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Increase in foreign applications unprecedented
The New Indian Express Kochi
|June 29, 2025
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.
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.
This story is from the June 29, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kochi.
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