Indian Applications to Top B-Schools Soar

U.S. and international business schools saw a dramatic rise in the number of applications from India over the past year, a leading Indian newspaper reports.

According to the Times of India, Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business had twice as many Indian applicants in 2005-2006 as in 2004-2005. The Chicago GSB and the University of Virginia's Darden School both saw application volume from India grow by more than half. Indian applicant pools grew by 23 per cent at UNC's Kenan-Flagler School of Business and by 35 per cent at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Increases were also noted by INSEAD, the London School of Business, and other top international schools.

The number of Indians registering for the GMAT also increased during this period, going up by 10.4 per cent between early 2005 and early 2006.

India's booming economy has created a demand for skilled managers that is prompting many young Indians to seek MBA degrees, and recent U.S. moves to simplify student visa application procedures has revived many Indians' interest in U.S. study.

Source: "More Indians Flock to Foreign B-Schools," by Neelima Mahajan - the Times of India, June 16, 2006