Comments on: Low Priced Edition http://www.benchodroff.com/blog/2007/05/12/low-priced-edition lux non veritas Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:11:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ketan Khare http://www.benchodroff.com/blog/2007/05/12/low-priced-edition/comment-page-1#comment-5185 Ketan Khare Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:01:10 +0000 http://www.benchodroff.com/blog/2007/05/12/low-priced-edition/#comment-5185 Consider the per-capita income in India. To be considered middle-class India, an annual income of INR 2,50,000/USD 5,000 is considered to be adequate. So for an Indian, the textbook is still as expensive I don't think it is the cost to enter engineering that is the deterrent. When most people decide on an engineering major, they are fairly aware of they would have a reasonable high income. It is a question of perceived difficulty. Many people I encounter consider engineering to be difficult. It is this perception which is the problem. Consider the per-capita income in India. To be considered middle-class India, an annual income of INR 2,50,000/USD 5,000 is considered to be adequate. So for an Indian, the textbook is still as expensive

I don’t think it is the cost to enter engineering that is the deterrent. When most people decide on an engineering major, they are fairly aware of they would have a reasonable high income. It is a question of perceived difficulty. Many people I encounter consider engineering to be difficult. It is this perception which is the problem.

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