MEA Urges Indian Students To Study Advisories Before Pursuing Higher Education Abroad

The Ministry of External Affairs today said that the government remains committed to ensuring that Indian students headed to Uzbekistan for medical studies are not exploited.

Briefing media in New Delhi this afternoon, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India continues to engage with Uzbekistan over issues concerning Indian students pursuing education in the Central Asian country.

MEA spokesperson said that the Indian Embassy in Tashkent has issued advisories for the benefit of Indian students. He also referred to guidelines and advisories issued by the National Medical Commission for students planning to pursue medical education abroad, including in Uzbekistan and other countries.

Mr Jaiswal urged students to carefully go through these advisories before making decisions about pursuing higher education overseas.

On the helicopter collision in Nepal’ s Solukhumbu district which took place today, Mr Jaiswal said that one Indian national has lost his life in the accident. The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has expressed its deepest condolences on the incident. Mr Jaiswal said that the embassy is working in close coordination with Nepali authorities for an early repatriation of the mortal remains of the deceased. (UPDATED ON 3RD NOEMBER 2026)