LONDON: A record number of Indians have applied for undergraduate courses in UK universities for the academic session beginning September.
As of the 26 January deadline, applications from India through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the UK’s shared admissions service for higher education, rose 11% year-on-year to 8,660 applicants (compared to 7,830 in 2021). ) and has almost doubled. From 2019 when there were 4,690 applicants. India remains the second largest non-EU market for UK higher education after China (28,930 applicants). While applications can be submitted beyond the deadline, these are subject to the availability of seats.
“This is a record figure for Indian undergraduate applications and a good indicator of how countries are viewing the UK as a higher education destination,” said UCAS International Mohamed des kutchi, “The number of applications from India for nursing studies is significantly higher than the previous years, which shows the importance of the profession after the pandemic. We anticipate that applications from India will continue to grow. ,
Asked whether UK universities opening campuses in India and Indian universities doing so in the UK (as reported by TOI) will affect application numbers, Kutchi said he does not expect much change. Because there is already a precedent in other countries and this number of students has not been affected. “The appeal of having experience in a country outside your home country is still strong. It (outpost) just provides an alternative that may be more appealing to some.”
As of the 26 January deadline, applications from India through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the UK’s shared admissions service for higher education, rose 11% year-on-year to 8,660 applicants (compared to 7,830 in 2021). ) and has almost doubled. From 2019 when there were 4,690 applicants. India remains the second largest non-EU market for UK higher education after China (28,930 applicants). While applications can be submitted beyond the deadline, these are subject to the availability of seats.
“This is a record figure for Indian undergraduate applications and a good indicator of how countries are viewing the UK as a higher education destination,” said UCAS International Mohamed des kutchi, “The number of applications from India for nursing studies is significantly higher than the previous years, which shows the importance of the profession after the pandemic. We anticipate that applications from India will continue to grow. ,
Asked whether UK universities opening campuses in India and Indian universities doing so in the UK (as reported by TOI) will affect application numbers, Kutchi said he does not expect much change. Because there is already a precedent in other countries and this number of students has not been affected. “The appeal of having experience in a country outside your home country is still strong. It (outpost) just provides an alternative that may be more appealing to some.”
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