The thing is that I dont beleive that any university pays upto $ 3000 per month. majority of Ph.D. holders get close to $ 1800-2000 per month. Rest is insurance, benefits or some money for leadership developemnt/attending conferences but money in hand will not be more then $ 2000. On the other hand, in that same university, the janitor (sweeper cleaning toilets) gets close to $3000 per month
It is a shame how media misguides the people. The $3000 a month intern is as good or probably worse than a Rs. 20,000 a month internship in say Bangalore, if one were to compare the standard of living. In fact, $3000 a month would be inferior (barr the savings which Indian students make) if we were to compare the lifestyle. It is easy to publish catchy titles and raise the expectations of other students and their parents who then feel that they are not doing enough. It pushes them away from enjoying their education and makes everyone just run towards such avenues without taking care of the talents of the student.
Do IIT with tax payers money, then fly to US for Jobs. Shame less. All the seats in IIT should be reserved to SC ST BC and Minotiries, so that no good IIT'an comes out and stays back in India.
Re: Do IIT with tax payers money
by Ultapulta on Apr 20, 2010 08:13 AM
and America will surely not accept, in their country, mentally backward people selected through quota system..
you should check facts before publishing this news. $3000 in US per month is a very average pay check to get. All those people who go in hordes to US to do their PhD and masters also get around $2500 per month which will also translate to 1 lakh in Indian rupees.
But I haven't seen any rediff news screaming "Average Indian student earns 1-lakh per month doing PhD in US"
Yes, its true... indian students in US earn 1 lakh per month if you directly convert USD to INR. This is much higher than so many jobs in India. But its a very average pay check.
And if Indian students in US while doing research go for internship, they get $6000 to $7000 per month. Why do not you publish news about thousands of students who fetch that amount ?
Please check facts before publishing a news online, you might be creating the wrong picture.
Re: bad journalism
by vipul saxena on Apr 21, 2010 04:45 AM
The thing is that I dont beleive that any university pays upto $ 3000 per month. majority of Ph.D. holders get close to $ 1800-2000 per month. Rest is insurance, benefits or some money for leadership developemnt/attending conferences but money in hand will not be more then $ 2000. On the other hand, in that same university, the janitor (sweeper cleaning toilets) gets close to $3000 per month.
