The US seems to be losing its sheen for Indian students
as a choice of destination is concerned. In the academic year 2011-2012,
the total number of students from India attending US colleges and
universities mba dipped for the second year in a row.
As per the statistics, Indian students make up
approximately 13.1 of the total foreign population in the country. The
number of Indian students dipped 3.5 per cent from 103,895 in 2010-11 to
100,270 in 2011-12. The annual report by the Washington DC-based
Institute of International Education states that majority of the Indian
students study at the graduate (Master’s) level like mba.
India lost the top slot as the leading country of origin
to China after the academic year 2008-09. In 2000-01, Indian enrolments
surged 30 per cent, followed by two more years of strong growth (at 12
per cent in 2002-03 and 7 per cent in 2003-04). The increases tapered
off in 2004-05 and then decreased slightly in 2005-06, before resuming
much larger increases in 2006-07 and for the next two years. In 2009-10,
the growth flattened, and China topped the list. It continues to retain
the position.
The drop clearly signifies the emergence of new
alternatives for students in terms of programs and institutes in other
parts of the world. Moreover, the cost aspect also plays a very
important and decisive role thereby making other options lucrative.
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