first to start off the block the education uk exhibition was in the capital from february 11 to 12 showcasing the best of uk education the exhibition saw 65 institutions setting up stall to provide information on courses and programmes in different streams whether its banking accounting and finance engineering economic humanities social sciences law mathematics performing arts physical sciences or media and communication in higher education category architecture design engineering medicine music nursing physics in access and foundation courses or mba the exhibition had something for everyone looking forward to pursue a programme in ukso you can find nitin khurana who has done a diploma in hotel management and four years of work experience behind him looking for the right programme the masters level khurana said with the kind of work experience i have i feel this is the right time to add another degree to my cv and that too from a foreign university a bachelors from indraprastha university ankit chaudhury aspire to pursue a programme in architecture form a university of his choicemore than 3000 students and parents frequented the twoday exhibition which saw the participation of 65 institutions the presence of proved beyond doubt that the number of indians wishing to study in the uk is at an alltime high for the academic year 200405 about 15000 students obtained a visa to pursue programmes in the ukthe education promotion manager at british council jacqui allan said the likes of oxford cambridge and london school of economics do not need any introduction to indian students its the other institutions which are equally good need to sell the programmes in the country and the best way do is to come under one umbrella to hard sell their programmes indian students moreover have always excelled in institutions in the uk this has enabled them to emerge as the preferred lot among foreign students during admissions in universities and institutions in the ukon the quality of visiting the exhibition allan remarked all the institutions visiting the exhibition receive state funding they have to adhere to qualitycontrol norms fixed by the government to continue receiving funding from the state so there is no question of students being cheated by tall claims made by any institutionthe exhibition had a series of seminars in areas like undergraduate courses postgraduate course art and design student visas it and engineering scholarships law biotechnology and business and management to provide an array of choices to aspiring studentswwweducationukinorg