India’s student migration has expanded rapidly, shifting from an elite, scholarship-based phenomenon to a mass, self-financed mobility strategy driven by middle-class aspirations and limited domestic opportunities. While studying abroad promises global exposure and social mobility, many students face high debt, deskilling, precarious work and uncertain post-study outcomes, leading to reverse remittances and brain waste rather than skill gains. The trend highlights structural gaps in India’s education–employment ecosystem and the need for stronger domestic institutions, better regulation of migration intermediaries and policies that align education with meaningful employment at home.
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