A white paper has claimed Chinese students are at a "clear disadvantage" in the US jobs market when compared to Indian students.

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is set to offer fully-funded PhD scholarships to international students to improve its global outlook and hike university rankings, local media reports.

US universities convened with Indian institutions, trade bodies and US government interests in DC last month to discuss building education and research ties with India.

Controversy and frustration surrounds Australian and Irish universities' decision to pay Indian GST, while other destinations continue to hold out.

UKCISA president Lord Bilimoria has said he will use the first opportunity he gets to question the UK government on why India has been excluded from a streamlined student visa application process. 

The UK has expanded the list of nations from which student visa applicants will have to provide a "reduced level of documentation", but Indian misses out, angering stakeholders and officials.

India is promising fee waivers to foreign students choosing India as their study destination as it rolls out the Study in India campaign.

The Indian government has approved a budget of about $23m for the new Study in India initiative, in a bid to brand the country as a study destination and attempt to redress the balance between inbound and outbound students.