Are Computer Science PhDs from India Valued in the USA?

Yes, Computer Science PhDs from India are valued in the USA when they are backed up by good and reputable universities, high-quality research, valued publications, and global collaborations. However, all of these factors depend on the kind of university you were enrolled in. 

• Universities and Institutes like IITs, IISc Bangalore, and other top tier institutes are highly reputable across the world. Graduates often secure a postdoctoral fellowship, and R&D roles in the USA. 

• In a country like USA, more emphasis is placed on the peer reviewed international publications, conference papers from IEEE, ACM, ICML, etc. Indian PhD holders with a strong research portfolio are considered in an equal competition to the PhD holders of USA. 

• Due to an abundant career opportunity, many of the Indian PhD holders get postdoctoral positions in the US including in bigger companies and firms like Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, IBM. 

• Indian PhD researchers have a strong grasp over AI, ML, Data Science, Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing which makes them grab most of the career opportunities. 

• US employers value the PhD degree as it makes an individual more skillful, but career opportunities also depend on work visas like O-1, H1-B, Green Card Pathway.