Monday, November 27, 2006

A University City

If you look up Pune on Wikipedia, you'll read that this is called "The Oxford of the East" because of all the colleges and universities here. In fact, Pune is VERY famous for being a 'college town.' ... the most famous being Pune University, itself.

And I've been told by many in the Pune team (who've received their degrees from it) that Pune University has probably the most rigorous academic requirements pretty much anywhere in India.

Apparently, when you graduate from a university in India you must take an exam whose purpose is to certify your degree. And this exam is quite difficult, I am told. (There are a lot of colleges and educational institutions that are not accredited, so the need of this exam is universal here in India).

Well, if you graduate from Pune University you do not have to sit for this certification exam. Your degree is automatically certified just be making it and graduating ... and having Pune University on your resume is quite a feather in your cap.

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