With more than 1500 students and parents expected to attend, the event will engage the attendees in one-on-one sessions with university representatives, gaining exclusive insights into courses, admission processes, scholarships, and student life in various countries. Some of the top countries from which the universities will be participating include the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, and Dubai.

With offline branches in various cities across India including Bangalore, Delhi, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur, and Ludhiana, Leap Scholar is committed to making the study abroad experience accessible to aspiring students. The recently opened Pune branch at Fergusson College Road is already doing a tremendous job of guiding students through the complexities of applying for international universities.

Additionally, the event will feature various partners to aid students. Firms like Leap Finance, Avanse, HDFC Credila, Auxilo, ICICI, IDFC, TATA Capital, Axis, Capital India Finance Ltd, and UBI will be present to help students finance their study abroad dreams, while Casita will be present to assist with accommodation. Lastly, Easy Transfer will also be present for any payment gateway or Forex requirements students might have.

Arnav Kumar, Co-founder, of LeapScholar, stated “We want to meet students, talk with them, and understand their needs while giving them access to the best possible partners to assist them with everything needed in their study abroad journey. It’s a very exciting time for us. With Maharashtra being one of the top states where students opt to study abroad, this fair will not only connect students with international universities but will also open doors to new opportunities. As we establish offline centers across multiple cities in India, our goal remains clear: to help students seize the right opportunity and navigate their global education journey.”

University experts will provide personalized counseling to guide students and families in choosing the right path for their study abroad journey. This is complemented by value-added services such as IELTS preparation, financial counseling & education loans, accommodation, and more for all attendees.

Students aspiring to build international careers, as well as parents interested in gaining deeper insights into overseas education, are welcome to attend the fair. Registration is free and can be done through the website or directly by walk-in. 

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Uber’s data reflects a sharp increase in the number of Indians using the ridesharing app abroad during 2023, with the number of overseas travelers being second only to Americans. During the ongoing summer travel season, Indians are expected to surpass records set in the previous years.

The number of Indians traveling abroad has seen a marked jump over the past two years, with almost a million of them using their trusted ridesharing app overseas during the year gone by.

As per the data, Indians traveled to close to 1,000 cities across 68 countries over the year. While the number of cities they explored increased significantly, most Uber-ed countries stayed the same – The United States, The United Kingdom, and Canada.

Summer holidays appear to be the most popular travel time for Indians to travel abroad as schools and colleges go into a break, giving families more time to spend together. The most popular month for overseas travel in 2023 was May, compared to June in 2022.

Commenting on the trend, Prabhjeet Singh, President, of Uber India and South Asia said, “Indians have been breaking all travel records over the past couple of years, and it’s heartwarming to see how Uber continues to be their trusted last-mile partner in these travels. Be it the familiarity when landing at an airport in a new city, or the safety when riding late at night, it’s a huge mark of trust for us to see Indians book an Uber for their overseas travels.”

While overseas, Indians traveled 25% longer distances in Ubers on average compared to their trips in India, and tried as many as 21 different products across countries, including Comfort Electric which are premium EVs, Multimodal Transit – an option that includes mass-transit modes such as trains) and most ubiquitous UberX option among others.

A lot of the countries Indians traveled to operate peer-to-peer ridesharing, letting people use their vehicles to give Uber rides, supporting the gig economy in its truest form. That perhaps explains a range of luxury vehicle Uber rides for Indians while traveling abroad in 2023 including:

• Porsche Cayenne     
• Jaguar F PACE         
• Range Rover Sport   
• Mercedes S450        
• BMW 740i M Sport   
• Lincoln Navigator              

Apart from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, Indians also had some premium EVs show up when they booked Uber rides abroad. Some of them were:

• Jaguar I PACE
• Audi e-tron Sportback        
• Mercedes EQE 500   
• Ford F150 Lightning  

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