Study Abroad Program (India)

CSCE489: Software Development, Globalization and Culture: 3 Credits

Maymester/Summer I (May 6-24)

Program in Brief• Located in 3 cities: Delhi (North), Bangalore (South)

and Bhubaneswar (East)• Visits to Software industries, educational institutions

and places of tourist interest for cultural exchange• First week at TAMU and two weeks in India to earn 3

credits• Scholarships available

Visit India’s Silicon Valley - Bangalore• 30% YoY growth in Indian

Software Industry for last 20 years1

• India exports software services to 60 countries, 2/3rd to US including half of all Fortune 500.

• Visit the top performing companies.

1Bhatnagar, Shubhash, ‘India’s Software Industry’, “Technology, Adaptation, and Exports: How Some Developing Countries Got It Right”, Vandana Chanda (Ed.), Wolrd Bank, 2006, Pp. 95-124

Company Revenue ($Bi) Employees

Infosys $7 Bi 151k

Wipro $7.3Bi 135k

Accenture $27Bi 244k

TCS $10.17Bi 238k

CTS $6.12 Bi 145k

Wipro Inc. Infosys Inc.

Accenture Inc. TCS Inc.

Visit your peers in India’s premier Universities

• Temples of Modern India, power India’s knowledge economy

• 300k engineering graduates per year in India (= 4 times that in the USA)

• Impact of Indian educational system• Corporate bigwigs in Fortune 500 like Sun

Microsystems, McKinsey, Citigroup, PepsiCo, Google, Intel, ….

• Indian Institutes of Technology• Acceptance Ratio : <2% (520k applicants)

• Indian Institute of Science• Acceptance Ratio: <0.1% (777k applicants)• IISc publishes at least 2k papers/year in

the top 25% journals in Science

IIT, Delhi – consistently ranked as the premier Indian engineering institution

IISc, Bangalore – consistently ranked as the premier Indian scientific institution

Experience Incredible India• “Atithi Devo Bhava”: “Guests are like

God” for Indians.

• Visit Taj Mahal in Agra (North) – one of the 7 wonders in the world

• Visit Lotus Temple in Delhi (North) – multi-religious house of worship

• Visit the Jagannath Temple in Puri (East) – continuously worshipped since the 11th Century

• Visit the Konark Temple in Puri (East) – “Here the language of stone surpasses the language of man”.

The Taj Mahal, Agra – an elegy in marble

The Lotus Temple, Delhi – the mini Taj Mahal

Jagannath Temple, Puri – 1Mi pilgrims worship the Lord

in one day

Konark Sun Temple, Konark– 13th Century monument & World

Heritage Site

Experience Incredible India• Relax in Puri – the most ancient place of

pilgrimage in India (11th Century)

• Visit Chilika Lake, Puri – second largest brackish water lagoon in the world, famous for its rich bio-diversity

• Visit the Temple City of India, Bhubaneshwar (East), experience classical Indian dance forms, sand artistry, sculpturing, theatre, food and music.

• Visit the Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneshwar – dedicated to Ahimsa (non-violence) and Dharma-Vijaya (victory through Dharma)

Puri Beach – one of the best beaches in India

Chilika Lake – largest lagoon in Asia

Bhubaneshwar (BBSR), India – Temple City of India

Peace Pagoda, BBSR – Commemorating peace since 2nd

Century B.C.

Program Objective Understand offshore software development by field

visits Interact with students from Indian Institutions Experience culture of East and globalization effect Learn about places of historical importance through

site visits

Grading requirements• Reports on daily activities• Attendance in meetings and participation in site visits• Presenting one’s experience among peers

Scholarship & Financial Aid• Scholarship Programs from “study abroad”

– International Education Fee Scholarship– Study abroad Fellowship

• Financial aid: Federal and State financial aid– Contact financial aid counselor

• Sponsorship: – Through donations received for this purpose by SA– Raise through personal connections and networking

Contact• Study Abroad website:

http://studyabroad.tamu.edu • Faculty leader Contact: Rabi Mahapatra,

rabi@cse.tamu.edu