More than 13.35 lakh Indian students are pursuing higher education abroad. According to the Union Ministry of External Affairs, Canada is the first choice of Indian students for higher education abroad, followed by the US, UK, Australia and Germany.
Indian Missions and Posts abroad continue to reach out to Indian students and encourage them to register with the Indian Missions or the Global Rishta Portal. Those who are travelling abroad for the first time
Programs are organized to welcome Indian students and to inform them about security issues in the countries where they have gone to study. State Foreign Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said that data of such students is collected after their registration. According to data released by the Ministry of External Affairs, 13,35,878 Indian students are studying abroad in 2024. This number was 13,18,955 in 2023.