Will Coronavirus Increase the Enrollment of Indian Students in the US to Compensate for the Fall in the Number of Chinese Counterparts?
Coronavirus has been the biggest disruption globally since it was declared as a global health emergency by WHO on 30th January 2020. Soon after, many countries imposed a travel ban on travellers from Mainland China. Such epidemics leave global economies struggling for months to come. One of the big effects of this outbreak is on the international student body, which is the driving force in many... Read more
A-Z Guide to Student Loans for Studying Abroad
Planning to go abroad for higher studies but concerned about the sky-high tuition fees? Well, student loans for studying abroad will be the best option for you in this case. Keep reading to know the different student loan options available to you and which one is a better way to fund your higher studies abroad than using your personal funds. Studies say that the cost of education is rising... Read more
Education Loan Process - Check These 9 Points
How many Indian students got an education loan in 2015? A whopping 3.34 Lakhs. How many students secured a study loan in 2019? A measly 2.5 Lakhs. What does that say to an Indian student hoping to apply for an education loan abroad? The number of applications for student loans being accepted is abysmally low and constantly decreasing. Yet, not all hope is lost. The total loan amount... Read more
How to Save INR 2 Lakhs (or More) With the Right Education Loan?
What if we told you that the rate of interest on an education loan might change post-sanction, would you be surprised? 8 out of 10 loan applicants would say an unequivocal yes. Few, if any, are aware of the complex formula that defines the interest rate of a student loan. Most Indian bank and NBFC loans come with a floating interest rate. What’s a Floating Rate? We explain it here. In... Read more
Educational Loan Options for MS in New Zealand
For such a small nation, New Zealand is home to more than 106,000 international students. What’s more surprising is that almost one in every five foreign students on the island is Indian. Barring China, India accounts for the maximum number of overseas students in the country. With so many Indian students preferring NZ as their study abroad destination, we thought to give them a leg-up. Within... Read more
Educational Loan Options for MBA in Ireland
In recent years, Ireland has become a popular study abroad destination for Indian students. In the year 2017, nearly 3,000 Indian students were in Ireland to study undergraduate, Masters, and PhD programs. This number was just 2,000 in the year 2015. Therefore, we can clearly see that the number of Indian students who headed to Ireland in 2017 increased by 50%, and this upward trend is here to... Read more
Educational Loan Options for MBA in the US
The USA, the birthplace of the MBA degree, has long been a top destination for Indian students going abroad for an MBA, especially students with good profiles. In the year 2018, 58.7% of international students who chose to study MBA abroad went on to pursue it in the US. Since the US is home to top global MBA schools, offers flexible academic programs, great job opportunities in world-renowned... Read more
Educational Loan Options for Germany
Germany has become a favoured study destination for international students in recent years. In fact, Germany reached its goal of welcoming 3,50,000 international students by 2020 in the year 2017 itself. Some of the reasons why German universities witnessed a rapid rise in the number of international students are the excellent quality of education and research environment that they provide,... Read more
Student Speak 10 - How Abhishek Successfully Planned his Journey to the Arizona State University
We invite all our customers to a short interview, and a few of them are kind enough to oblige. This is Tenth in the series of such interviews. Q. What were you doing before you decided to study abroad? Ans. I did my undergrad from the National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. Then I started working in Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai, I worked there for 4 years, then I decided I... Read more
What are the Educational Loan Options for MS in Ireland?
Apart from the US, UK, Australia, and Canada, Ireland too has been gaining popularity as the top study destination for STEM Masters for international students. Statistics also lend credence to this assertion as the number of international students in Ireland rose to over 13,500 in 2017. Indian students comprised 17% of this group, just next to students from the US. Most importantly, with the... Read more