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US sees 28% jump in Indian students since October 2013

California, Texas, New York and Illionois are among the most preferred states

Kalpana Pathak Mumbai
The number of Indian students going to the US has risen by 28% since October 2013, according to data from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is part of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

There are currently 1.11 million F&M students studying in the United States, 30% of whom are from China, followed by 12% from India.
 
An international student who wants to study in the United States can apply for a F or M status to study at a Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified school. 
 
F-1 status is for students attending an academic program, such as a university or college, high school, private elementary school, a religious seminary, a conservatory or another academic institution, including a language training program.
 
 
M-1 status is given to students attending a vocational or other nonacademic school, not including a language training program.
 
There are 8,988 SEVP-certified schools in the United States approved to enroll international students. 77% of SEVP-certified schools have 50 or less enrolled F & M students. As many as 73% of all F&M students are enrolled in Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral programmes; currently, there are 396,607  F&M students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in the US.
 
Compared to October 2013, the total number of active F&M students and J-1 exchange visitors studying in the United States increased 9%, while the number of active F&M students from India increased 28%.
 
The most preferrred states for study by F&M Indian students are California, Texas, New York and Illinois.

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First Published: Nov 18 2014 | 12:30 PM IST

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