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According to the most recent figures from UCAS, the UK's common admissions agency for higher education, a record number of undergraduate students from two significant overseas markets - India and China - have applied to UK colleges. In September 2022, they are slated to begin classes.
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Applications received from India through UCAS to begin undergraduate degrees in the United Kingdom in September increased by 11% year on year to at least 8,660 candidates, up from 7,830 in 2021. In the previous two years, it has nearly doubled. After China, which had 28,930 applications this year, India is now the second-largest non-EU market for higher education in the United Kingdom.
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Most programmes require an application to be submitted to UCAS by the January 26 deadline to ensure that it will be given equitable consideration by institutions for admittance in 2022. However, applications can be filed beyond this period, however this is contingent on the availability of seats and spaces. Des Cutchey, UCAS International's MD, commented on the news, saying that India's record number of undergraduate applications is noteworthy and a strong sign of how other nations perceive Britain as a reliable higher education destination.
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He went on to say that following the Covid-19 outbreak, the number of applications for nursing schools increased in India, and the similar trend was seen in the UK as well. Cutchey finished by stating that the prognosis will have little bearing if UK colleges create campuses in India and Indian universities open campuses in the UK, and that the lure of having an experience outside of one's native country remains high.
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