Pritha Roy Choudhury is a special correspondent and covers overseas education for the news website and magazine. She writes on the aspirations and experiences of the lakhs of students who leave India to study abroad each year. She writes on changing visa and other policies of study-abroad destinations, living and working abroad, financing foreign education, popular programmes, scholarships, trends and more. Based in Kolkata, she also covers education and institutions in and around West Bengal. Her previous stints included work with a multimedia news agency and a citizen reporting initiative. She can be reached at pritha.roychoudhury@careers360.com. On X,, she is @pritharoyc
Study in UK: There might be a ‘slight decrease’ in the market due to UK visa regulations but UK universities will remain popular with Indians.
Study abroad consultants say that the Canada visa processing will take more time, likely around 45 days, due to a shortage of manpower
The Study in Ireland roadshow is expected to draw more students for 2024. Ireland offers a two-year post-study visa, study abroad scholarships.
Overseas Education: France is best known for management education but it plans to draw students to other disciplines, undergraduate programmes
Study In Canada: Study abroad consultants are not expecting the stopping of Canada student visas for Indians; parents feel the conflict is ‘temporary’.
Australia student visa applicants need to show at least $24,505 in savings while applying from October 1, 2023.
Study Abroad: 21 students were deported from the US in August; APNRTS has warned against relying on consultants for visa, finances.
Study in US: The one-year professional master’s degree programme is aligned with India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2023.
Australia Visa: Exam body ETS said TOEFL exam scores will still work for most study visas. Plus, the TOEFL iBT has been submitted for review.