Foreign students prefer Karnataka for education: HRD

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September 25, 2019

New Delhi/Bengaluru, Sept 25: Karnataka continued to remain the sought-after destination for higher education among foreign students, leading the list of states in India by a long distance, a survey from the HRD ministry said.

India gets the maximum number of foreign students from Nepal followed by Afghanistan. The All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) for 2018-19 says the total number of foreign students enrolled in higher education is 47,427. Karnataka has the highest number of foreign students at 10,023.

The Karnataka figure for 2018-19 is significantly lower than 14,500 the state had attracted in the year 2015-16.

Foreign students come from 164 countries

Every year since 2012-13 from when the HRD ministry data is available, Karnataka’s share of foreign students in India is between 20% and nearly 35%.

For the survey, the higher education institutions were bracketed under three categories — university, college and standalone institutions. Some 962 universities, 38,179 colleges and 9,190 standalone institutions participated in the survey for 2018-19. “Foreign students come from 164 countries. The top 10 countries constitute 63.7% of the total foreign students enrolled. The highest share of foreign students come from neighbouring countries — Nepal accounts for 26.9%, Afghanistan 9.8%, Bangladesh 4.4%, Sudan 4%, Bhutan 3.8%, and Nigeria 3.4%.”

The highest number of foreign students are enrolled in undergraduate courses — 73.4% of all foreign students —followed by PG with 16.1% enrolment. Among top courses is BTech with 8,861 students. The second popular course is BBA (3,354), BSc (3,320) and BA (2,226). BPharma, BCA, MBBS, nursing and BDS are among the popular undergraduate courses,” the survey report said.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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