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Falling Re puts foreign study costs under the scanner
Mint Chennai
|December 06, 2025
Loans for US studies fell 20-25% first half of this year. istock photo:
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US universities and the government have unnerved many parents in India and this led to a 25-50% drop in applications for loans to study in the US in the first half of the year.
The result was that many deferred their course by a semester, while others opted for destinations such as the UK, Canada, and Australia.
A weaker rupee will add to their troubles, as well as for those who have graduated and returned to their hometowns while still searching for a job.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition December 06, 2025 de Mint Chennai.
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