IISAC’s Semester In India Program With Pondicherry University

IISAC has developed the ‘Semester in India Program’ in 2000 with the prestigious central government institution ‘Pondicherry University’ in South India. The Semester in India Program offers a rare opportunity to learn about India through classroom work, field trips, directed research and social interactions. This unique program encourages flexibility, creativity, experimentation, cultural immersion and language studies. This form of learning is expected to enhance US students outlook on Indian culture and world view to better prepare them for 21st century jobs in the liberalized global society.

Why India as a Study abroad destination?

The Republic of India, founded in 1947 is the world’s largest democracy with 1.1 billion people, home of ancient civilization, birth place for two of the world’s great religions (Hinduism and Buddhism). India’s past and present mingle wherever one visits. For a student of South Asian Studies, India is a paradise for examining the cultural, historical, spiritual, architectural, anthropological, social, ecological, political, technological and business aspects, which is different from their own western culture. According to James O’Reilly, of Travelers’ Tales, “India is everything human. It is all of our history, it is the past, it is the future. If it has been thought, experienced or imagined, it has all happened before India and you can be sure it is happening right now”.