Indian graduate enrolments in the US have fallen sharply, with a 9.5% drop in the number of Indian students joining master's and doctoral programmes in 2024-25, according to consultants who analysed the latest Open Doors Report 2025.

Study-abroad advisers told ET that tighter visa rules, increased scrutiny of students' social media accounts and better opportunities in Canada, West Asia and Europe pushed many applicants to look beyond American universities. Advertisement

The Open Doors report, funded by the US Department of State, showed 177,892 Indian graduates enrolling for master's and doctoral programmes in 2024-25, down from 196,567 in 2023-24.

Piyush Kumar, regional director for South Asia, Canada, Latin America and Mauritius at IDP Education, said that the closure of US visa cons

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