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Institution Profile



           John Martinson Honors College and Purdue Polytechnic    SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT PURDUE
         Institute — offer over 200 undergraduate majors and 160
         graduate/doctoral programmes.                      Purdue University’s 12 colleges offer a wide range of un-
           The Purdue roll call of illustrious alumni include as-  dergrad and postgraduate programmes. They include: Col-
         tronauts Neil Armstrong and  Eugene Cernan; Stephen   lege of Agriculture; Daniels School of Business; College
         Bechtel, Jr, promoter of Bechtel Corporation; Abigail Anne   of Education; College of Engineering; Exploratory Studies;
         Spanberger,  American  politician  and    Don  Thompson,   College of Health and Human Sciences; College of Liberal
         president of McDonald’s. Purdue also has a strong India   Arts; College of Pharmacy; Purdue Polytechnic Institute;
         connection. Its Indian alumni include Bharat Ratna and   College of Science; College of Veterinary Medicine; John
         eminent scientist Dr. CNR Rao; GV Prasad, co-chairman of   Martinson Honors College.
         Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories; Ravi Venkatesan, former chair-  At the undergraduate level, Purdue awards the Bach-
         man of Microsoft India, and Venu Srinivasan, Chairman   elor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees. At the
         Emeritus of TVS Motor Company.                     postgraduate level, Purdue offers over 160 graduate pro-
         West Lafayette. Purdue’s main campus is in West Lafayette   grammes, including Master's, doctoral, and professional
         (pop.44,595) in Indiana state abutting the scenic Great   degrees.
         lakes region of the United States. Situated 600 ft. above   Tuition fees & living expenses (per year): $49,354
         sea level, West Lafayette is just an hour from Indianapolis   NB $=Rs.85
         (105 km), the state capital of Indiana and two hours from
         Chicago (203 km). The town has an outstanding municipal   sports including badminton, basketball, soccer, hockey,
         parks system with hundreds of acres of parkland plus an   tennis, squash, swimming and handball. Moreover, stu-
         outdoor riverfront ice skating rink, community and nature   dents have the option of choosing membership from 1,000
         centres, and a nationally-recognised trails network.  student clubs and organisations.
           Moreover,  the  West  Lafayette  civic  authorities  and   In  July,  Purdue  University  inaugurated  a  campus  in
         Purdue University have collaboratively built an innova-  downtown Indianapolis. This 28-acre campus is an exten-
         tive, knowledge-based still-evolving economy. The 725-  sion of the West Lafayette campus and offers STEM degree
         acre West Lafayette Purdue Research Park, less than 3 km   programmes.
         north of Purdue campus is the largest university-affiliated   Admission. The minimum eligibility requirement for admis-
         research park in the United States. It hosts over 140 com-  sion into Purdue’s undergrad programmes is successful
         panies, world-class research facilities and scenic walking   completion of Plus Two (class XII). Together with the Com-
         trails and lakes.                                mon Application, international applicants must submit the
           West Lafayette enjoys four diverse seasons — snowy win-  following documentation: certified (attested true) copies of
         ters; vibrant springs; warm, bright summers and colourful   academic documents from all secondary and post-second-
         autumns. Temperatures range between -6 C to 29 C.  ary schools attended (class IX-XII); application fee of $75;
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         Campus facilities. Purdue University’s flagship campus is sited   attested copy of class X and XII board exam results; proof
         in West Lafayette near the western bank of River Wabash.   of proficiency in the English language (IELTS score: 6.5 or
         While academic buildings are mostly located in the east-  TOEFL: 80); SAT score of 1450 and above or ACT score of
         ern and southern parts of the campus, residence halls and   34 and above; and personal essay. The last date for submit-
         intramural fields are to the west and athletic facilities to   ting applications is January 15.
         the north. The sprawling 2,500-acre campus hosts over 160   The minimum eligibility requirement for admission into
         major buildings. Prominent among them are the Steven C.   postgrad programmes is completion of a bachelor’s degree
         Berring Hall of Liberal Arts and Education hosting state-  and English language proficiency. However certain gradu-
         of-the-art classrooms and teaching labs; Academy Park,   ate programmes have specific admission criteria.
         a landscaped pedestrian green space; Founders Park, an   For further information, contact the Office of Admis-
         aesthetic pedestrian mall designed around Purdue’s his-  sions on intl-admissions@purdue.edu and for graduate
         torical Loeb Fountain; Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineer-  programs email gradinfo@purdue.edu.
         ing;  Purdue  Memorial  Union  and  University  Hall.  The   Accommodation. Purdue offers students several housing op-
         Hicks Undergraduate Library, the Virginia Kelly Karnes   tions. They include residence halls and apartments. There
         Archives and Special Collections Research Center, and six   are three all-female, three all-male and 11 co-ed residences
         subject-oriented libraries, offering access to over 3.3 million   halls and over 15 apartment complexes on-campus. In ad-
         printed volumes and electronic books, 227,814 electronic   dition, the university has a listing of off-campus housing
         and print journals; and 400,000 government documents   options.
         and microforms.                                  Degree programmes. Purdue’s 12 colleges offer over 200 un-
           Sports facilities include the Ross-Ade Stadium, Alexan-  dergraduate majors and 160 postgrad programmes (see
         der Field, Folk Field, Bittinger Stadium, Morgan J Burke   box).
         Aquatic  Centre  and  Mackey  Arena  which  offer  over  30                     RESHMA RAVISHANKER

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