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Countries like the US, the UK and Canada are facing some severe problems regarding the availability of accommodation for international students. Students are paying a lot of money to stay in low standard apartments due to shortage of options. To make sure that you do not get stuck in a situation, here are some tips you should follow as an international student who is looking for accommodation.
The Department of English has increased its fee for their PhD programme by Rs.22,000 from this year. Earlier the fee used to be Rs.1932 per session but from this session onwards, the fees will be Rs.24,000. Students were given a timer for one day to submit the tuition fees. In lieu of the events, Delhi University students from the English department have started protesting against the sudden fee hike.
The professors at the Department of English have also voiced their concerns regarding the recent and sudden hike of the tuition fees. Mostly the other departments of Delhi University charge Rs.3000 to 5000 from students for a PhD programme per session. The most concerning thing is that this fee hike was not mentioned in the 2023 notice of the Department of English. It has been recently introduced which is why most students are not accepting it
Maastricht University, Netherlands is offering a fully funded scholarship for students for the academic year 2024-2025 . This fully funded scholarship will cover all the expenses of the student. The deadline to apply for the same is 1st February, 2024. It is compulsory for the candidate to be less than 35 years. Also the candidate must not have previously studied in any institute of Netherlands to be eligible for the scholarship. The scholarship will be given totally on the basis of merit which is why academic excellence is an important requisite. The university will also cover the medical expenses of the student for 13 or 25 months. Students from all kinds of academic backgrounds are welcomed for the scholarship.
The University of Sheffield has announced that it will be offering 125 postgraduate scholarships to students under its postgraduate taught merit scholarship program. Selected students will be given £5000 to students that can be used to pay the tuition fees. The application for the scholarship will start by late December. The deadline is expected to be the second week of May. The university will declare the result of the scholarship in June. To be eligible for the scholarship, the candidate must be accepted by the University of Sheffield for the autumn intake of 2024. Distance learning programs are not eligible for the scholarship. Only the students who are pursuing a masters degree are eligible for the scholarship.
The Central government of India has announced a special scholarship for students from the north-east part of India. The government will be providing 10,000 scholarships to students under which Rs.8000 will be given every month for at least 10 months. Interested students can visit the national scholarship portal to apply for the scholarship. The scholarships have been specially announced for students from the economically weaker section of the north-eastern part of the country. The money will be provided to support their education and physical well-being. Only the students who have cleared their class 12th exams from and affiliated schools in the Northeast are eligible for the scholarship. All the students who are currently pursuing their undergraduate degree from a UGC affiliated college can apply for this scholarship. Students pursuing their degree from open or distance mode cannot apply for the scholarship.
The University of Lincoln is inviting students to apply for the PG scholarship that is open to all international students. Selected students will get a stipend of £4000 during their first year of scholarship. To attain the scholarship in the second year, it will be compulsory for the student to score the minimum marks as described by the university. students who are applying for the January to February intake in 2024 at the university or eligible for the scholarship. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is 1 December, 2023.
Students with both conditional or unconditional offer letters from the university can apply for the scholarship. Students who have applied for a postgraduate research program are not eligible for this scholarship
OP Jindal Global University and Pace University have signed a joint agreement with each other to pave the way for students across both the countries to have extensive experience during their education. This international exposure will allow students from both the universities to take part in cultural and student exchange programmes. The agreement will allow students from both the universities to take part in business, entrepreneurship in finance related programmes. Students from JGU will be able to spend a particular semester in New York at Pace University to pursue their degree.
Such international collaborations are extremely beneficial for students as they can get an idea about the whole study abroad experience without having to commit to a full-time program.
OP Jindal Global University and Pace University have signed a joint agreement with each other to pave the way for students across both the countries to have extensive experience during their education. This international exposure will allow students from both the universities to take part in cultural and student exchange programmes. The agreement will allow students from both the universities to take part in business, entrepreneurship in finance related programmes. Students from JGU will be able to spend a particular semester in New York at Pace University to pursue their degree.
Such international collaborations are extremely beneficial for students as they can get an idea about the whole study abroad experience without having to commit to a full-time program.
There has been an exponential increase in the number of students going to study abroad from India post pandemic. As per recent data, it has been found that the study abroad loan applications in India have jumped by four times since the pandemic. The top five countries for Indian students to study abroad are the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The average tuition fees for these countries go from Rs.2.5 lakhs per annum to Rs 60 lakhs per annum.
What is interesting to note is that parents are also becoming more aware about the schooling of children. To prepare their children to study abroad. From the beginning, parents are making a conscious decision to enrol students in schools that follow an IB curriculum. A decade ago there were just 23 IB schools in India where there are now more than 223 schools in India.
There has been an exponential increase in the number of students going to study abroad from India post pandemic. As per recent data, it has been found that the study abroad loan applications in India have jumped by four times since the pandemic. The top five countries for Indian students to study abroad are the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The average tuition fees for these countries go from Rs.2.5 lakhs per annum to Rs 60 lakhs per annum.
What is interesting to note is that parents are also becoming more aware about the schooling of children. To prepare their children to study abroad. From the beginning, parents are making a conscious decision to enrol students in schools that follow an IB curriculum. A decade ago there were just 23 IB schools in India where there are now more than 223 schools in India.
Imperial College, London has recently announced a new initiative for Indian students who want to pursue their masters degree from the UK. The future leaders scholarship by the Imperial College London will support an equal number of male and female scholars to study in the UK. As per reports, the Minister of science and technology of India Dr Jitender Singh recently paid a visit to the ICL campus after which this announcement has been made.
Other than this, ICL has also collaborated with Chevening Scholarship that will provide additional funding to support three students for a scholarship in India.The scholarship is specifically meant for students who want to pursue business, natural sciences, medicine and engineering degree at masters level.
Although the US government has made significant efforts in reducing the visa approval time for Indian students and immigrants, it seems like there has been negligible progress. The current waiting time for a US visa is somewhere between 560 to 590 days in most cities of India. There has been a lot of progress if you compare it to last year where the average wait time was 1000 days. But over 500 days of waiting time after two years of pandemic is too much, especially for students who have to start their classes. The worst situation is being faced in Mumbai with the average waiting time for the US visa is 592 days. This means that students have to wait for more than 1.5 years to get their visas approved. Hyderabad is at the lowest with an average waiting time of 512 days. Typically, without any backlogs, the average waiting time generally ranges from 2 to 90 days.
Canada has introduced a new strategy to combat the fraud activities related to the admission and visa process that thousands of students face every year. Now it will be compulsory for all the universities to confirm the letter of acceptance given to a student during the Visa process. Hundreds of students are deported every year over fake letters of acceptance. 700 Indian students were deported from Canada due to fake documents, especially the letter of acceptance. Generally fraud study abroad agents are responsible for this. Students due to lack of their information get lowered by such people and end up losing a lot of money and getting reported. To minimise such cases, the steps being taken so that the problem is extracted from the root cause.
The higher education system in France is among the top education systems in the world. France also offers captivating work opportunities to students after completing their education in the country. Since French is the primary source of communication in France, it is very important to have some basic knowledge of the language before you decide to study in the country. Although most of the programs in French universities are now being taught in English as well, experts say that one must learn French. After interviewing some students studying in France, it has been found out that a near fluent level of French is required to be able to get a job in the French market. The recruiters often prefer people who can communicate well in French, irrespective of their educational background. So if you are planning to study in France, you must start taking an extra French class to prepare in advance for the language. While staying in France, you can obviously improve your language proficiency.
Very recently a college based in North Carolina canceled the admission of over 500 students days before the starting of classes. The students were left without any answers and out of money that they paid as tuition fees. In the past few years many such instances have occurred where students have taken in missions and Canadian institutions and later on found out the frauds. It is very important for students to check if the institution the day they are taking admission in is a part of the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s list of the Designated Learning Institutions(DLI).
A DLI refers to a government authorised institution that is designated to give admissions to foreign nationals. also tried to check if the institution has collaborations with the government and is accredited by various authorities. Check the number of international students currently studying in that university or college as well.
The government of Canada has announced to make some changes in the visa application process to protect students from any kind of fraud. Multiple plans have been announced that will help in strengthening the immigration process from Canada's end and also be favourable for students. The enhanced verification process will make sure that students do not get fake letters of acceptance through study abroad consultants.
It will also ensure that study permits are being applied on the basis of university admission and not some other fraudulent activity. Recently a lot of students were deported from Canada due to seeking acceptance letters and other documents. In this scenario, students are generally unaware of the fraud done with them due to which they end up getting deported back to the country and also losing their money.
In 2022, more than 13 lakh students from India went to study abroad. Out of all the states in India, the most number of students going to study abroad were from Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The top preferred countries among Indians to study abroad include the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. 60% of the students who went abroad chose a masters program whereas 33% of students went to study a bachelors degree. Rest of the students went to pursue a vocational degree. Looking at the data, one can easily identify the study abroad trend in India. Students, especially from areas like Punjab, Andhra and Maharashtra are interested in studying abroad. Overall, there has been a tremendous growth in the study abroad culture in India.
Although India's high commission in Ottawa recently announced that it will resume Visa services from India to Canada, there are still a lot of categories that remain suspended until further notice for Visa services. Some of the popular visa categories that are still suspended include journalist, tourist, student, employment and missionaries.
After the heightened political tensions between the two countries, some progress has been made finally. Many students are still waiting for the decision to be made with respect to student visas as they have to join their off-line classes in Canadian universities for which they have paid tuition fees.
Post graduation students studying in colleges and universities can apply for Central scholarship till 31st December on the official scholarship portal of the Indian government. Students who were already selected for the scholarships last year can apply for scholarship renewal. To be eligible for the scholarships it is compulsory to be within the age group of 18 to 25. Also your family income annually must not cross Rs.4.5 lakhs. Students were doing their education through distance, learning or pursuing a diploma or not eligible for the scholarships. The government of India is currently offering 82,000 scholarships to students around the country. The Centre has very tactfully divided the scholarships among ICSE and CBSE boards. Also division has been made in the scholarships as per different states.
Visa services between India and Canada have been suspended due to the ongoing political rift. Recently India resumed the visa services to Canada only for specific purposes. It is expected that even if India resumes visa services to Canada, there will be a severe backlog, especially for international students who are looking forward to joining classes in Canada. Canada has been a top most study abroad destination for Indian students in 2021 and 2022. So now that it is quite a risk to choose Canada to study abroad for the time being, here are some other options that students can consider.
Germany
Germany welcomed over 34,000 Indian students in 2022. Germany is quite immigration friendly for international students and also provides a plethora of opportunities in the field of education and skilled work.
France
The biggest benefit of studying in France is the five years after study work visa that students will get. Most public universities in France are quite affordable and do not require you to pay a lot of money in fees. France is also a very safe country and you can build from scratch easily.
