Prospective students must have a Bachelor degree or must be in the final year of a 3 or 4 year degree program in any discipline (1st class preferred). Final year degree students are eligible to apply. Minimum requirements for GRE or GMAT depend on education and work experience, and may be submitted during the first semester (see ist.cgu.edu/CGU-TW) for details. TOEFL scores must be submitted before full admission is granted. Please contact us for Minimum requirements.
PROVISIONAL ADMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN for Academic Sessions 2010-2011
Classes Begin September 2010
All admissions are on a first come first basis for eligible candidates
CGU-TW PARTNERING IN KNOWLEDGE CREATION IN INDIA
Claremont Graduate University, California, USA (part of the famed Peter Drucker school of management) is collaborating with Transweave Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Chennai in introducing Master of Science in Information Systems and Technology (MSIST) program. Additionally, course content will offer SAP for those interested. A highly rated University from California offers this MSIST program [Pending WASC (Western Association of Schools & Colleges) Accreditation]. Having job skills with German technical certificate –SAP, add on with industrial training will be a boon for India. Chennai is the prime mover for bringing such collaborative efforts under one umbrella. TransWeave Solutions also provides internship to get job experience making students professionals within a matter of an additional six months. Jobs in SAP are some of the highest paying in the world with ability for global mobility.
Sam Pitroda said India has to create a right kind of framework to address three fundamental challenges of expansion, excellence and equity in the higher education system. To quote “We need low-cost sustainable models in Indian education system. India is importing expatriates for top management positions to lead Indian enterprises. Indian economy cannot grow by 8 to 10 per cent unless we create right type of human capacity and higher education has to be taken into consideration,” he said. It is a question of employability of 550 million people. There is need for more public-private partnership, more autonomy and collaboration for expansion of education base, focus on equity and international collaboration, he said.
At present India is losing substantial forex with Indian students spending a fortune on education abroad. It is estimated that around 1,60,000 students from India are studying abroad. If the average expenditure on fees and maintenance is assumed at $25,000 per student per year, Indian students are spending around $4 billion per annum abroad.
India's decision on allowing foreign universities free entry into India by asking the Ministry of Commerce to remove education from India's offer to WTO, is a commendable move in the history of India. Sources say significant investment is expected from leading institutes like Harvard, Oxford, Wharton, and Columbia. Harvard is expected to shell out USD 60 million for India, Oxford USD 60 million, and Wharton USD 50 million.
FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES outside India play a large role in the Indian higher education scene. They attract many thousands of Indian students to their campuses each year — 80,466 Indians enrolled in U.S. institutions alone in 2004-05 and at least eight other countries actively recruit Indian students. Graduates of accredited foreign institutions play important roles in the development of India upon their return home. Imagine what greater opportunities would be available to Indian students if accredited foreign institutions offered degree programs in India to expand access to higher education to Indian students.
For most of the students, the motivation is to attain the best possible education. Competition for admission to India's best institutions is very intense — about two per cent of those taking admission tests for the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management. Moreover, the Indian student population is growing at a fast pace, and Indian institutions strapped for funds will be hard-pressed to create seats to accommodate the demand.
For most of the students, the motivation is to attain the best possible education. Competition for admission to India's best institutions is very intense — about two per cent of those taking admission tests for the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Management. Moreover, the Indian student population is growing at a fast pace, and Indian institutions strapped for funds will be hard-pressed to create seats to accommodate the demand.
Beyond the issue of access to quality higher education, Indian educators recognize the need to supplement Indian content-rich curricula with activity-based learning and to bridge the gap between academia and industry. With a booming economy in the service sector industry, the time is right to prepare graduates for tomorrow's careers. Reports have circulated that only one in four engineering graduates in India are employable in the IT -enabled services industry. An article titled "Skills Gap Hurts Technology Boom in India" in The New York Times on October 19, 2006, said the rest were found to lack required technical skills, English fluency, teamwork skills or oral presentation skills.
Many educators acknowledge the need for change in Indian institutions to increase focus on life-long learning, which will result in even larger numbers of students — beyond the usual 19-22-year-old cohort — seeking admission to higher education institutions, whether in India or abroad. Indeed, we see the theme of the need for rapid expansion of a quality higher education sector stated in a recent Government of India report. The five most important issues facing higher education in India have been identified equity and access; relevance; quality and excellence; governance and management; and funding. Entry of accredited US educational institutions has the potential to partially respond to all of these needs.
US institutions, known for preparing students for the job market both through coursework and career preparation services; can enhance the quality and relevance of education to contemporary India. US universities see India’s large English-speaking population, affluent middle class and the value given to higher education as attractive opportunities for their schools. India has been one of the most dynamic societies on the planet, and therefore it is a place where educators can be created.
Claremont Graduate University, USA -School of Information Systems and Technology offers MS degree program in Chennai.
Courses are taught by Phd. faculty from CGU (who will travel from US) at Transweave Chennai. The degree program is a 11 month course with an add-on of SAP –Industrial Solutions certificate program from Germany. The entire program is in house and at one third of the cost of an US program. The program starts at Fall-Sept 2010. An executive program for corporate is also on the cards of Transweave. A first class graduate in engineering or in computer science with official GRE/GMAT and official TOEFL will take you there to TW. Look out for advertisement on the leading papers for further details.
Contact: CGU@TransWeave.com or r.subramanian@TransWeave.com
Mobile : +919176399399
