Apr 06, 2017 04:30 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
A new memorandum issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) makes it mandatory to ensure a closer scrutiny of computer programmers using H-1B work visas, and ensure that only those programming positions that can qualify as a specialty occupation use these visas. Companies applying for H-1B visas for computer programming positions will have to submit additional evidence showing that the jobs are complex or specialized and require professional degrees. The memo said the updated guidance is effective immediately, which means it applies to the new visa application season that began on Monday for fiscal 2018. Analysts were divided on how seriously this would impact India's IT outsourcing industry, which is the biggest user of H-1B visas. H-1B specialty occupations include science, engineering and information technology. Emotions are running high in Indian tech circles after the Donald Trump administration amended the H1-B visa guidelines, making it difficult for foreign computer graduates to work in the US. The US quietly reworked its H1B visa policy, and this is likely to impact entry-level IT workers the hardest. About 40 percent of the IT workers who apply for tech jobs fall under the entry-level category. Many who had entered the US on an H1B visa through IT consultancies and offshoring firms are finding that visa renewals are taking longer. Fresh H1B applications are pending with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services since months, leading to anxiety among candidates and their families. Some workers whose visa renewals have been recently denied by employers are asking their companies to fire them so that they can stay in the US for a grace period of 60 days and find another possible sponsor. Employers are now expected to make hurried designation changes or promote their existing H1B holders to justify to government agencies that they are not replacing local citizens with cheap foreign labor. Fearing visa cancellation or being denied re-entry, many Indian techies in the US are unable to return home to address to urgent family needs. Employees on H1B who are ill or are on maternity leave are also a worried lot Indian IT Industry leaders have advised their offshoring project managers to recruit local talent from American colleges rather than opting for foreign workers on H1B to support local operations in the US. While 40-60% of all Indian techies working in the USA can get negatively impacted by the new H1-B visa rules announced this week, As per the changes announced, entry level programmers would be no longer considered as ‘skilled professionals’, which means that thousands of such programmers who entered the US may be asked to leave. And worst, programmers with less than 3 years of experience would be now literally out of contention for getting H1-B visa. Domestic brokerage said in a report: “Renewals will feel the heat as those who had applied under lower skilled categories in the past will face greater scrutiny and possibly rejection.”, adding, “Applications for fresh H1-B visas will now be skewed towards higher-skilled categories – with higher wages,” As per analysts from Nomura Research, this decision by US Govt. will impact 40-60% of all techies working in the US. As per their research findings, 40-60% of labor condition applications (LCAs) filed by Indian IT firms were in the category of L1 or entry level jobs, which has now been banned. About 120,000 H1B holders are estimated to be present in the US and with their H4 companions, the total active workforce is expected to be higher. In the US, students have uncertainty about their future and careers. From literature to landscape, from innovation to internationalization, Ireland offers a lot of opportunities. Studying in Ireland read more Request a call from us and get FREE guidance from our experts today! or call us on 9987099890 Or register on our website :- http://www.aliffoverseas.com
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Apr 06 2017: The Times of India (Mumbai)
The Medical Council of India (MCI) has been insisting that faculty teaching postgraduate courses in emergency medicine (EM) must have at least two years training in the field, knowing fully well that being a newly identified speciality, there is no way anyone could have been trained in the country in a recognised course. Thanks to this insistence, most medical colleges that started the PG course and students who joined them are being harassed by recognition being withheld. Colleges trying to start the course are denied permission too. India being a country with one of the highest numbers of road accidents and the highest incidence of non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular ailments, lakhs of people land in the emergency department of hospitals every day. Despite such an urgent need for doctors trained in EM, the MCI's stance has put the brakes on adequate numbers being trained in this speciality. In the meeting of its postgraduate medical education committee in June 2016, making two-year special training in emergency medicine an essential requirement for recruiting faculty was found to be “not feasible because these courses were not existing in the country earlier“. A sub-committee was constituted to suggest changes in the mandatory qualification.Even after admitting the absurdity of asking for a qualification that was not possible to obtain, the MCI continues to refuse recognition of this course on the same basis. Queries sent by TOI to the MCI president and secretary on the issue received no response. The minutes of the postgraduate committee meetings show that the first colleges to get permission to start MD Emergency Medicine were BJ Medical College (on Dec 29, 2009) and NHL medical College (in February 2010) both in Ahmedabad, despite their faculty not having the required qualification. With no `legitimate' EM training offered in India before it was recognised as a speciality in 2009 and faculty qualification being decided in December 2009, it was almost impossible for anyone to get the mandatory two-year training in EM needed to be faculty. Out of 51 seats under MCI jurisdiction, just six five in Gujarat and one in Karnataka, have been recognised till date. The arbitrariness in the process of granting recognition is evident in how the MCI raises the issue of faculty not being trained in EM selectively. For instance, in August 2014, when denying recognition to the EM course in St John's Medical College Bangalore, this issue was brought up, but in the same meeting Medical College, Baroda got recognition through its faculty did not have training in EM as evident in the assessment form of the college in February 2014. Study Medicine Abroad with qualified Faculty and Technology. Request a call from us and get FREE guidance from our experts today! or call us on 9987099890 Or register on our website :- http://www.aliffoverseas.com Apr 07 2017: The Times of India (Mumbai)
In a landmark order, the Bombay high court has directed the state government to shell out Rs 20 lakh compensation to a young girl whose aspiration of pursuing an MBBS course was dashed due to irregularities by colleges and bungling on the part of state authorities. A division bench of Justice ordered the state to pay the money within eight weeks as “public law damages“ to a 20-year-old girl. “The mental agony on account of failure to get admission for MBBS course as sought by her is perpetual,“ said the judges. The court relied on a similar order passed by the Supreme Court in 2014. The judges noted that the girl's plea that the denial of admission completely damaged her career and the right to practice as an MBBS doctor was taken away from her. “Such an act [on the part of the authorities] has caused great mental agony, stress, and torture not only to the girl but also to the family whose dream was to see her as a doctor. That has been completely shattered. In these circumstances, we are of the opinion that the state government is liable to pay public law damages to the girl.“ Advocate, who represented the girl, said that despite being a meritorious student, for no fault of hers, she was denied admission. The state opposed the payment of any compensation and claimed that they could not be penalized for the irregularities committed by the colleges. The high court, however, ruled that it was not open for the government to make this claim as “the state machinery had failed to implement the recommendations of the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (PNS)“. The girl is a resident of Raigad had cleared the common entrance exam for MBBS admission in 2012 and was placed in the merit list. She had applied to two colleges -one in Jalgaon and the other in Solapur. However, it was later revealed that the colleges did not follow the admission schedule and rules laid down by the Supreme Court and the state government. The irregularities resulted in the girl being denied admission, while students below her in the merit list were granted admission. The PNS conducted an inquiry and in January 2013 and recommended to the state that the illegal admissions be canceled. Further, it asked the state to move the apex court, seeking to conduct fresh admissions for these colleges. The state failed to initiate any action, said, advocate. A girl's plea for being granted admission was earlier rejected since it was too late and the CET rankings were valid only until September of that year -the cutoff for admissions. A girl, who is now in her final year of a bachelor of dentistry course had sought damages as per apex court's orders for compensation to other similarly placed students. MBBS DREAM ABROAD Request a call from us and get FREE guidance from our experts today! or call us on 9987099890 Or register on our website :- http://www.aliffoverseas.com French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault recently visited Bangalore that time they announced a plan to attract 10,000 Indian students to French institutions by 2020, more than doubling the current population of Indian students. In the press, French Foreign Minister said,“In 2016, 4,000 Indian students went to France. This is 50 times more than that of 20 years ago. But it’s still insufficient in terms of the quality of the relationship between the two countries.”
Why the push?France wants to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. According to the French president and Indian prime minister, both agree that higher education and student exchange programs would continue to strengthen the partnerships between the two countries. Annual trade between France and India reaches around $8.6 billion. On the trip, French Foreign Minister also announced the Bangalore chapter of the France Alumni, an online, multilingual digital network to connect international students who have studied at French institutions. The hope? To encourage Indian students who have studied in France to work together. French Foreign Minister acknowledged that international student mobility is at its highest level. He said, “4 million students studied in foreign countries in 2012. Around the world, international student mobility has become a major issue. This mobility is a guarantee of freedom.” He predicted that international student mobility could reach 8 million by 2020—and he wants France and India to continue to have mutually respectful relationships, especially when it comes to higher education. Learn more about study options in France. Request a call from us and get FREE guidance from our experts today! or call us on 9987099890 Or register on our website :- http://www.aliffoverseas.com According to German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Germany can see 350,000 students will be host by 2020. As the preceding chart reflects, Germany has had a boost in recent years from its low tuition rates, ready availability of English-taught master’s programmes, and improved post-study work rights for foreign students. Top 20 sending markets for Germany, 2016. Source: DAAD Number (and percentage of total enrolment) for those student who completed their secondary studies outside Germany and come to German higher education, by global region for 2016. Source: DAAD
Mumbai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK - Apr 05 2017
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According to monitor icef in Canada there is a significant increase in international interest in Canadian education this year. For some, this is evidence of a “Trump bump.” But others see it is business as usual as the country’s foreign enrollment has been on a steady climb in recent years.
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