India, Aug. 25 -- Cambridge Destination Survey 2025-26 finds students are increasingly choosing local undergraduate study while keeping international postgraduate education and global careers firmly in sight
South Asian students remain ambitious about global careers, but the route they are taking to get there is changing.
Findings from the Cambridge University Press Assessment Destination Survey 2025-26 suggest a growing preference for a more strategic higher education journey: undergraduate study closer to home, followed by international postgraduate education and global career opportunities.
The shift has increasingly been seen in India and Bangladesh, with many schools reporting that a majority of learners are choosing local universit...