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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, Caltech accepts Indian students along with applicants from most parts of the world (30+ countries), with China, India & Canada among the countries with the highest number of Indian students.
The institute admitted 140 international UG & 671 PG students as part of its Fall semester enrollment for the academic session 2024-25.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
TEDx, Science Tuesdays at KML, Founding & Investing in the Technologies of Tommorrow, Stargazing & Americana Music Nights are among the popular student events at Caltech.
These events aim to bring together students to understand the complexities of today & tommorrow & develop the skills necessary to deal with them, with experts of different fields guiding them over this journey.
Also, a great opportunity to grow your network & build meaningful connections.
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a year 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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a year 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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a year 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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a year agoContributor-Level 10
- California Institute of Technology application fee for international students is USD 75 (INR 6,784).
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a year 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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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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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