereas the fees of the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) start from $3000 USD per semester onwards. In the case of Symbiosis International University, the fees can cost up to $7000 USD per semester. However, they have a good rankings and recongnisations, better percentage of Placements, lot of facilities for the students to prevail. The fees of Amity University start from $4000 USD for the courses per annum.

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) is one of the prestigious educational institutions of India. The fees of KIIT can cost around $6000 USD approx per annum depending on the subject you choose. However, they offer KIIT University International Scholarship Program (KUISP) for International Students. Under this scheme, students can get for $1750 USD per semester or 1.5 lakhs INR per semester to Nepalese Students depending on courses. The University provides various facilities to its students such as AC hostels, free laptop, gyms, sports complexes, and hospitals etc. Similarly, there are an adequate number of classrooms in each campus for 30,000 students enrolled in KIIT University. KIIT has also good rankings and recognisations like VIT, SRM, Manipal, Amity, Symbiosis and better placemnets percentage than these universities. Classrooms are air conditioned and designed as per the international standard. The courses in this University include Engineering, Nursing, Biotechnology, Management, Law, and Medicine. 

However, every student cannot afford expensive universities. These students may have to support their family financially or they may even do a part time job to pay the bills. This does not mean that there aren’t any cheaper universities. As has been already mentioned above, the tuition fees vary according to the universities as well as the course you choose. If you are looking for a university with a lesser fee but equally good quality of education, R.K University can be the perfect university for you. The course fee is about $2000 USD per semester for Non-SAARC INR 2 lakhs per semester for SAARC Students. However, they are offering Presidential Scholarship, under this scheme the fee is about $1500 USD per annum for Non- SAARC and 1 lakh INR per annum for SAARC depending upon the courses. The courses available in RKU are in the field of Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Ayurveda, Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, and Management. The university also offers high-speed Wi-Fi, state of art laboratories, classrooms, libraries, seminar halls, sports building, and gymnasium. 

Before you rush to enroll in any university, make sure to compare the prices, course structure and accessibility of those universities. This will help you find a suitable university for your financial stability and you won’t have to worry in the future.