New Delhi: The total number of Indian students studying in American universities has registered a negative growth in 2019-20, a first in seven years, according to official data of the US. According to official data, there were 193,124 Indian students in the US in 2019-20 as against 202,014 Indian students in 2018-19. Similarly, there were 196,271 Indian students in American universities 2017-18. The fall in overall Indian students number comes as the US witnessed a fall in both new and cumulative enrollment of foreign students. Chinese students studying in the US rose by a paltry 0.8%, those from Taiwan by 1.8% and Brazil sent 3.8% more students.

Source: Mint November 16, 2020 15:44 UTC