A View on some of the top education destinations for Indian students

“Indian students today prefer to study abroad for greater career opportunities and to experience diversity”

Overseas education has been gaining grounds and Indian students today prefer to study abroad for greater career opportunities and experiencing diversity, among other reasons. Here I will walk you through top international education destinations for the Indian students.

  1. USA

The USA is one of the prime countries for Indian students who are in pursuit of educational courses such as business management, computer sciences, social sciences, physical and life sciences, mathematics, engineering and other courses. With top-tier universities, USA accommodates lakhs of foreign students every year. Institutions such as MIT, Princeton and Stanford, Harvard, are the most preferred.

  1. UK

The country has some of the oldest universities, such as the famed Oxford and Cambridge. One can find a wide range of courses for undergraduate and post-graduate degrees. Apart from business management and science, people also study fine and applied arts in the UK. Indians find the UK as a fetching place for studies because they can avail partial or full waiver on admission fees, education loans, scholarships, and aids for studies. Some of the fee-paying scholarships includeCommonwealth and Rhodes, GREAT etc.

  1. Australia

After the USA and UK, Australia is the most-preferred overseas education destinations for the Indians. Several Australian universities have acquired the position of being among the top 100 institutions on this planet. Students from India usually pursue vocational training, health profession, management/hospitality course, business and finance related degrees in Australia.

  1. Canada

Indians aspiring to study overseas can choose Canada, as it offers various professional courses including that for biotechnology, engineering, liberal arts, animation, hospitality, business, and a lot more. The major reason why Indians prefer Canada for education degrees is because the place offers a multicultural and safe environment.

  1. Singapore

Singapore has a huge population of Indians, which makes the country an attractive education destination for the students living in India. The economy of Singapore is growingly rapidly. The country is today comprised of highly ranked universities and subsidiaries of international universities. It provides popular management programmes and is a centre for several multinational companies such as General Motors or DHL, Unilever, DHL etc. Thus, students stand the chance to be placed in reputed organizations for work after studies.

  1. China

China has emerged as one of the biggest destinations for studies overseas. Several Indian students go to China every year, especially to pursue an education in the medical field. For those who wish to study in the Asia Pacific region, China is one of the best as it has many medical colleges that offer affordable programmes with instruction in English. Students may not require taking any entrance exams such as AIPMT or MCAT to get admission in medical colleges of China.

  1. United Arab Emirates

UAE is steadily growing to be one of the top education destinations for Indians. The middle-east is known for providing greater work opportunities to Indians, but in the recent times, it has also developed a reputation of offering quality education. Dubai has recognized universities, some of which are branches of international universities such as the University of Wollongong, Manchester Business School etc. Indian students usually go to the United Arab Emirates to study medicine, hospitality, management, and banking and finance courses.

There are a few more overseas education destinations that Indians prefer, such as Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, and Russia among others. The above-given guide will definitely help Indians to choose a suitable country for education abroad.

About the author: Satchit Hasabnis is a Chartered Financial Analyst who has more than 10 years of experience in the industry.  He co-founded, Loanbaba, which provides quick and easy loans like Personal loans, Education Loan, Business Loans, Gold Loans etc to people of different economic background.