Aviation courses take flight as tech, medical ones get grounded

Ahmedabad: Medical and management courses may soon be passe, for the sky’s the limit, literally, for today’s youths, say event managers for education fairs.
According to them, a career in aviation industry, like pilot training programme, is a fast emerging academic pursuit among students these days, giving oft-preferred medical and management courses, a tough time.
And, the trend is picking up fast, courtesy ever-increasing number of airlines and flights on domestic and international circuits, they say.
Aviation captured five to seven per cent of the total education market even as management courses were yet to lose their charm, pulling nearly 60 per cent of students, says Siddharth Jain, chief executive officer-marketing operations, Global Events and Expositions Pvt Ltd. Jain was in town on Tuesday in connection with launch of a two-day education fair. Also, medical and management courses are being given a miss because of their high costs despite higher returns in the longer run, he said.
The two-day education fair organised by Global Events will begin on Wednesday at Rajpath Club. The fair will have seven foreign institutions and around 40 domestic institutions will participate to guide students about their courses. Also, SBI, Union Bank of India and and Bank of India will have their counters to provide information on funding of the studies.
He said that in the next follow-up programme, similar fairs are proposed to be held at Vadodara and Anand around November to explore newer markets.
Followed by Ahmedabad, similar fairs will be held in 13 other cities of the country by mid-June, he added. Besides four metros, other cities include Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jammu, Ludhiana, Ranchi, Shimla and Patna.
10/04/07 Ahmedabad Newsline