Kerala’s Outbound Student Mobility: A Deep Dive

The nonstop expansion of the international students  in the south of India has become a relationship which Kerala has with the global trend of students coming to the state. The inclination of the state in the direction of leaving for the higher education of the resident abroad is, in fact, the outcome of the complex interaction of socio-economic, educational, and aspirational factors.

Understanding the Push Factors

The factors in the state of Kerala that are important for the students to study abroad may be the following.

Educational Infrastructure: Even though Kerala has a highly structured primary and secondary educational system, the educational infrastructure in the higher education sector, particularly in specialized fields, may not be on par with the wants of a significant number of students.

Employment Scenario: In spite of being a relatively well-developed state, Kerala faces difficulties in providing enough high-skilled jobs which direct the graduates to start searching for a better spot abroad.

Social and Cultural Factors: The culture in Kerala that is rather progressive and free can bring on a wish for a more extensive cultural encounter that Western countries are often associated with and still it can also be helpful in many ways.

The Pull of Global Education

Kerala’s outbound student mobility is noted to be greatly powered by the pull of the international sensation of the study.
Quality Education: There are good universities and research centers around the world which offer courses and research that may be hard to find in India.

Global Exposure: Study in foreign countries is a great way for students to be exposed to different cultures, the grass-roots skills of the languages are improved and such a global prospect is laid out right in front of them.

Career Prospects: The possibility of finding more fulfilling work and the ability to earn higher salaries in the developed world are the main reasons why Kerala’s students choose to go abroad.

Post-Study Work Options: In a significant number of countries, international graduates are offered post-graduation work permits as an opportunity to work and gain practical experience that may lead to a permanent residence permit.

Contributing Factors for studying abroad.

There are, however, other causes that add to moving Kerala students overseas that are as follows:

Rising Disposable Incomes: The rise in the middle class of the state of Kerala also means that this social stratum has the purchasing power to send their kin to higher education institutions for studies in foreign lands.

Accessibility of Education Loans: Student loans have been provided with the intent of getting a higher education by many of the students who are now studying in the top universities abroad making it easier.
Aggressive Marketing by Foreign Universities: The universities from different countries are aggressively competing for students from Kerala focusing on the education benefits that one gets from a foreign degree.

Looking Ahead

Although Kerala’s rising brain drain becomes an inconvenience, this skillsets the state to be a force to reckon with in the world market. Consequently, board members of the Kerala government participate in the quest to build new schools and have complete foreign universities establish their campuses on the land.
For the evolutionary track when it comes to Kerala, two vital aspects need to be carefully balanced: on the one hand, the state shall be encouraged to be vigilant towards the study of abroad; on the other hand, the state should nurture a strong domestic higher education sector.
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