Examining and Demystifying the Social and Learning Issues of International Students at Indian Educational Institutions

Indian education industry has started experiencing the higher inflow of international students in their campus. In order to survive and outshine the competition, Institution has to understand the need of their students. India has a very glorified past with having the first international University to its credit. After independence the education sector slowly revived its self as to attract foreign students. The last few years have seen international students enrolling in our country. Those studying in host country contribute a lot to the economic development too. Practical Implications:This paper provides insight to cognize the learning and social difficulty issues of the international students. Originality and value:It is undeniable that, international students bring in economic, cultural and social benefits to the host country. In current scenario, Higher education is undergoing robust growth, which invariably contributes to the development of the country economically.This article can be accessed by higher education sector to understand the needs of the international students. Thus, research study was formulated to find out the problems and difficulties faced by International students. Methodology and Findings: Learning related problems and social interaction problems, under which 13 contribution factors were studied. Data were collected from 100 international students studying at Chennai city, India.Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis to evaluate association between variables. The finding revealed that learning related problem was most contributing factor for decreasing the quality of Indian education from the perspective of international students. Scope for further study: This study can be further extended to other cities in India, where large number of international students throng for higher education. Arrangement of sponsors, English difficulty, disciplinary issues, funding issues, Visa problems, perception of faculties are the other factors that can be considered for further study.