Increase in foreign applications unprecedented

COMMERCE and management are the most preferred subjects of applicants in Kerala, MG and Calicut universities, whereas engineering is the preferred stream in Cusat. Other science streams are picking up.

- ASWIN ASOK KUMAR @T'Puram

This year, KU also received applications from Iran and Iraq. "Students with proper documents can get admission within two days," said Sabu Joseph, director of KU's centre for global academics.

"The increase in foreign applications is unprecedented," said CU's dean for students welfare Pramod C. The university, which had admitted only four foreign students in 2021-22, has already received over 89 applications this year. "African students who get into various courses also engage in sports activities, including football," he observed.