Indian students abroad

Students of Indian origin are traveling in higher numbers than ever before to pursue higher education abroad. In year 2006, of the 123,000 studying outside India, 76,000 have chosen USA as a country of their choice followed by UK. Canada and Australia are also another major countries in the world and is one of the safest countries for Indian students. The US receives more Indian students than any other country in the world overtaking China in year 2001.[1]

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USA

The number of students studying in USA has gone up 94,563 to 103,260 in year 2010-11.[2] Most of the students choose either east coast or mid-west as their destination in US.[3]

UK

The number of Indian Students studying in the UK has nearly doubled between 1999 and 2009.[4] In 2009, 19,205 Indian students were studying at UK institutions.[5] As of May 2010, half of all Indian Students studying in the UK were studying at the Postgraduate level.[6]

References

  1. ^ "More Indians studying abroad" Forbes
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ South Indians prefer technology based courses
  4. ^ "Twice as many foreign students at UK universities". The Guardian (London). 24 September 2009. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/sep/24/internationalstudents-students. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
  5. ^ "Why students prefer to study in UK Colleges or Universities". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 May 2010. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100530/Education/ed12.html. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
  6. ^ Swain, Harriet (13 May 2010). "How Life Should be Made Better for Overseas Students". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/student/postgraduate/postgraduate-study/how-life-should-be-made-better-for-overseas-students-1971831.html. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 

External Links

Study Abroad Programs - for Indian Students