Indian students continue to favor classic study abroad locations like the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, even in the face of the growing popularity of new study abroad options like Ireland, Germany, Denmark, and France. Actually, according to a recent research, Indians are currently the largest group of overseas graduate students studying in the US, surpassing Chinese students in this regard. The head of Crimson Education, a specialized consulting organization, Kunal Mehra, discussed post-Covid-19 study-abroad trends with Vikram Chaudhary of FE.

The US is still the most popular country among Indian students, despite a little decline. Applications to the UK and other prestigious European locations, such as Germany, Denmark, and France, as well as Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland, have increased significantly, according to Crimson Education.

These nations are well-liked because to their excellent educational systems, well-known professors, appealing post-study employment prospects, research facilities, wealth of scholarship chances, and ease of contact.

It is projected that 1,324,954 Indian students studied overseas in 2022 (both online and on campus). However, it is crucial to remember that the real number may differ owing to travel restrictions and visa regulations put in place by other nations as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2023, the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK, and Germany were the top five countries that students wished to study abroad. Combined, these nations accounted for 72.5% of all students studying overseas. In particular, the United States accounted for 212,693 students, and Canada closely trailed behind with almost 207,000 Indian students.

It seems that Canada’s current political troubles are making it less popular with Indian students. And both parents and students are rather concerned about this.

According to a recent report, more universities will have better admissions in 2023–24 than in the previous year, according to the Common Application, the college admissions tool. Up to January 1, 2023, 841 remaining participants of the Common Application received 1,079,936 unique first-year applications, a 20% increase from 903,553 in 2019–20. The number of applications received up to January 1 increased by 24% between 2019–20 (4,317,709) and 2022–2023 (5,346,600).