Studying abroad, honestly decoded.
Twenty-two lakh Indian families a year work through one of the most consequential financial decisions of their lives — and most do it on partial information. We’re rebuilding the layer they actually need, country by country, university by university, decision by decision.
Indian students who left for foreign universities last year. Most chose on partial information.
Real cost of MBBS in Russia for an Indian family. Agents quote ₹15 lakh.
Commercial relationships with study-abroad agents. None. Ever.
How families actually think about studying abroad
By country (Where should we go?), by field (What should they study?), by decision (How do we afford it, apply, get a visa?). Every page sits at an intersection.
By destination
Master guides for thirty countries — including the Muslim country circuit (Turkey, Malaysia, Egypt, UAE) where existing Indian-focused content is essentially non-existent. From MIT to Mauritius, from Russia to Toronto.
Browse countries → 02 / FieldBy discipline
Deep coverage across engineering, medicine (the underserved goldmine), business, law, design, sciences, and the niche fields most consultancies ignore. Specific data on Indian admit profiles, real costs, and post-graduation outcomes.
Browse fields → 03 / DecisionBy decision
Education loans, scholarships, visa processes, application strategy, career outcomes. The decisions that compound through a four-year journey from research to admission to graduation.
Browse decisions →Recent editorial
The agent told them MBBS in Russia would cost ₹15 lakh. We checked.
A six-month investigation of how Indian families end up paying 2.5x what they were quoted, the FMGE pass-rate problem nobody discusses, and the commission structures that make the system run.
Decision LayerThe complete education loan playbook for Indian families in 2026
HDFC Credila vs Avanse vs Auxilo vs Prodigy vs MPower. Eligibility, rates, hidden costs, and which one suits which case.
Country GuideStudying in Germany — the no-tuition myth, decoded
Why “free education” misleads Indian families, where real costs hide, and the universities actually worth the move.
DreamUnivs is a publication, not a marketplace. We don’t sell admissions. We don’t take referral fees from agents. We don’t rank universities based on which ones pay us. We publish what we believe Indian families need to know — so they can make those choices with the information that’s normally hidden behind a paywall of consultations and broker fees.
Wherever your family is in the process
A subscription or a bundle for every stage — from early CV-building in Class 9 through application year and beyond.
DreamPath
Career discovery, weekly digest of competitions and summer programs, monthly CV-building snapshots. For families starting to think about abroad.
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Profile-building roadmap matched to target universities, test selection guidance, monthly profile review, sample admit profiles.
Learn more → Class 12DreamApply
Personalized university shortlist, application timeline, SOP frameworks, LOR strategy, visa walkthrough, interview prep, six months of Q&A support.
Learn more → MS / HigherDreamGrad
MS-tier application bundle weighted for work experience and research depth. For working professionals and fresh undergrads applying abroad.
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