Trump is driving Indian tech students away

The number of Indian students enrolling for graduate-level programmes in computer science and engineering in the United States declined by 21%, or 18,590, in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to a recent report by the National Foundation for American Policy, a Virginia-based non-profit public policy research organisation. The report is based on data from the US Department of Homeland Security, writes Sushma U N for Quartz.

This took a toll on the overall number of international students enrolling with US colleges, which fell by 4% in 2017, the report said.

“Indian graduate students completing degrees in science and engineering at US universities are a major source of talent for US companies,” the National Foundation for American Policy said in its report. If the trend continues, it could have a profound negative impact on students, universities, companies and the US economy, the report said. “The US government policy, such as the Trump administration’s announced plans to restrict the ability of international students to work after graduation, could accelerate any negative trends.”
Full report on the Quartz site