New Delhi, April 20, 2023 (PPI-OT): At least five Australian universities have placed bans or restrictions on students from some Indian states in response to a surge in fraudulent applications from people whose primary purpose is to seek to work after applying to cheaper educational institutions.

The Australian Newspapers the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, reported that there is a “crackdown on applications from Indian students”. The newspapers said the universities which have placed a ban or restriction on the Indian students are Victoria University, Edith Cowan University, the University of Wollongong, Torrens University, and agents working for Southern Cross University. As per reports, the restrictions and bans apply primarily to applicants from eight Indian states including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

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