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Indian students in Malaysia
Indian students, As on 1 January 2025.
Source: India Ministry of External Affairs, Data on Indian Students Abroad (Rajya Sabha, Dec 2025). #9 of 30 AIS chapters by size.
Malaysia offers degrees from foreign branch campuses, including the University of Nottingham and Monash University, alongside its own public and private universities.
The community
India's Ministry of External Affairs counted 4,412 Indian students in Malaysian universities and tertiary institutions as of January 2025. Malaysia's 2020 census counted about 2.0 million people of Indian ethnicity (6.7 per cent). Graduates can apply for a 12-month Graduate Pass, which is open to Indian nationals until 31 December 2026.
Graduates of the University of Nottingham Malaysia receive the same University of Nottingham degree certificate as students who study in the UK. Source
This month
Indian students in the news in Malaysia.
September 2026. Updated 1 October 2026, refreshed automatically on the 1st of every month.
- International Students Embrace Malaysian Culture Through Emgs Programme In LangkawiBernama
- MYDiscovery Langkawi 2026 Brings 90 International Students Closer To Malaysian CultureBernama
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