Students rush abroad for study
PNS|Hyderabad
The education fairs in and around the city are registering thousands of students who are trying to go to the United States and other countries in spite of the global recession.
Educators providing counselling about which university to pick to the type of questions the students face in visa interviews said that there are hundreds of them checking on global study fairs as there is no problem for entry-level jobs in other countries.
Speaking to ‘The Pioneer,’ Ajaya Kumar Vemulapati, a partner of IMFS Hyderabad said, “The scenario is different for batches that are passing out this year and those who are registering now will pursue in coming years. Global companies themselves say that job cuts are due to excessive hands they had hired during the pandemic. As far as we know the situation is that entry-level jobs are being offered in the US and students are grabbing the first opportunity that comes their way.”
On the difficulties to get visas for students travelling abroad for study, he added that there were 1,400 students from across applying through IMFS and 96 per cent were successful.
A group of students visiting the stall of Global Edufest at T-Hub, Hyderabad, said, “We want to move out of India and study. Some of us have cousins living there and others intend to join a couple of universities that are ranked for our courses.”
On global recession, the students added, “We all are reading about job cuts and it reaches us every day but our enthusiasm is never ending because we might take three or more years to finish our studies and then the situation can be normal.”
On Friday around 60 delegates representing 100 foreign universities from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland took part in the day-long event, which was attended by hundreds of students. The organisers also noted that the number of girls going abroad for higher education has increased in the last six years.
Ajaya Kumar Vemulapati added, “The number of girls going abroad for higher education has been increasing in the last seven years. The mindset of both parents and children is the major thing here. Most families have only one or two children. They don’t mind whether their child is male or female. In the earlier generations, people used to think of just educating their daughters up to graduation, and getting them married. But now, times have changed a lot. Girls also are thinking of getting well-educated, having a good job, and settling well. Now, they are thinking a bit far more. They are seeking better opportunities for which they are opting for higher education abroad.”
