Australian varsities impose curbs on Indian students from 5 states

SEVERAL universities in Australia have introduced restrictions for applicants from some states in India citing concerns about student visa misuse.

The blacklisted states include Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan, and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

These restrictions are not uniform but are being independently implemented by select universities based on their own due diligence and risk-assessments.

The students from the above states face either outright rejection of their applications or must undergo a more rigorous scrutiny with increased documentation checks.

The universities that have imposed these curbs include Federation University, Western Sydney University, Victoria University and Southern Cross University.

The move comes after repeated warnings from the Australian government over unethical student recruitment practices.

The government is concerned that the admission strategies followed by universities encouraged record levels of migration without ensuring academic credibility or visa integrity.