Study Abroad Program (India)

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Study Abroad Program (India)

• CSCE489 Software Development, Globalization and
  Culture 3 Credits
• Maymester/Summer I (May 6-24)

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Program in Brief

• Located in 3 cities Delhi (North), Bangalore
  (South) and Bhubaneswar (East)
• Visits to Software industries, educational
  institutions and places of tourist interest for
  cultural exchange
• First week at TAMU and two weeks in India to earn
  3 credits
• Scholarships available

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Visit Indias Silicon Valley - Bangalore

• 30 YoY growth in Indian Software Industry for
  last 20 years1
• India exports software services to 60 countries,
  2/3rd to US including half of all Fortune 500.
• Visit the top performing companies.

Wipro Inc.
Infosys Inc.
Company Revenue (Bi) Employees
Infosys 7 Bi 151k
Wipro 7.3Bi 135k
Accenture 27Bi 244k
TCS 10.17Bi 238k
CTS 6.12 Bi 145k
TCS Inc.
Accenture Inc.
1Bhatnagar, Shubhash, Indias Software
Industry, Technology, Adaptation, and Exports
How Some Developing Countries Got It Right,
Vandana Chanda (Ed.), Wolrd Bank, 2006, Pp. 95-124
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Visit your peers in Indias premier Universities

• Temples of Modern India, power Indias knowledge
  economy
• 300k engineering graduates per year in India ( 4
  times that in the USA)
• Impact of Indian educational system
• Corporate bigwigs in Fortune 500 like Sun
  Microsystems, McKinsey, Citigroup, PepsiCo,
  Google, Intel, .
• Indian Institutes of Technology
• Acceptance Ratio lt2 (520k applicants)
• Indian Institute of Science
• Acceptance Ratio lt0.1 (777k applicants)
• IISc publishes at least 2k papers/year in the top
  25 journals in Science

IIT, Delhi consistently ranked as the premier
Indian engineering institution
IISc, Bangalore consistently ranked as the
premier Indian scientific institution
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Experience Incredible India

• Atithi Devo Bhava Guests are like God for
  Indians.
• Visit Taj Mahal in Agra (North) one of the 7
  wonders in the world
• Visit Lotus Temple in Delhi (North)
  multi-religious house of worship
• Visit the Jagannath Temple in Puri (East)
  continuously worshipped since the 11th Century
• Visit the Konark Temple in Puri (East) Here
  the language of stone surpasses the language of
  man.

The Taj Mahal, Agra an elegy in marble
The Lotus Temple, Delhi the mini Taj Mahal
Jagannath Temple, Puri 1Mi pilgrims worship the
Lord in one day
Konark Sun Temple, Konark 13th Century monument
World Heritage Site
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Experience Incredible India

• Relax in Puri the most ancient place of
  pilgrimage in India (11th Century)
• Visit Chilika Lake, Puri second largest
  brackish water lagoon in the world, famous for
  its rich bio-diversity
• Visit the Temple City of India, Bhubaneshwar
  (East), experience classical Indian dance forms,
  sand artistry, sculpturing, theatre, food and
  music.
• Visit the Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneshwar dedicated
  to Ahimsa (non-violence) and Dharma-Vijaya
  (victory through Dharma)

Chilika Lake largest lagoon in Asia
Puri Beach one of the best beaches in India
Peace Pagoda, BBSR Commemorating peace since
2nd Century B.C.
Bhubaneshwar (BBSR), India Temple City of India
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Program Objective

• Understand offshore software development by field
  visits
• Interact with students from Indian Institutions
• Experience culture of East and globalization
  effect
• Learn about places of historical importance
  through site visits

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Grading requirements

• Reports on daily activities
• Attendance in meetings and participation in site
  visits
• Presenting ones experience among peers

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Scholarship Financial Aid

• Scholarship Programs from study abroad
• International Education Fee Scholarship
• Study abroad Fellowship
• Financial aid Federal and State financial aid
• Contact financial aid counselor
• Sponsorship
• Through donations received for this purpose by SA
• Raise through personal connections and networking

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Contact

• Study Abroad website
• http//studyabroad.tamu.edu
• Faculty leader Contact Rabi Mahapatra,
  rabi_at_cse.tamu.edu