Twinning Program in India

Twining program in India is basically a process where students can complete part of their studies in India and the rest in a foreign college or University, with which the students' college has a tie-up. This would be a better idea to get a foreign degree by spending less money than pursuing degrees abroad. It depends on the participating Universities that if an institute abroad wishes to give a degree after a student completes twinning programme from their University then they can award the degree, otherwise the degree will be provided by Indian University. In this article we will give a basic comparison of the fee structure, Indian Universities that offer the twinning program, Foreign Universities that are in Partnership with the Indian Universities, duration of the program in India and in Foreign Universities.

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Universities Offering Twinning Programs in India

The Indian Universities that offer these twinning programs in the field of B.Tech/Engineering are VIT, SRM, Manipal University and Thapar University. The names of the degrees provided by these universities for the twinning program are:

University Name	Name of Program	Structure of Program	Degree Awarded
VIT	VIT – ITP (International Transfer Program)	Two years in VIT + Two years in partner University	By Partner University
SRM	Twinning (Transfer) Degree	Two years in SRM + Two or Remaining years in partner University	By Partner University
Manipal University	International Transfer Program	Two years in SRM + Two years in partner University	By Partnership University
Thapar University	International Engineering Program	Two years in SRM + Two years in partner University	Trinity College Dublin

Fee Structure for Twinning Program in India

The Universities that we discussed above offering a twinning program, now we will give the basic comparison of the Fee structure of these Universities. The four B.Tech program will be divided into two parts, one part will be completed in the Indian University in which the student has applied and the next in the Foreign University that is in partnership with the respective Indian University. The duration of the program will be decided by these Universities.

Universities	Tuition Fee (One Year)	Hostel Expenses (One Year)
VIT	Approx 17,000 - 35,000 USD	Approx 11,000 - 12,000 USD
SRM University	Approx 15,000 - 25,000 USD	Approx 8,000 - 10,000 USD
Manipal University	Approx 10,000 - 40,000 USD	-
Thapar University	€ 23,616 Approx	€ 12,300

Name of the Partner Universities under Twinning Program

The students, who take admission in the universities, have to go to the Foreign Universities for further completion of the course. The Universities that are in partnership with these Indian Universities are given below.

VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology) Twinning Program

The universities that are in partnership with VIT for this programme under the name of VIT International Transfer Program.

Countries

Universities

United States of America

Purdue University
State University of New York (SUNY)
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
University of Massachusetts (UMass)

United Kingdom

Queen Mary University of London

Australia

Australian National University
Deakin University
Queensland University of Technology
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Curtin University

SRM University Twinning Program

The Partnering Universities with SRM for this programme are:

Countries	Universities
USA	Missouri State University Virginia Commonwealth University The University of Alabama at Birmingham Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago University of Pittsburgh
UK	Warwick University Queen Mary University London Lancaster University University of Dundee
Germany	University of Applied Science Bochum and its consortium
Australia	RMIT University of New South Wales

Manipal UniversityTwinning Program

The different universities that are in partnership with Manipal University are listed below, Candidates have to complete their initial two years in Manipal University and the last two years of the course in any one institution/university given below.

Countries	Universities
United States of America	Andrews University, Berrien Springs Milwaukee School of Engineering, Wisconsin North Dakota State University, Fargo The University of Missouri, Kansas City University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Drexel University, Pennsylvania Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Kent State University, Ohio St.Cloud State University, St. Cloud The University of South Alabama, Alabama The State University of New York, NY Montana State University, Bozeman University of Dayton, Dayton Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH University Of Rochester, Rochester, NY Columbia University, Broadway, New York University Of Florida, Gainesville, Florida University Of Minnesota- Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan Stevens Institute Of Technology, Hoboken, NJ Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA University Of California, Franklin St., Oakland, CA Iowa State University, Ames, IOWA University Of Wisconsin, Langdon Street, Madison University Of Maryland, College Park, MD University Of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA University Of Toledo, Toledo, OH Texas A & M, College Station, Texas Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia Rochester Institute Of Technology, Rochester, NY Cleveland State University, Cleveland Boston University, Boston South Dakota State University, Brookings California State University, Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Kettering University, Flint, Michigan Brown University, Rhode Island The University Of Southern California, Los Angeles Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, NY Rutgers State University, New Jersey Florida Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, Florida Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida Illinois Institute Of Technology, Chicago Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona University Of Washington, Seattle, Washington Weber State University, Ogden
Australia/New Zealand	Deakin University, Geelong University of Technology, Sydney Federation University, Australia University Of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Australian National University Flinders University, Adelaide RMIT University, Melbourne University Of Auckland, Auckland, Newzealand Griffith University, Nathan Qld 4111, Australia Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, Australia University of Queensland, Queensland University of New South Wales, Sydney Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Auckland University Of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand Swinburne University Of Technology, Hawthorn Victoria, Australia Royal Melbourne Institute Of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Canada	Queen's University, Kingston University Of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Windsor University, Windsor, Canada Mcgill University, Montreal Dalhousie University, Halifax University Of Waterloo, Waterloo The University Of Manitoba, Winnipeg University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, Vancouver
France	EcoleSuperieureD’ingenieurs De Rouen (ESIGELEC) School of Engineering, Rouen, France
Malaysia	Manipal International University, Negeri, Sembilan, Malaysia
Germany	Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Singapore	National University Of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore
United Kingdom	City University, London The University of Leicester, Leicester The University of Birmingham, Birmingham The University Of Edinburgh, Edinburgh The University Of Manchester, Manchester Newcastle University, Tyne And Wear Lancaster University, Lancaster Sheeld Hallam University, Sheeld University of Nottingham, Nottingham Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland University of Strathclyde, Scotland Queen Mary University, London University Of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester University Of Bath, Bath University Of Leeds, Leeds Cardi University, Cardi Coventry University, Coventry University Of London, London