With the scrapping of post study work visa (that allowed international students to work in the UK for two years after graduation) the number of Indian students has decreased substantially. However according to the government, this slow down in number has been caused by the Home Office clamp down on bogus colleges. To woo Indian students therefore, the British government has promised that it will increase the number of scholarships now.
Andrew Soper, minister counsellor (political and press) of the British High Commission told reporters in Kolkata that the inflow of students from India has now stabilised and that the UK is expecting a gradual increase.
Soper added under the 'Great Britain' campaign, the UK governmnent was offering 59 undergraduate and 232 postgraduate scholarships across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In the last couple of years, the number of scholarships under the UK's flagship Chevening program had increased four-fold, £2.5mn.
Soper also said efforts had been made to ease the visa process, with every 9 out of 10 students getting it.
Some of the most popular courses for Indians include management studies and engineering.
