The outsourcing of essays for marking and assessment to India is starting to boom in the US, it has been reported.

India has increased the number of essays it receives for marking by three times in the past year, now taking charge of the assessment of around 30,000 per year, according to Business Standard (India) online.

Typically, a professor in India gets paid around $20 per assessment and checks on an average 120 essays per month.

US universities such as Butler University College of Business and University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration outsource essays to India.

“The concept is gaining popularity in India as it not only allows professors to make some extra money but also helps them get in depth knowledge on a particular subject,” said Madan Padaki, co-founder and ceo of Bangalore-based testing firm MeritTrac in Business Standard.