4237: Making Education Funding Accessible | Unusual Suspects

Moneycontrol Podcast

May 3 2024 • 22 mins

2023 saw a significant 35% jump in the number of Indian students going overseas for education with the total number pegged at a record 2.69 lakh, per data from The Open Doors 2023 report on International Educational Exchange. What does this signify? How do you read these numbers? There are more than a lakh Indian students in each of the following four countries -- US, Canada, Australia and the UAE. Why is there such a high preference among Indian students for these countries? What are the major financing issues that Indian students face in getting funds for overseas education? Why is it easy to fund a student from the IITs, but difficult for those from Tier-2/3 colleges? In this episode, Aman Singh, Co-Founder of GradRight Inc., an AI-powered SaaS ecosystem that brings together prospective students, universities and lenders on a single platform, talks about all of these and much more. Tune in