Planning to study science? US?wants more Indian students

If you are a student planning higher studies abroad, the United States is undoubtedly at the top of the list of countries where you hope to pursue your academic dreams. However, obtaining an F-1 visa is easier said than done. This may soon change for Indian students, who want to study science.

Less Chinese, more Indian students

The US may encourage more Indian students to take up courses in science subjects while limiting the number of Chinese students. US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said US universities were limiting Chinese students' access to sensitive technology given security concerns.

Campbell mentioned that US universities had made "careful attempts" to support continuing higher education for Chinese students but had also been "careful about the labs and some of the activities of Chinese students."

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Chinese students can study humanities

The second-ranked US diplomat said that the US needed to recruit more students from India, a key security partner, instead of China. "I would like to see more Chinese students coming to the United States to study humanities and social sciences, not particle physics," Campbell said.

Over the years, China has emerged as the single largest source of foreign students in the US, a trend many in the country believe should change. According to Campbell, some had suggested that China was the only source to make up the shortage of science students.

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"I believe that the largest increase we need to see going forward would be much larger numbers of Indian students coming to study in American universities in a range of technology and other fields."

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Automatic green card for graduating Indian students

It should be noted that Indian students received a total of 130,839 F1 student visas in 2023, the highest number to date. Recently, US presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested granting automatic Green Cards to foreign students from India who graduate from US colleges to retain talent.

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