Indian students appeal to Boris Johnson over UK visa scam row
Indian students hit by allegations of cheating in a compulsory English language test years ago joined several other overseas students at a protest...
A visa game changer for UK-India education ties
An influential new study wants the UK to double its post-study work visa offer to four years as a means to double the number of Indian students at British universities by 2024.
UK’s post-Brexit Student Route holds out promise for India
Britain’s decision to enforce its new points-based student visa regime from October is a promising move for Indian student numbers.
Lessons from a journey as an Indian student in the UK
Unlike most Indian students who come to study in the UK, I did not come to pursue my undergraduate or postgraduate studies. I came to the UK as a 13-year-old...
Finding answers to some tough questions for Indian students
The UK Higher Education, a sector that is expected to help the UK realise its growth and development aspirations, is gearing up to welcome incoming students...
Covid-19 fails to dampen Indian student plans for UK universities
Indian students remain on course to take up their courses at UK universities from later this year despite the disruptions caused by the coronavirus lockdown.
Indian market will help improve the UK’s market share of globally mobile students
A policy specialist presents some of her key findings from an official Higher Education report that calls for greater flexibility on Indian student numbers coming to the UK post-Brexit. The Higher Education Commission is set to publish its sixth inquiry titled ‘Staying Ahead? Are International Students Going Down Under?’ this September. The inquiry was initiated with the aim of assisting the Government to achieve its ambition of boosting the value of international higher education to £30 billion by 2020, but [...]
Freer movement of people will benefit both UK and India
British visa curbs on Indian professionals and students is myopic and self-defeating. Even as the UK and India were gearing up for the first India Inc. organised UK-India Week in June 2018, the Theresa May government decided, in its wisdom, to exclude Indian students from a list of so-called “low-risk” countries whose nationals would be subjected to less stringent visa procedures. This caused outrage not only among Indians but also from several important members of the British establishment who favour [...]