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Australia Study Visa Update: All you need to know about Australian universities ban students from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
First thing first, is that a real news?
A big new concerns students seeking Australia Study Visa. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Federation University in Victoria and Western Sydney University in New South Wales wrote to education agents last week instructing them not to recruit students from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The news comes as visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of more “Australian and Indian students living and studying in each other’s countries, and bringing those experiences home.”
“The university has observed a significant increase in the proportion of visa applications being refused from some Indian regions by the Department of Home Affairs,” the Federation University’s letter to agents said as reported by Firstpost
What’s the issue?
Last month, several Australian universities, such as Victoria University, Edith Cowan University, Torrens University, and Southern Cross University, reportedly implemented measures to address an apparent rise in fraudulent applications from certain Indian states.
“A large number of Indian students who commenced study in 2022 intakes have not remained enrolled, resulting in a significantly high attrition rate,” the Western Sydney University told agents in a message sent on May 8.
The university designated Punjab, Gujarat, and Haryana as the locations with the highest risk of attrition.
“Due to the urgency of this matter, the university has decided to pause recruitment from these regions in India, effective immediately,” the university message said, adding that recruitment from all other regions in India will continue as usual, as reported by FirstPost.
This issue got more highlighted when two more Australian institutions – Federation University in Victoria and Western Sydney University in New South Wales have decided to prohibit the recruitment of students from certain Indian states amid the rise in the number of fraudulent visa applications.
This news caught more attention as just few days ago, Australian and Indian Prime Ministers had agreed to increase student mobility and collaboration. They signed a migration and mobility agreement to promote exchanges in education, research, and business. This move will strengthen ties between the two nations and encourage cultural and knowledge sharing.
What’s next for students of Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
It is to be noted that not every university throughout australia have announced this ban and meritorious students can still still apply for Australia Study Visa
Based on our interactions with universities and visa lodgments, we have identified following expectations of these stakeholders for Australia Study Visa Applications:
- Students should have good communication skills and their PTE/IELTS score should match their level of communication.
- Universities are expecting that applications of those students should be submitted who are highly likely to accept their offers, since the offer to conversion ratio is quite low overall.
- All universities are facing the problem of ‘attrition’ wherein students in small numbers are dropping out immediately after reaching Australia and in large numbers after the first semester is over. This retention ratio is higher than ever and may result in universities seeing their assessment levels downgraded.
- Universities and the DHA are paying very close attention to the applicants’ sponsors’ paying capacity and are focusing more on the income of sponsors than available liquid funds.
What’s the take away?
Our Australia Study Visa expert at bluehawks suggests “students should not just focus on sccoring the minimum band/score in IELTS, PTE or TOEFL test but to make sure their visas get approved, they must score higher to demonstrate their english capabilities both before the Australian Universities and Visa regulatory bodies”
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