Foreign Universities Have Arrived in India. Still, why are 1.25 million students choosing abroad for higher education?

What official data says about branch campuses, student outflow, and the distance between the two. Edcom Research Desk, Akshara J Menon, October 2026, 8 min read India’s first foreign university approved by UGC opened in Gurugram in August 2025. The theory behind opening a foreign university in india was

Jobs AI Can't Replace: What Every Young Indian Weighing a Career Should Know

The loudest headlines say software is coming for every desk job. The data tells a stranger story, one that a student picking a stream, or a graduate picking a specialisation, cannot afford to ignore. Edcom Research Desk, Akshara J Menon, September 2026, 7 mins Read. The Jobs the Data Says

The Price of a Degree: What India's Student Borrowers Are Really Paying.

Loan volumes have nearly tripled since 2014, interest rates fell sharply through 2025-26, and a two-track lending system means where a loan is cheapest depends less on financial need than on which institution admitted the borrower. Edcom Research. ·   Akshara J Menon  ·  September 2026  ·  12 min read An education

Beyond the Enrolment Boom: What the Numbers Reveal About Indian Education.

What the numbers actually say about scale, quality, and India's absence from the world's report card. Edcom Research Desk, Akshara J Menon, July 2026, 8 mins Read. India now runs the one of the largest higher education system by enrolment-1,289 universities, 48,246 colleges,

India's Higher-Education Census Is Two Years Behind. Here's What the Numbers We Do Have Are Showing

~ Edcom Research Desk, Akshara J Menon, 8 min read. India's most recent full undergraduate census is now two years old. A cross-check of that survey against the one live regulator dashboard available in the meantime shows a higher-education landscape moving faster, and more unevenly, than expected.

3.2% Unemployment, 29% Among Graduates What India's official jobs data confirms, what it leaves out, and why the gap matters most for the young.

What India's official jobs data confirms, what it leaves out, and why the gap matters most for the young. Edcom Research Desk, Akshara J Menon, August 2026, 10 mins Read. India's official unemployment rate for 2023-24 is 3.2%-among the lowest headline figures the

The Recognition Question: Two Institutes, Two Closures.

A Look Back at IIPM and Stoa School, and What Their Closures Actually Involved Two Indian institutions that once described themselves as an alternative to the conventional MBA have since shut down. One closed after a High Court order and a police complaint. The other closed on its own initiative,

OpenAI Declares an AGI Era With GPT 6 Astra. What It Means for Knowledge Work

Edcom Research · Akshara J Menon· September 2026 · 6 min read OpenAI released GPT 6 Astra on September 3, 2026, calling it its most intelligent and aligned model to date. The company said Astra sets a new standard in computer use, browsing, software engineering, cybersecurity, science and professional work. OpenAI president

How Scarce Is India's Higher Education, Really?

Introducing the Scarcity Intensity Index (SCI) - A Data-Driven Framework for Informed Educational Decisions Edcom Research Desk · Akshara J Menon · June 2026 · 8 min read Introduction Every year, millions of Indian students sit for some of the most competitive entrance examinations in the world. Yet, when it comes to choosing

The Economics of Educational Choice: What Your Degree Costs, and What It Actually Pays.

EdCom Research. Akshara J Menon  ·  July 2026  ·  9 min read   For generations people thought higher education is one of the safest investment a student can make. The logic was simple: earn a degree, secure a good job, and enjoy a better career prospects. However, in today's rapidly evolving

India's Neo Education Boom: Promise, Price and the Actual Outcome.

A new generation of practitioner led institutes is challenging the old IIT and IIM order. A close look at their fees, placement data and regulatory status shows a picture that is more layered than either the marketing or the criticism suggests. Edcom research Desk , Akshara J Menon, August 2026, 10

What India's Students Are Choosing, and What the Job Market Actually Wants

A cross analysis of India's official education and admissions data alongside new labour data from the World Economic Forum and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics finds India's toughest competition and the world's fastest growing jobs pointing in different directions. Edcom Research Desk · Akshara

The Courses That Didn't Exist Five Years Ago

How six government missions are quietly rewriting the choices open to India's Class 12 students Edcom research Desk , Akshara J Menon, July 2026, 10 mins read 27.08 lakh trained under PMKVY 4.0 across 38 sectors 31 new-age ITI trades introduced by the DGT 85.27

India Ordered 1,600 New Aircraft. It May Not Have Enough Pilots to Fly Them.

DGCA's fleet and licensing data show an aviation sector that has nearly doubled its fleet in a decade, recovered from the deepest losses in its history, and is now buying aircraft faster than it is training pilots. Edcom Research Desk, Akshara J Menon |  A Fleet That Nearly Doubled

The Great Indian Academic Exodus: Why 1.25 Million Students Are Voting With Their Visas

Edcom Research Desk  ·  Akshara J Menon  ·  June 2026  ·  8 min read   India produces the world's largest cohort of young graduates every year. Yet official data from the Ministry of External Affairs reveals that 1,254,013 Indian students are currently enrolled in universities abroad  - a number larger than