Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Indian Students Prioritize Career-Oriented Education Abroad
A new study found that most Indian students want their education abroad to directly lead to a career.
They value practical skills, work experience, and being job-ready over just learning from books.
They also think it's important to use technology in learning and develop professional behaviors.
97% of Indian students want education that leads directly to careers
Employability, work experience, and real-world skills are top priorities
Indian students value applied learning, technical skills, and professional behaviors
56% of Indian respondents emphasize applying technology in learning
60% of Indian students rate building professional behaviors as crucial
- Who
- Indian students
- What
- Prioritize career-oriented education abroad
- When
- Currently, as per a recent study
- Where
- Overseas, particularly in countries like the UK
- Why
- To gain employability, work experience, and real-world skills
- Study Conducted
- By City St George’s, University of London and Arlington Research
- Total Respondents
- 3,000 (including students and parents)
- Indian Respondents
- A significant portion of the total respondents
- Primary Factor for Indian Students
- Employability and job-readiness
- Secondary Factor for Indian Students
- Applied learning and technical skills
- Tertiary Factor for Indian Students
- Building professional behaviors
