Another 15% chose "applying for job" as their next step, without indicating whether the job would be in India or overseas

NEW DELHI: The foreign degree may be global, but the career plan is largely homeward-bound: 81% of Indian study-abroad aspirants surveyed by Oxford International said they planned to return to India after completing their courses. Nearly nine in 10 were the first in their family to pursue education overseas, while almost half said the decision to go abroad was their own.

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