Studying abroad gets costlier, ruins plans

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This seems like a time of double trouble for aspiring college students. For the past couple of years, following the high cut-offs, many students haven’t been able to bag admission in Delhi University, and many have been considering exploring various options at universites abroad. But this time, with the rupee rates falling, education at foreign universites has become expensive. This has left many students in the lurch.

Shreshtha Jha, an aspirant from Bihar, who is keen on a B.Tech course shares, “With the news that education abroad is getting costlier because of a weaker rupee, my parents are already in two minds. We had made calculations about the expenses involved in a two-year course in the UK but that may not work as per plan now,” she says. “And I am not a very high percentage holder, which makes DU not even a distant dream for me,” she sighs.
According to Natasha Chopra, managing director The Chopras, an educational consultancy firm, this time around, students have already started enquiring about the courses at universities abroad.
“Those who have decided to go are not really changing their minds because 10-15 per cent fluctuation in the rupee has already been factored into the overall expenses. We are also telling the students about the scholarships available for them, but it does not really mean a huge amount,” she says. “Foreign universites have diverse and interesting courses to suit all and not only academic high achievers,” Natasha adds.