[radhika_jain]

Hello guys I am a newbie!!!! First of all many thanks to pagalguy , all moderators and fellow pgites for making such a wonderfull site for knowledge thirsty ppls !!!!!!!!!!
hey frds this place rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My name is radhika and I am a b.com graduate .have been working in a call center from last two years. now I want to pursue my masters degree from usa in fall 2006?
but my problem is that I have not registered for m com this year, which ppl say it is a must and is considered as sixteen year of education for bcom graduate.

this means that I have to go in fall 2007? which I don’t want too?

Then some where I have read that they accept Indian students with fifteen years of education ?is it true? if yes could anyone tell me which universities in usa accept Indian students with 15 years of education?
Is it such that they accept students with 15 years of education for mba courses only and not for masters?
if no universities accept student with 15 years of education then which degree should I target so that they could consider it as 16th yr of education and
lastly if I want to apply for any mba programme from any top university in usa will they consider my 2 yrs of work experience in call center? would it be taken into consideration and would my work experience will fulfill the criteria of the universities minimum work experience ?
Plz help were worried abt future

P.s: I want to my masters in fall 2006 only and from usa only due to personal and family reasons !!!!!!!!!!so plz help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chandler]

check out tuck MBA, it's a 3 yrs program (instead of normal 2 yrs) for graduates with 15 yrs education...

[Vipin_Singh]

I am sending you a link to the thread which would give you some information on US B-schools and the 15/16 years criteria, however you could write to your target schools to gather more information.
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/b-scho...ighlight=years

For other masters programs 16 years is a procedural requirement as the educational policy in US does not allow them to make too many exceptions. So you could check with the universities and ask them if you can do some course to fulfill their requirements. I know someone who fulfilled the criteria by doing an additional course in computing (This was not for an MBA though).

Hope this helps. You could post your questions on the exisiting thread to get a better response.

[radhika_jain]

hello vipin and chandler
thanks for u replies guys!!!!!!!!
but i feel i have not received answer to my question
guys i have read the thread u have mention before also but i feel that they accept guys with 15 th year of eduacation fro mba only and not for masters ?
am i right plz!!!!!!!!help me in answering my question
or should i presume that if they accept students for mba degree with 15 years of education then they would be accepting students with 15 year of education for masters also?
if yes do let me the unievrsities?
plz help?very confused.

[BaBu]

in which call centre you in?

[Vipin_Singh]

This is what I got from google for Master's degree from US. Credit : infozee

Eligibility

Top

Most schools require qualifications comparable to a U.S. Bachelor’s (Honours) degree (Four Year Degree Program). That means a minimum of 16 years of formal education. In the Indian context, it implies qualifying in a professional four-year degree like engineering or other such courses.

For Doctorate programs, most universities require a Master’s degree in that subject. In a few exceptional cases like a good undergraduate engineering degree, they may offer a direct admission to a Doctorate course.

If you have completed a three-year degree program in India, the advisable plan of action to maximize eligibility for U.S. graduate schools is to apply for a Post Graduate degree here in India. A one-year university affiliated program will make up for the fourth year of a U.S. Undergraduate degree.
IMPORTANT

• Professional programs like the CA, ICWA, part time diplomas from a university such as those in management, communication may or may not be accepted. Though many universities, especially Business Schools, have started recognizing the Indian CA.
• Independent certificate courses offered by private institutions like Aptech, NIIT, etc. may or may not be accepted based on each individual university’s evaluation.
• One-year education of a two year degree course (like M.Tech, MA etc) may not be accepted by most schools. The full course has to be completed for qualification, unless there is a recognized university exam at the end of one year.

No standardized policy exists regarding the acceptance of such programs. Some universities may accept the three-year Indian Graduation Degree for a few programs. Confirmation can only be obtained by either writing directly or formally applying to the universities concerned.

[Hobbes]

Originally Posted by radhika_jain

hello vipin and chandler
thanks for u replies guys!!!!!!!!
but i feel i have not received answer to my question
guys i have read the thread u have mention before also but i feel that they accept guys with 15 th year of eduacation fro mba only and not for masters ?
am i right plz!!!!!!!!help me in answering my question
or should i presume that if they accept students for mba degree with 15 years of education then they would be accepting students with 15 year of education for masters also?
if yes do let me the unievrsities?
plz help?very confused.

Radhika, I guess a lot would depend upon which "Masters" prog are you talking about? For ex: Science, Finance, Accounting, Law, Business etc etc etc

One more thing, from your posts above I got the impression that you expect univs will take 15 + 1 (first yr of MCom) as 16 yrs. That might not be the case. Some univs very clearly mention that this is not acceptable in their "International Students" eligibility criteria.

HTH,
Uday

[sachins19]

Hello,

I had started a thread named "16 Yers of Education" few months back..
PPL had listed the US universities which accepts 15 years of education.

Kindly chack the thread in case it is still active.....

Regards,
Sachin

[sachins19]

Originally Posted by sachins19

Hello,

I had started a thread named "16 Yers of Education" few months back..
PPL had listed the US universities which accepts 15 years of education.

Kindly chack the thread in case it is still active.....

Regards,
Sachin

Got the thread.

It is

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/b-scho...ighlight=years

[vishalg]

Hi. i am currently in the final year of my bachelors degree in India after which i will be having 15 years of formal education. i wanted to know that whether dese skools accept 15 years of formal education or 16 years of formal education?help me out . i don thav work ex only a part time . i work as an insurance davisor for icici .its not part tiem but not full time either u no how d work is. ill b graduating dis year.