Rise in Indian Applicants to UK Universities: UK Envoy
- The number of applications from South India has grown by 9 percent as compared to last year.
- For the year ending March 2017, 4.14 lakh visitor visas were issued, of which 11,700 comprise student visas.
The number of Indian students applying to various universities in the United Kingdom or the UK has witnessed an increase according to the observation made by a top British Envoy. The number of applications from Indian students, particularly South India, has increased by 9 percent compared to the previous two years.
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Mr. Bharat Joshi, British Deputy Commissioner in Chennai observed that the rise in the number of applications indicates the exceptional education system in the UK. There were more applicants from all the five South Indian states compared to North India. On the other hand, the quality of students applying to different universities in the UK has also improved. There has been a significant rise in the visit visas issued to Indians, he pointed. According to Mr. Joshi, 80% of applicants comprise ‘visit visas’ and 20% are from people who travel to the UK for taking up job.
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Mr. Bharat Joshi mentioned that 4.14 lakh visitor visas were issued for the year ending March 2017, out of which 11,700 were student visas and 5,000 were short-term study visas. The British Envoy also issued 60,000 work visas at the same time, he added.
Speaking about the impact on Britain due to exiting from European Union (EU), Mr. Bharat Joshi pointed that the government of UK was highly clear that exiting from EU would help the UK to become ‘beacon’ for fair rules-based trade system.
He further pointed that India is one of the significant destinations for Britain and over two-thirds of all work visas globally issued are to Indians.