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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, Caltech is home to a number of Indian cultural clubs & societies, with the most prominent one being the OASIS.
The club aims to bring together all students from the Indian subcontinent, engaging them in different cultural activities including the annual culture show, potluck dinners, movie screenings & celebrate all cultural festivals such as Diwali & Holi together.
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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, Caltech provides all-round support to all its international students, as part of its International Student Program (ISP).
The Caltech ISP program provides guidance on visa acquirement, employment authorization, travel guidance, visa delay assistance, community building & support with taxes in the US among other things.
International students can contact university officials via its official website for the same.
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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
Students seeking admissions to UG & PG degree courses that require more than 18 hours of study per week, need a F1 student visa for the same.
To apply for a F1 student visa, follow the steps mentioned below:
- Ask for an I-20 form from your institute in the US
- Pay the SEVIS I-901 fee before you start your application
- Apply for a DS-160 student visa form
- Print the application & bring the same to your interview
- Use NEFT or authorised Citi/AXIS bank cards
- Book a slot for biometric & immigration interview appointment
- Get your fingerprints scanned & a photo clicked as part of the biometric process
- As part of the Immigration interview, answer all
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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
- California Institute of Technology application fee for international students is USD 75 (INR 6,784).
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8 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
Located in Pasadena, California, Caltech Engineering school is not far from Los Angeles, a bustling and vibrant city of the USA. The Caltech campus is surrounded by a dynamic ecosystem of research labs, tech companies, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and innovation hubs, offering students both academic excellence and real-world exposure.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Caltech are two of the best Engineering schools in the world, however MIT ranks better than Caltech consistently due to advanced research facilities, tech-driven approach, and other parameters.
Below is the table showing rankings of the two best Engineering schools by the US World and Shiksha Popularity Rankings:
Criteria | Caltech EAS | MIT Engineering |
|---|---|---|
Ranking (US News & world rankings) | #4 | #1–2 globally |
Shiksha Popularity Ranking (Engineering) | #7 | #1 |
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8 months agoContributor-Level 9
Based on the information given in the table, Caltech Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences or Massachusetts Institute of Technology are two of the best institutions to pursue Engineering from. They are ranked among the top ten in the world, however differ greatly depending on many parameters such as acceptance rate, average starting salary, tuition fee, and many more.
While the MIT acceptance rate stands at 6 to 7%, this rate stands at 2.3% for Caltech EAS making it a more selective school than MIT. With almost similar tuition fee, the average starting salary taken by MIT graduates is higher than Caltech Engineering gra
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8 months agoContributor-Level 9
According to the Quacquarelli Symonds World rankings, the Engineering and Technology domain is ranked #13 among the best in the world which is a downgrade from #9 in 2024.
On the other hand, Engineering courses at Caltech are ranked at #5 by the US World and News ranking 2025 body among the best Engineering programs worldwide. According to the rankings released by Shiskha Popularity, this school ranks at #3 in Aerospace Engineering, at #9 in BE/BTech, and #7 in Engineering.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 9
Caltech is ranked as one of the top 10 best Engineering schools around the world, the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Caltech) upholds its reputation for being one of the top choices among the international students who are willing to enrol in Engineering programs.
The Engineering courses at Caltech are ranked at #5 by the US World and News ranking 2025 body among the best Engineering programs worldwide. According to the rankings released by Shiskha Popularity, this school ranks at #3 in Aerospace Engineering, at #9 in BE/BTech, and #7 in Engineering.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 9
Caltech partners with over 150 recruiters every year across sectors like Tech, Aerospace, Research, Government etc. Some of the most notable partners include NASA and Google.
Here is the table showing the Caltech EAs graduates typically hired at:
Field | Typical Employers |
|---|---|
Software Engineering | Google, Meta, Microsoft, Palantir, Apple |
Aerospace/Space Tech | SpaceX, NASA JPL (managed by Caltech), Boeing |
Quantitative Finance | Jane Street, Two Sigma, Citadel, Jump Trading |
Research & Academia | Caltech, MIT, Stanford, ETH Zurich, Berkeley |
Robotics & AI | OpenAI, Tesla, Amazon Robotics, DeepMind |
Consulting & Product Roles | McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Stripe |
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