Overseas Education

Outward remittance under LSR dips 28% to $1.92 bn in Oct, shows RBI data

International travel contributed over $970 million or 50 per cent of $1.92 billion remitted by Indians in October 2022

Indians remitted $2.67 billion in August under LRS scheme, shows data

According to RBI data, in August, Indians remitted $467.52 million for overseas education, $330.70 million for maintenance of close relatives, and $221.31 million in gifts.

Canada visa: Processing delay may force 15% of students to defer admission

Thanks to unprecedented rise in applications processing time has increased from four weeks earlier to 12 weeks now

Foreign study co Leap raises $75 mn in Series D, total funding tops $150 mn

Round led by Owl Ventures with participation from Steadview Capital and Paramark Ventures, and existing investors Jungle Ventures and Sequoia

Winter trends signal uptick in overseas studies for Indian students in 2022

Relaxation in visa norms by certain host countries such as Germany to push up the number of scholars headed abroad

Open Doors Report: US sees biggest dip in global students at 15% in 2020-21

China, India post 15% and 13% decline in students to the US in 2020-21

Begin planning for your child's foreign education this Children's Day

Given the massive cost involved, make an early start, even if you have to do so with only vague estimates of the outlay

Indian students mull other options as Australia, Canada reject visas

The US is back in favour along with the UK for overseas admissions in Spring semester of January 2022

Expedite process of issuing visas to int'l students: Senators to US govt

There are over 100,000 Indian students in the US and they contribute significantly to the American economy.

Education platform MPOWER Financing raises $100 mn to support study abroad

The funding will fuel the company's mission to make North American education accessible to students from around the world

UK opens new post-study work visa route for international students

The Graduate route is designed for international graduates who have been awarded their degree from a recognised UK university to stay on and look for work for at least two years.

Indian students to benefit from UK post-study visa deadline extension

Indian students are one of the largest groups of international students enrolling at UK universities over the past year

Most students are likely to make it to US on time, say overseas consultants

As the US Mission to India opens July and August student visa appointments, students rush in to book dates from Monday

Covid-19 pandemic: Second Covishield dose before 84 days allowed for some

The Co-WIN system will soon provide the facility for the administration of the second dose in such exceptional cases, the ministry said

Over 70% international candidates to go ahead with overseas MBA plans

Only 13% are willing to consider online learning; 50% of domestic candidates are pursuing management education due to skill gap in their current roles

Sometimes selling winners makes sense

I ask investors if they would buy an investment at its current price.If the answer is no, then it is not wise to continue holding it, says Harsh Roongta

Start saving and investing early if you want your child to study abroad

Get an estimate of the amount you need to target and then invest in simple equity funds to arrive at the goal

Coronavirus impacts overseas undergrad plans, PG courses remain unaffected

Among undergraduate programs, overseas applicants are also mulling change of destinations from Asian, European and American colleges to relatively lesser impacted regions

Indians studying in US increased by 3% in 2018-19 academic year: Report

"Indian students are looking for a great education and the United States offers the best return on this investment," Phillips said

Overseas education still a big hit, while spending drops

While news reports suggest education-related overseas expenditure saw a drop by 20%, education consultants say numbers of students going abroad remains steady