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The Economic Times
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Gagan Malhotra

The modern odyssey of studying abroad: Why parents need a CFO's mindset

For decades, the most challenging aspect of sending a child abroad for higher education was securing their admission. That assumption rarely holds up anymore.

With more pathways now open to Indian students, families are finding that admission is just the first step in an educational journey that spans years, crosses currencies, and sometimes involves more than one country at a time. The parent who once signed off on one singular payment is now something closer to a CFO, one who plans, tracks and adjusts a multi-year budget, often before the first acceptance letter arrives to make sure it's more cohesive and strategic.

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