<p>I think the lesson of globalization is that there are no such things as “American” jobs (other than Wal-Mart clerks, who have to be local). There are just jobs, and people who want them, and have the skills to do them.</p>
<p>The knowledge industry in India is vast. I can’t tell you how many schools, college, institutes, universities, and research institutions, software companies, biotech companies, agro-research firms, etc. I pass in my 75 minute trip to school (another institute) every day. It’s a pent-up giant. (And yes, lots of the institutions are junk - we have for-profit colleges in the U.S. as well.)</p>
<p>I did have a discussion with one of my teachers about the test-craziness here. Her daughter just got into a very highly ranked engineering school. But she freely admits that if she had done poorly on the test, they would have to pay (read: bribe) her way into a lesser institution. The Indians know what’s what, and are learning to be as smart at education shopping (given their array of choices) as we are. There would be room for College Confidential-India.</p>