Washington: For the second year in a row, applications to US graduate schools from India skyrocketed in 2014, while those from prospective Chinese students fell, according to a new report.
According to the CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey, the number of applications from prospective Indian students to US graduate schools jumped 32 per cent in 2014.
The number of overall international applications, up seven per cent, probably would have declined, except for eye-popping growth of 32 per cent from India. “It’s all India,” said Debra W. Stewart, the council’s president. “India is huge.” In 2013, Indian applications increased 22 per cent and enrollments were up a whopping 40 per cent, the report said.
“While the growth from China has been consistent, Indian numbers have been erratic. One year, first-time graduate enrollments climbed more than 30 per cent, only to plummet 16 per cent a few years later,” said Chronicle.com. Mr Stewart cited tightening student-visa rules in Britain. He said some of the students could have opted for the US.
