is from Ethiopia (295) followed by Yemen (149). READ | HRD Ministry surveys teachers worst gender ratio in Bihar Maximum number of foreign students from NepalĪlthough a maximum number of foreign students come from Nepal, the maximum number enrolled in Ph.D. "The percentage of foreign students from the United States of America is 3.2 pc, Yemen (3.2 pc), Sri Lanka (2.64 pc) and Iran (2.38 pc)," it said.
Highest share of foreign students come from neighbouring countries of which Nepal is 26.88 pc of the total, followed by Afghanistan (9.8 pc), Bangladesh (4.38 pc), Sudan (4.02 pc), Bhutan constitutes (3.82 pc) and Nigeria (3.4 pc)," according to the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) by the HRD Ministry. The top 10 countries constitute 63.7 per cent of the total foreign students enrolled. "Foreign students come from 164 different countries from across the globe. READ | In Bhutan's Thimphu, PM Modi rolls out Hydropower, space, social welfare, educational projects strengthening Indo-Bhutan ties
Karnataka has the highest number of foreign students at 10,023 followed by Maharashtra (5003), Punjab (4533), UP (4514), Tamil Nadu (4101), Haryana (2872), Delhi (2141), Gujarat (2068) and Telangana (2020). Karnataka tops the list with highest foreign students The total number of foreign students enrolled in higher education is 47,427. The number of males is higher than that of female students from foreign countries and B.Tech is the most popular course among foreigners followed by BBA.
India gets maximum foreign students from Nepal followed by Afghanistan while Karnataka is the favourite city for foreigners to pursue higher education in India, according to HRD Ministry data.