This paper underscores how India’s outbound student mobility cannot be reduced to simplistic binaries of loss versus leverage. 2576[33]The 2023–2024 comparison shown in the table reflects a clear rebalancing rather than a uniform decline in Indian student mobility. [b] Optional Practical Training (OPT) and the H-1B visa are key post-study work pathways shaping international student mobility to the United States. [35] Julie Baer and Mirka Martel, Fall 2023 Snapshot on International Student Enrollment, Institute of International Education, November 2023, https://www.iie.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fall-2023-Snapshot.pdf. [40] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), “What Are the Key Trends in International Student Mobility?

Source: Economic Times March 03, 2026 04:46 UTC