Lucknow: With falling enrollment of Indian students in UK universities, the British Council has come out with the largest ever scholarship program for local students. The British Council will offer around 370 scholarships worth almost £ 1 million in the coming months for Indian students interested in pursuing undergraduate and post graduate courses in Britain said Director, Education and Society, British Council, Richard Everitt.
He said that there was dip in the number of Indian students enrolling in UK based institutions during the last two years. This was largely due to the falling rupee which made pursuing education in UK costlier but also students having more options to study in different countries abroad.
"But we want to encourage more students from India to enroll in UK because they are talented and the two countries share a long history. Students from India bring new perspective , intellect and hard work and also add to the cultural life in the campus. This is our largest ever scholarship program for India and will continue for two years" said Everitt.
Currently there are about 31,000 Indian students in UK with nearly two thirds pursuing post graduate courses. 30 of the world's top 200 universities are in the UK.
Everitt said that there is no cap on the number of students coming to UK for studies and they are given visa's easily. He said that counseling is offered for selecting courses, institutions and adjusting to life in a foreign country. Also, career option are also discussed with students, Everitt said.
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