Indians Losing Interest In Studying Abroad: Has The Allure Of A ‘Foreign Degree’ Faded? Here’s What The Numbers Reveal | World News

New Delhi: Reading abroad has been a dream for Indian students for decades. From the United States to Australia and from the United Kingdom to Canada, Indian youth sought higher education abroad to gain prestigious degrees. The love, which is often called ‘degree of Vilayati’ (foreign degrees), has grown steadily for decades. However, the latest trends show that the enthusiasm of overseas education among the Indians slowly fades. Signs are open in numbers that show a decrease in the amount of money sent abroad for training costs.

According to the latest report by Times of India, the funds sent because Indian students study abroad fell sharply to $ 138.8 million in June 2025. This figure points to the lowest level in five years. The main reason behind this autumn is the increasingly strict visa policies brought by countries such as the USA, England, Canada and Australia. These regulations made it difficult for Indian students to get a visa and prevented many of them from continuing their education abroad. Although Indians continue to travel abroad for the work, their expenditures are decreasing in a noticeable way.

When we look again in the last five years, Indian students were sending an average of $ 314 million a year to finance their work abroad. In September 2021, this number reached $ 718 million summit. Compared to these heights, existing expenditures are significantly lower. The decline emphasizes a slow but stable decline in Indian students’ tendency to read abroad.

The primary barricade continues to be tightening of visa rules. Many students face delays and difficulties in obtaining permission, causing uncertainty and frustration. However, experts believe that this tendency can change in the near future.

Abix World Money’s General Manager and Business Chairman Hariprasad deputy, the amount sent by the students in the United States and Canada with the sharpest decline in 10-15%, he said. “Visa restrictions in the United States caused a 30% decrease in funds sent compared to a year ago. Canada suffered a similar decrease,” he said.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom appeared as a beneficiary and attracted more Indian students in the midst of these changes. Countries like Australia have also set limits to the number of students that affected the flow further.

This change in preferences reflects wider global dynamics. Indian students once chased foreign degrees as an opportunity and prestige symbol. Now, with increasing obstacles and uncertainties, many of them rethink the value and feasibility of overseas education.

The love of ‘degree of Vilayati’ faces real difficulties. Figures and policies tell a change story in which Indian students cautiously re -evaluate their choices in a complex and often restrictive international educational environment.