Career Decisions especially during the Class 10 to 12 should be a collaborative effort between the student, parents and mentors. If parents alone decide the career paths than that could be disastrous for the child in future.

International degree programmes promise global exposure at a fraction of the cost—but in a world that is turning inward, how safe are these promises? This article examines India’s twinning, joint, and dual degree programmes through the lens of regulation, employability, and geopolitics, and explains why parents and students must prioritise verification, degree recognition, and return-to-India pathways more than ever before.