Harvard University

Harvard University and IITs in India are considered to be among the top institution across the world for academia and research work. Ranked globally, the acceptance rate of both Harvard University in US and IITs in India are considered to be highly competitive.

Acceptance Rate & Eligibility: On an average while 18 -20 students are selected out of every 100 students that apply to Harvard University, only 1 student out of 100 is likely to be selected in top IITs in India.

Apart from MBA, Harvard University provides admission based on previous qualifications and submission of SOP and LORs. However, for IITs, the admission is based on scores in national-level entrance exams such as JEE Main and CAT, followed by a Counselling round. Hence, the process of selection at IITs is comparatively competitive in nature.

Fee: Course fee of some of the prominent courses such as BTech and MBA at Harvard University are comparatively higher when compared to IITs in India. 

Mentioned below are the comparison between both universities to help you in finding better option for you :

Acceptance rate of Harvard University is 4% whereas it is less 1% in IITs. Harvard University ranks at #4 according to QS World University Rankings, whereas different IITs like IIT Bombay ranks #149, IIT Delhi ranks #197 and IIT Kharagpur ranks #271. Annual fees of Both Universities (B.Tech) are INR 45.1L at Harvard and 8L - 20L at IITs. Average package of Harvard is INR. 14.5 L whereas Average Package of IITs are INR 21.82 LPA.

*the acceptance rate of IIT is much lower than that of Harvard since the number of applicants applying to IIT is much larger.

Students at Harvard can choose their major according to their preference, however IIT's majors are allotted according to the candidate's score/percentile. Also, Harvard accepts applicants on the basis of their overall profile. Whereas, IIT accepts candidates solely on the basis of their score/percentile.

International students can receive the same type of financial aid as American students at Harvard. The university bases aid awards on need, not on merit. This means that financial aid supports the students who are going to benefit from it the most. Moreover, the university meets 100% of the student's demonstrated financial needs. Some of other scholarships offered by the university to international students are given below:

• Boustany MBA Harvard Scholarship
• Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship
• The Robert S. Kaplan (MBA 1983) Life Sciences Fellowship
• Aga Khan Scholarship

Check more about the Top Harvard University Scholarships for Indian students and how to get them from here.