New trend! Indian students are opting for these offbeat study destinations over UK and US

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, there has been a noticeable increase in enrolment numbers in lesser-known countries such as Lithuania, Estonia, Chile, Turkey, Malta, Taiwan, and South Korea.. platforms and strategy consultant Redseer have confirmed to ET that more Indian students are choosing these alternative destinations...

Redseer's research reveals that in the past, 75-80% of Indian students who pursued education abroad chose one of the Big 4 destinations: the US, UK, Canada, and Australia & New Zealand...

Karunn Kandoi, Chief Experience Officer at ApplyBoard, notes that Chile is increasingly popular among international students, including Indians...

Akshay Chaturvedi, founder and CEO of LeverageEdu, Fly Finance & Fly Homes, noted that for the first time in the last six months, the percentage of students inquiring about study destinations outside the Big 4 has significantly increased, rising from 8% to a high of 21% last week...

In addition to the aforementioned countries, Germany, Finland, the UAE, Japan, Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, and Spain are also witnessing a surge in popularity among Indian students...