Notwithstanding travel restrictions and uncertainties over quarantine, a large number of students from India, including Kolkata, continue to take up UG and PG studies in the UK.
In 2020, the UK recorded a 13% increase in Indian students over the previous year. The British Council is set to organize a virtual education fair between 1.30 pm and 6.45 pm on Saturday to attract more students to educational institutions in that country.
This time, 42 universities are set to participate in the virtual fair, including 12 Russell Group universities. According to recent official data shared by the UK Home office, over 56,000 tier IV study visas were issued in the year ending March, a 13% increase over the previous year. The visa issue rate for Indian students is more than 96%, well over the global average.
Around 60 scholarships are on offer to students with a minimum worth £10,000 towards tuition fees for a one-year postgraduate course. These are jointly funded by the UK government’s Great Britain Campaign and the British Council with participating UK higher education institutions.
British Council director (east and northeast India) Debanjan Chakrabarti said: “Our Study UK virtual fair provides prospective students and their parent’s direct access to UK university representatives and seminars on the graduate route, visa policies, and scholarship opportunities.”
