Study Abroad

Odisha to fund overseas study of SC, ST students with Rs 12L income limit

Odisha has launched a new scheme to help SC and ST students with family income up to Rs 12 lakh study abroad, offering up to Rs 25 lakh a year for PG and PhD courses

From Germany to Spain, top 10 European study abroad destinations in 2026

As visa hurdles rise in Canada and the US, a new report finds Europe could see 5% yearly growth in international enrolments through 2030

How a Meerut boy's search for housing abroad led to a global venture

From struggling to find housing in the UK to building University Living, Saurabh Arora shares his journey with Business Standard on creating a global student platform

Datanomics: US targets optional practical training amid H-1B visa issue

The share of Indian students pursuing OPT has nearly doubled from 22.12 per cent in 2006-07 to over 40 per cent in 2023-24

Indian students to gain wider access to education in UK in coming years

With visa curbs in the US, British Council Country Director says students could get dual, joint degrees and credit transfer pathways to improve access

Study in Austria? New initiative opens 300 seats for Indian engineers

Austria has launched TU Austria - Focus India, offering over 300 Master's seats at TU Wien, TU Graz and TU Leoben for Indian engineering graduates under a new mobility pact

UK, Germany, Australia, US: Costs, top colleges & tips for Indian students

With US visa slots still scarce, Indian students are weighing other study destinations like the UK, Germany, and Australia-cost, culture, and visas all in play

Foreign degree loses sheen as students question return on investment

The sharpest declines were for Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, with student numbers falling by 41 per cent, 27 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively

University of Southampton opens India's first foreign varsity campus

The Gurugram campus marks the first operational foreign university in India under NEP 2020 reforms, offering UK-aligned UG and PG courses and enabling student mobility

Indian students eye Germany, but US, UK, Canada remain top study choices

Indian students look beyond the US, UK, Canada and Australia as rising costs and visa curbs push families to explore affordable, policy-stable alternatives

Lucrative domestic mkt, financial arbitrage attracting UK colleges to India

As of now, at least six major UK universities have announced setting up of campuses or liaison offices in India

India wins presidency of International Institute of Administrative Sciences

In a first, India has won the presidency of the Belgium-based International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), an official statement issued on Wednesday said. The IIAS, a global non-profit organisation, is a federation of 31 member countries, 20 national sections and 15 academic research centres jointly collaborating for scientific research on public administration. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) has represented India as a member state of the IIAS since 1998. For the 2025-2028 presidency of IIAS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi nominated the Indian candidacy of Secretary DARPG V Srinivas in November 2024. The hearings for the IIAS presidency were held in February 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Four nations -- India, South Africa, Austria and Bahrain -- submitted their nominations for the IIAS presidency for the period 2025-2028 and participated in the hearings before the Council of Administration of IIAS, which were held on the .

Hope US gives Indian students visa on merit: MEA on US visa interview pause

While acknowledging that visas are a part of the US' sovereign rights, the Ministry of External Affairs urged the US to process student visas for deserving Indian students in a timely manner

How Donald Trump's sanctions threaten Harvard's global appeal and allure

For students around the world, an acceptance letter to Harvard University has represented the pinnacle of achievement, offering a spot among the elite at a campus that produces Nobel Prize winners, captains of industry and global leaders. That allure is now in jeopardy. In its intensifying fight with the White House, Harvard was dealt its heaviest blow yet on Thursday, when the government blocked the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students. The move threatens to undermine Harvard's stature, revenue and appeal among top scholars globally. Even more than the government's USD 2.6 billion in research cuts, the administration's action represents an existential threat for Harvard. The school summed it up in a lawsuit seeking to block the action: Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard. Within hours of the decision, the consequences started becoming clear. Belgium's Princess Elisabeth, who just finished her first year in a Harvard graduate programme, is waiting

MIT to cut student intake, staff jobs due to fund reduction by Trump govt

MIT's endowment is worth $25 billion, but most of it is already committed to specific purposes

Australia now top choice for Indian students; visa, cost concerns persist

Australia accounted for 28% of first-choice preferences among students surveyed, compared to 22% for the United States and 21% for the United Kingdom

Who is Chinmay Deore, Indian student challenging his US visa termination?

Chinmay Deore, 21, a computer science student at Wayne State University, claims with three others that their immigration status was unlawfully revoked by US officials without prior notice

Indian students, global universities face the brunt of visa denials

The cost burden on international students compared to local peers in major study destinations varies

Indian students studying abroad drop in 2024 – What’s behind the decline?

Why are fewer Indian students choosing to study abroad in 2024? Diplomatic tensions, stricter visa policies, and rising costs have led to a decline in enrollments in the US, UK, and Canada.

Queen's University Belfast criticised for India expansion amid job cuts

Last week, the university confirmed plans to open a campus in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), in 2025