Top ten study abroad destinations of Indian students

Rohit is a bright student. He scored well in his Boards also. Even though Rohit and his parents were satisfied with the score, it couldn’t fetch him an admission in his favourite college for the preferred course. One of the family friends gave Rohit the idea of studying abroad. Now, he is all set to join for an undergraduate course in a top University in Australia.

Rohit represents a group of bright students in India who fails to get into the best colleges and Universities due to the high competition and irrational cutoffs. Most of these students try foreign shores to get a degree. The Indian students are warmly welcomed by the foreign universities as they are class apart in terms of hardwork and brilliance. With increasing number of students going abroad or higher studies, India has become a major supplier to the international education market.

As students becoming more aware about the overseas education opportunities, the major study abroad destinations also change over the period of time. A decade back, the list of favourite study abroad destinations for Indian students had only the countries such as the UK, the USA and Australia. But today, with the changing trend, the students are experimenting with new countries and courses to get a degree.

There is a pattern followed in choosing the countries to study abroad, saysPooja Juyal, Assistant Manager-ACS (Admissions Counselling Services), Manya Education (P) Limited. “While most of the students who want to do Business and Management course flock to the US, the students who wish to pursue Arts and Social Sciences prefer the UK. The favourite haven for the Engineering and Banking students is Australia. Singapore is a major emerging study destination among the Indian students due to various reasons such as less cost and quality education at par with the European countries, the US and the UK. Also, the country has location advantages as for many students; it is very close to home,” says Pooja.

Here is a close look at the top ten study abroad destinations of Indian students:

The United KingdomThe UK is all time favourite for the Indian students. The country boasts of having the oldest and best universities in the world such as Oxford and Cambridge. The UK offers a range of courses- right from various undergraduate degrees to one year post graduate degrees.

The United States of AmericaThe USA is one of the most sought after study abroad destinations of the Indian students. Look out for the liberal study experience in the USA along with multicultural experience.

AustraliaAfter the UK and the USA, the most preferred study abroad destination for the Indian students is Australia. The Australian education system has earned good reputation globally and a number of Australian Universities feature in the top 100 in global university rankings.

CanadaCanada is an emerging study abroad destination as the country has witnessed manifold increase in the number of international students in the recent years. The students flock to Canada for various courses such as Engineering, Animation, Biotechnology and Hospitality.

RussiaRussia is one major destination for study abroad when it comes to courses like Medicine, Engineering and Aviation. The country enjoys a distinct position in the global education scenario for its quality of education at a reasonable rate.

SingaporeThe country is very much famous among the Indian students for the management courses. The top universities in the country are introducing various innovative programmes in management over the years to attract the international student community.

New ZealandAnother major emerging study abroad destination, New Zealand has witnessed 400 per cent increase in the number of Indian students in its Universities and institutes in the last five years.

The NetherlandsThe Netherlands provides specialized courses with much credibility and quality. The Netherlands Universities are famous for the courses such as agriculture, architecture and sustainable energy.

GermanyGermany is one major study abroad destination in Europe. It provides quality education and with an increase of more than 70 per cent Indian student population, the country proved to be a hotspot of higher education.

ItalyWith more than 100 renowned universities, Italy holds a position in the global education scenario. Italian Universities woo the Indian students with unique scholarship schemes.