Hyderabad: The non-welcoming climate in the US, benefits and restrictions around visas, ability to travel freely in that country, political instability, economic issues are the major worries for prospective international students.
For students from West Asia, Latin America, Europe and even China, employability in the US is not really much of a concern.
Indian students aspiring for higher education in the US are worried about the employment scenario and potential changes by the Donald Trump administration in the near future.
Interestingly, students hailing from West Asia, Latin America, Europe and even China are not losing sleep over employment as they are more worried about general hostility, political instability, and economic issues.
About 40 per cent of Indian students have worries over employment, while not even 10 per cent of students from other parts of the world are bothered about it. For Indian students, this is the second big concern.
Employment concerns revolved around the Optical Practical Training (OPT), the H-1B process and apprehensions that employment benefits of student visas no longer exist.
National Institute of Technology-Warangal registrar Dr Y.N. Reddy said that a majority of US-bound Indian students dream about settling into a job soon after education and the survey figures are reflective of that trend.
There is consensus among prospective international students over the biggest issue that is bothering them. Which is, immigration policies and proposed reforms by the new US government. Indians are no exception. They echoed the same views.
