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US Students in India up 45% this year

Chennai: The number of US students coming to India this year has jumped nearly 45% with more Americans opting for short-term courses - a semester or a subject with a popular professor or college. But their total number is still belw 4,000 - a small fraction of the over- 1 lakh Indian students going to the US every year.

“Especially, doctorate and graduate students come to India, just for a semester or a few months or research with a scholar," said US-Indian Educational Foundation executive director Adam Grotsky. US consulate in Chennai said it's the performance of Indian students and scholars in the US that may have inspired the trend.

Posted on 24 Nov 2011