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2,61,406 Indians went abroad for studies last year: Government

As many as 2,61,406 Indians went abroad for studies last year as compared to 5,88,931 in 2019, according to government data. In written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that according to data provided by the Bureau of Immigration, 3,71,506 people went abroad for studies in 2016; 4,56,823 in 2017; 5,20,342 in 2018; 5,88,931 in 2019; and 2,61,406 in 2020. Citing the data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Muraleedharan also informed the House that 1,37,26,945 Indians have travelled overseas in the last five years (January 1, 2016 to March 18, 2021), on an employment visa. He also informed that as on March 22, around 52 lakh people have been repatriated to India under the Vande Bharat Mission. In addition, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has facilitated international travel of people, including those returning to their country of work or residence abroad, taking the total number of people facilitated under the Vande

Chinese and Indians account for 47% of international students in US: Report

Students from China and India accounted for 47 per cent of all active foreign students in the US in 2020, according to latest official figures

Indians studying at London universities register 'astonishing' growth

The UK capital is by far the most attractive destination of choice for Indian students coming to study at British universities, rising from third place in 2018-19 to become the second-largest international student market for London in 2019-20. According to new data released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), 13,435 Indian students are enrolled at London universities, up a massive 87 per cent on the previous year's 7,185 students. The latest data has been dubbed an impressive period of growth for India, after falling to fourth place in 2017-18 before rising to third place the following year. These new figures are a resounding confirmation of the status of London's world-leading universities, said Lalage Clay, Director of Education and Talent at London & Partners (L&P) the Mayor of London's international trade, investment and promotion agency. The astonishing growth of Indian students choosing London demonstrates the great opportunity that studying in the UK's ...

Indian students heading back to foreign universities, shows data

Those expenses were only a little lower than what they spent in August-September 2019 -$998 million

Indian students contributed $7.6 billion to US economy last year

Indian students contributed USD 7.6 billion to the US economy in the academic year 2019-20, even though there was a 4.4 per cent drop in the total number of Indian students, according to a report

Indian students appeal to UK PM Boris Johnson in English test visa row

The scandal, believed to have impacted around 34,000 international students, relates to the Test of English for International Communication

Indians' love for things foreign

…is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19?

Non-US destination look to lure more Indian students with easier visa norms

Canada, Ireland emerge as new education hotspots as Australia and UK get their act together

US universities likely to lose $20,000 per student on new visa rule

Uncertainty keeping Indian students from paying admission, first-year fees

The Great American Dream is likely to take further beating: Viral Doshi

Doshi, India's go-to person for students aspiring to study in America's Ivy League schools, speaks to Anjuli Bhargava on his advice to students

US asks foreign students to leave the country if classes go online

Harvard is among the first universities that has shifted completely to online teaching till a vaccine is found to tackle Covid-19.

BS READS: The curious case of Indian students who planned to study abroad

While there are many reasons why Indian students choose universities abroad, the advantage one gets in post-study work visas and employment opportunities are the main incentives

Chinese university may take action on offensive posting by Indian student

The Indian national surnamed Kadukkasseri is a student at the Jiangsu University (JSU) in east China's Jiangsu Province

As coronavirus shatters dreams of studying abroad, students look for plan B

According to Study Abroad counsellors, the situation looks grim and might affect long term plans for many.

Indian students in UK ask Modi to rescue them amid coronavirus travel ban

A group of at least 380 students from India has started a data chain with their passport details to create a collective voice

Indians emerge fastest-growing nationality for UK student visa applications

The latest ONS figures reveal a broader post-Brexit trend of rising migration from outside the European Union (EU)

Stanford University students come out in solidarity with CAA-NRC protesters

The protestors decried the use of force against university students in India and also expressed solidarity with the women protestors of Shaheen Bagh

No Indian in China infected by coronavirus, embassy in touch with them: MEA

The death toll in the deadly new coronavirus in China rose to 56 on Sunday with confirmed cases of viral affliction reaching 2,008, including 23 from aborad.

US national arrested after he surrenders for killing an Indian student

The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Eric Turner, turned himself in on Saturday, the San Bernardino Police Department said on Sunday

On Thanksgiving night, 2 Indian students in US killed in hit and run crash

The university students have raised-- through a GoFundMe Page-- more than $42,000 for their last rights and funeral in India