Dehradun has made it onto the map of education with schools and innumerable educational institutes catering to lakhs of student not only from home but study abroad as well. What the valley schools boast off offering is world-class education in cooler climes in what was once a town with grey heads and green hedges. But, over the years, onslaught of it becoming the capital of the hill-state of Uttarakhand has taken its toll.
The once laid-back town now resembles Noida or Gurgaon, mayhem, chaos and concrete building rule large. This has not only impacted the genesis of the valley but its educational values as well. Though the schools and educational institutes thrive to give their best to its students for all around development, what most students lack is the confidence in spoken English, though they read and write very well, their spoken English is all shook up which in-turn lowers their confidence compared to their counter-parts in other cities.
Just 33 kms away in the hill-station of Mussoorie chances of you meeting students fluent and bilingual in Hindi and English are more than in Dehradun, giving these kids that extra edge over the students from the valley.
No wonder then, that there is not a single IELTS institute in Mussoorie, yet in Dehradun, over the years, institutes which promise you to polish your English skills both written and spoken, have mushroomed in every lane and locality with students queuing up for courses.
For many, IELTS is the only ticket required to move abroad for a better and brighter future. UK, USA, Australia, Canada is their first choice followed by Europe and New Zealand more recently.
IELTS is the prerequisite for these students and migrant skilled workers where they come to polish their spoken and written English. Courses are tailor made to fit their requirement and they teachers are well trained and work relentlessly to make sure that they bridge the gap for those who are looking to move to foreign countries.