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That's in Beijing...


Hey, OP, I've been to both. I loved Shanghai, disliked Mumbai. I also have a Japanese friend who went one year to Mumbai, he really disliked it too.
But at the end of the day, it depends on what you want. Shanghai is like a business city, it's modern, fun, etc. I loved it there because it's exactly the kind of city I like - mind you, it's the most "modern city" in Mainland China - by that I mean it's very very international. (Not counting HK, and not considering Taiwan as part of China.) So I don't consider it to be the "average Chinese experience." It's a lot less traditional than Beijing for example.

Mumbai... Mh, I think it's also a great city, but it broke my heart. The amount of poverty, the danger everywhere, the crazy things they do there... Maybe I was too young (16), but it was a hard place to get used to. I think one can come to love India, most of the others loved it, there's an enormous amount of color, of life, the Indians are genuinely friendly too (btw, Shanghai people are city people, and they're also business people, they're considered to be some of the most unfriendly people in China) but the contrast between rich and poor is appalling. Another thing that's good though about India - no government coming into your life all the time, no need for a VPN, you don't have people telling you where to go or what to do.

Hope this helps!

really appreciate it , i think im more likely to go to china i just watched some video clip on youtube it looks like NYC

I don't think people in this thread understand the reputation IIT Bombay carries across the world. OP if reputation is a big concern for you (doesn't seem like it from your posts) then I would seriously reconsider picking that chinese university over IIT.

Yeah, be careful it's not NYC though. Americans and Chinese are very extreme opposites. x) NYC is great too. My best friend goes to Columbia and I have a friend at Barnard, and both love it there. I hope later on I'll get the chance to know it better by living there.
In Shanghai, you'll probably also get a lot of Mandarin and Shanghai dialect exposure! (You'd get a little hindi exposure in India but not much.) You can learn a language! (Or dialect.) Wish you luck!

IIT Mumbai is EXTREMELY prestigious in India. Just saying. I would go for India in a heartbeat, given that it's IIT.

i think it's a good uni but i really worry about the hygine and safety etc in india

China! It has the great firewall!

Why do you keep berating the hygiene/safety in Mumbai? It's not like you'd be living in the slums... India is far more advanced than people think. Given that you're living in a good area, which I'm sure you'll be able to afford, the safety and the hygiene is definitely not far off most western countries. Also don't worry about the racism; as sad as it might be, you'd practically be worshipped in either country for being white.

Given that India is also extremely cheap to live in, very friendly people and IIT being a very reputable college, compared to that unheard university in China, I'd say go for India.

Which University in Shangai ? If it's Tsinghua go for it, it's a world class university, as a city shanghai is great, and the standard of living are much higher.

Well both of those students are biased...

I'd go towards the one that's more suited to your course, and if they're both similar, then do 'Ip dip do...'

i think i've decided it im going to shanghai because i've just spoken to a tutor who had been work in china for few years he gave me some advices apparently shanghai is better place to live and i can learn some mandarin so wish me luck .

thanks for your advice im not saying india is undeveloped but many people said shanghai has much better standard of living and im sure IIT is better than nankai university so i will think about it's just hard to decide ... becuase for me i would not learn many things whithin one year so exprience would be more important for me but anyway thanks .

UK£ 4000 = 290 931.888 Indian rupees

UK£ 6000 = 436 397.833 Indian rupees