Which countries do people who study in India go to?

Unable to be admitted to a famous Indian university, 19-year-old Sachin decided to study in Canada. Although Sachin's father is only the owner of a small shop in rural India, his life is not comfortable, but he still gritted his teeth, invested all his family savings and even borrowed money to help his son get a visa to study abroad.

More and more Indian students are joining the army of studying abroad. According to the latest data from the US Embassy in India, in 2022, the country has issued 82,000 student visas to India, more than any other country, and this figure has also set a record.

According to Reuters, in India, apart from middle-class families who have always been keen to send their children abroad for better development, the deteriorating domestic economic situation has also prompted families from poor rural areas like Sachin to spend all their money and even borrow money to realize their dream of studying abroad.

India's rural areas set off a wave of studying abroad.

Taking out savings was not enough, and then taking out a loan, Sakin's father scraped together 2 million rupees ($25,035) to pay English tuition in a study abroad consulting agency. This organization is located in ambara, 250km away from Delhi. There are dozens of local institutions. They promised their students and parents that they could help them study abroad and get a better life.

In an Indian village, two boys aged 18 are learning English (photo source: Reuters).

"My dream is to settle abroad because I can't see the future in India." Sachin said that he plans to complete a two-year business management study in Canada, get a diploma and eventually get a longer work visa. Sachin said that he had two friends studying in Canada. You can earn about 1, 200 Canadian dollars (9 18 US dollars) a month while studying and working part-time.

The consulting organization chosen by Sachin provides English language proficiency test and counseling, course selection, visa application processing, travel and even part-time job arrangement.

A study abroad consulting institution in ambara, India (Source: Reuters)

Sharma, the company's marketing director, said that with the popularity of the Internet in India, they were able to enter new markets in rural areas to develop their business. They publish information on platforms such as Facebook to promote successful cases. At present, the company has expanded to nine major cities in northern India and sent nearly a thousand students overseas.

Some foreign universities have also taken the initiative to recruit international students in India. These universities have local partners in India to attract the attention of students and parents by holding educational exhibitions in luxury five-star hotels. They will also extend their reach to small towns through online teleconference to attract students from small towns and rural areas. Recently, in Chandigarh, about 40 kilometers away from ambara, more than 500 students gathered in a luxury hotel to communicate with representatives from more than 40 Canadian and Australian universities. Singh, a small vendor in the nearby town of Drapas, came with his daughter. His daughter has received admission notices from many universities in Australia. Singh's daughter Kaul said that she has locked in the University of Canberra because her sister got a master's degree in pharmacy there. She chose a major, mainly considering the safety and career prospects of being a woman.

Consulting institutions for studying abroad are blooming everywhere.

It is reported that there are more than 300 million students in India, and the number of people seeking higher education is increasing. India is trying to provide enough places and employment opportunities for young people in the country. However, the career development prospects of women in this country are particularly bleak. At present, only 25% of women have jobs, which is the lowest among major economies. In addition, in the past few years, millions of jobs have been cut and many Indians have been forced to leave their country.

A local visa consultant in India said that the increase in the cost of private education in India and the decrease in employment opportunities in the public sector and manufacturing industries have forced thousands of families to mortgage real estate or borrow money from banks so that their children can receive education overseas and seek employment and development opportunities.

On the one hand, the employment prospects in India are getting more and more bleak, on the other hand, there are vacancies in universities in western countries.

Two years after the COVID-19 epidemic was controlled, many western economies lacked foreign labor and universities lacked international students who paid full fees, so they could not resume classes as soon as possible.

The governments of these countries relaxed immigration requirements to fill vacancies in universities and positions. In order to compete for Indian students, the competition in the field of global education has intensified.

An Indian study abroad consulting institution, students are taking English training classes (Source: Reuters).

Oswald, the founder of a study abroad consulting company in India, said that the convenience of obtaining permanent residency has become a major reason for Canadian universities to attract Indian students. Compared with Britain and America, Canada's graduate work and residence programs are much more flexible.

At present, Canadian universities are cooperating with many international consulting companies in India to go deep into the hinterland of India and tap the resources of international students. "On the one hand, we establish cooperative relations with universities, and on the other hand, we cooperate with local immigration service agencies in India." Tubbs, the marketing director of another international consulting company, said that the company also operates an online platform for international student recruitment. He said that they hold 8: 00 10 enrollment lectures every year, including a large-scale enrollment lecture in the busiest September. Their recent exhibition in New Delhi attracted more than 1 100 participants. Statistics from this institution show that studying in Canada is more affordable than studying in Britain, Australia and the United States. The average annual tuition fee for international undergraduates in Canada is 320 19 Canadian dollars (about 169500 RMB), and that for graduate students is 19252 Canadian dollars (about10/90000 RMB). Kumar, head of South Asia for an education company based in Melbourne, Australia, said that his company sends Indian students to English-speaking countries including Canada, the United States, Britain and Australia. Even though Indian Rupee has depreciated by 7% this year, it still hasn't stopped Indian parents from spending money to send their children abroad.

He said that the company plans to open 27 offices in small towns all over India this year. Because two years after the outbreak, the number of applicants increased by more than 90%, which encouraged them.

In 2024, the number of overseas students will increase to 6.5438+0.8 million.

According to the Indian Express, the US Embassy in India said that in 2022, about 82,000 student visas were issued to Indians, more than any other country, and this figure also set a record. However, among the international students studying in the United States, China students still account for the largest share, Indian students rank second, and Korean students rank third.

According to the international education information website named "ICEFMonitor", before the outbreak of COVID-19, the number of Indian students showed a significant growth trend, and the growth rate has not decreased since then.

Statistics on destinations of Indian students studying abroad in 2022 (Source: Reuters)

At present, Indian students mainly go to Canada, the United States, Australia and Britain. In the future, these countries will remain the first choice for Indian students, but observers predict that more students will flow to more countries, including German, Italian, China, Russian, Turkish and Irish.

Some institutions predict that by 2024, there will be 1.8 million students studying abroad in India, twice as many as in 20 19.

Behind the overwhelming publicity of intermediaries, it is not easy to study abroad, and some guarantees are also difficult to cash. In Australia and other places, many visa applications have stalled because immigration officials are busy dealing with the backlog of applications during the epidemic. For low-income Indians, the cost of studying and living in Canada, Australia and the United States is also high. Mishra, who is studying at Vanessa College in London, Ontario, said that the cost of studying abroad is three times that of domestic students, which is equivalent to a huge sum for her. Even though Indian Rupee's exchange rate is historically low, many Indian families are still willing to take risks. Ambara, a British colonial military station, usually attracts hundreds of young people to join the army every year, because they may get lifelong employment opportunities after joining the army. However, India has adjusted the recruitment plan of the armed forces, cut benefits and tenure, and narrowed one of the few social mobility channels in this country with a population of 654.38+04 billion. This triggered protests in some places in June and made thousands of people reconsider their career paths. "I have been preparing for two years and participated in the written test of joining the army. But now, I have no motivation to join the army. " 18 year old Qiao Han said. He and Sachin chose the same consulting institution for studying abroad, where he is currently studying English. "There is no choice but to leave India." Qiao Han said.