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25 years (1991-2016) of doing what I know best and now time to share the story on CNBC in India and detail the challenges for the industry on Radio 2GB in Australia.

21 Jul 201621 Jul 2016

Over the last decade, there have been several "so called" experts almost writing off the role of an education counsellor and assuming that internet is to replace the education agents exactly…

Immigration NZ released documents under the OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT details the Education Loan fraud in India. I believe that it is not just NZ but even Australia, UK, Canada and US that is receiving such concocted documents.

22 Jun 201623 Jun 2016

Information RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT by IMMIGRATION NZ this day exposes the extent of the abuse of EDUCATION LOANS option by Hyderabad based agencies. The information details several…

AIU…

Why only/mostly “Hyderabad” students tend to get deported from USA? What’s amiss is the recruitment model that has distanced this region from rest of the country.

10 Jun 201610 Jun 2016

India is frequently abuzz with media reports on Indian students being deported from various US Universities. The intriguing commonality is that the bulk of such affected students are from…

“The naivety and gullibility of Bhutanese will be tested yet again.” An excellent letter to the editor exposes the truth beyond the hype on the opening of the VFS centre in Bhutan.

7 Jun 20167 Jun 2016

The Australian visa process – Myth and Truth Letter to the Editor of Kuensel by Pema Tasha is being reproduced here. The naivety and gullibility of Bhutanese will be tested yet again.…

Notes from #NAFSA2016 Annual Conference: A big B2B “mela” exhibiting the wide education umbrella, “Indian” presence and “maturing” education agents.

4 Jun 20164 Jun 2016

As I tap into my notebook onboard the flight back to India, I can’t help but reflect on how the education “trade” has evolved over the last 2.5 decades. From…

Emerging details on proposed SSVF (to come into effect from July 2016) has thrown a major surprise. Nepal at Risk AL2 along-with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, while India is a riskier AL3. It however solves one big headache regarding acceptability of banks for Nepal…

17 May 201619 May 2016

DIBP has put out the online tool by which by matching the University name with source country, one can find out if the student visa application will be streamlined. Since yesterday, many have…

Australia releases 2016 Skill Occupation List. Several changes but Accountancy remains !

The full SOL is being provided below and the legislation link is here. SOL 2016 pdf

DIBP needs to be applauded for bringing in a minimum English proficiency requirement with student visas under the SSVF. “Medium of Instruction” certificates from Indian institutions can’t replace the IELTS/PTE/TOEFL requirements for non-streamlined applicants.

4 May 20164 May 2016

Under SSVF, "regular" (non-streamlined) students from the sub-continent will need to meet the basic English Language Proficiency requirement set by the DIBP and this can be met through a required score…

Don’t live YOUR DREAM in your children. Let them have THEIR OWN DREAMS… District Collector of the town hosting India’s coaching factories issues a timely appeal to the parents. A must read.

Mr Ravi Kumar, District Collector of Kota, has been reading the suicide notes of the students and has put out an appeal to parents desiring to live their dreams in…

My musings about DIBP’s new SSVF. Is it really OLD WINE IN A NEW BOTTLE as I had blogged last year when it was announced…

29 Apr 201611 May 2016

Now that more information on SSVF is available, my July 2015 blog was not totally off the mark: New SSVF still offers a type of SVP and for the non-streamlined,…

“A SCHOOLMASTER’S MEMOIRS” exposes the malaise with India’s elite schools candidly… challenges the practise of hanging on to rotten traditions, allowing bullying and commercialised new-age schools…

13 Jan 201614 Jan 2016

My blog deals with education and this is the very first time that I am discussing a book - “With a Little Help from my Friends”. Published by Rupa Publications,…

Australia to dump SVP in favour of SSVF (Simplified Student Visa Framework): Old wine in New bottle with Higher Price-tag…

I have been critical of the SVP process for years and have been blogging on the areas of concern. https://ravilochansingh.com/2013/05/24/when-i-warn-institutions-on-the-svp-abuse-am-i-an-alarmist-or-a-whistleblower/ Thus, when the process of review of the SVP was…

Yr 12 results are out in India today… Recommending this short video not just for those who missed out on the grades but also for those who topped… Mark-sheet does not matter in life… Indeed.

Shocker: Better-prepared pathway-led diploma-to-degree returning graduates are deemed unfit for Masters study in India. India (AIU) needs to fix itself and Institutions need to pre-warn the students.

Shocker: Better-prepared pathway-led diploma-to-degree returning graduates are deemed unfit for Masters study in India. India (AIU) needs to fix itself and Institutions need to pre-warn the students..

REDUCING COST OF EDUCATION… 10 QUESTIONS FOR THE NaMo GOVERNMENT… (Reproducing Maheshwer Peri’s recent article).

OK, so: When we move a mouse, the world moves; We want to be the worlds supplier for skilled workforce; India can be the skill capital of the world. Haven't…

Delhi High Court issues its landmark judgement on IIPM… Time for the (pony)tail between the legs for the one who has been “counting his chicken before they hatched”…

27 Sep 201425 Mar 2015

For years IIPM offered its fraud degrees across India and used its various "unrecognised" institutions in India and overseas to duck the legal system. Thousands of students have been marketed…

▶ Al Jazeera World – Shattered Dreams – Recent report on how “some” agents and “some” colleges operate… Thought provoking…

▶ Al Jazeera World - Shattered Dreams - Video Dailymotion.

Oh No!!! India is to reverse the earlier decision of a bridging course for UK 1-year Masters. Shorter degrees will remain un-recognised in India. Another messed up “education” decision by Smriti Irani’s Ministry…

15 Sep 201415 Sep 2014

Minister Irani has been in controversies over her disputed academic qualifications and false declarations. By continuing to un-recognise shorter UK Master degrees, she can now get back at Rahul Gandhi…

Indian Medical Screening tests seem designed to keep Chinese Medicos out…

25 Aug 201425 Aug 2014

Despite less Indian students reaching its Universities, UK announces further tightening… WHY?

30 Jul 201431 Jul 2014

Mirror Mirror on the wall, Who is the most "unwelcoming" of them all !!! The answer actually is known to all but the policy makers in the UK seem to be…