The reduction in the number of global students is not limited only to those coming from India. In general, the US experienced a 15% decrease in its international trainee population.

” Despite the global pandemic, Indian trainees were able to request visas and take a trip to the United States. We issued over 62,000 student visas this summertime alone, more than in any previous year. This goes to show that the US remains the destination of choice for Indian trainees aiming to study abroad,” he said.

US embassy officials on Monday described the patterns in the 2020-21 dataset as a “Covid blip”. Minister Counsellor for Consular Affairs at the embassy Donald Heflin stated the pandemic and the taking place lockdown positioned significant difficulties, and raised safety concerns in the minds of moms and dads whose children were to fly to the United States for college, but efforts were made on both sides (US and India) to ensure a safe and comfy shift for trainees.

The overall number of Indians studying in America fell from 1.93 lakh in 2019-20 to 1.67 lakh in the last academic year, with authorities in the US Embassy associating the dip to pandemic-induced disturbance.

The Open Doors report is released by the US Department of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education.

The scholastic year 2020-21 is the second successive year that saw a drop in the absolute variety of Indians going to the United States for higher education. In 2019-20, the number reduced from 2.02 lakh to 1.93 lakh. Before that, a minimum of because 2014-15, the Indian student strength had actually been on the rise, albeit at a slower growth rate.

The number of Indian trainees pursuing college in the United States fell by 13.2% in the scholastic year 2020-21, the highest drop in portion points in more than a years, according to the Open Doors Report 2021 launched on Monday.

Indians continue to make up the second-largest friend (18.3%) of worldwide trainees in the US, after China (34.7%).

Of the overall Indian trainees, the majority (34.8%) selected Math and Computer Science, followed by Engineering (33.5%) and Business and Management (11.7%) in 2020-21.

The circumstance is currently searching for this year, Heflin informed reporters, as the variety of Indian students and exchange visitors taking a trip to study in the United States this year is at an “all-time record”.

— With PTI inputs

The scholastic year 2020-21 is the 2nd consecutive year that saw a drop in the absolute number of Indians going to the US for greater education.” Despite the international pandemic, Indian students were able to use for visas and travel to the United States. This goes to show that the United States remains the destination of option for Indian students looking to study abroad,” he said.