Indian students from 6 states/UT banned by 2 Australian universities over visa fraud

Federation University and Western Sydney University in Australia announced bans on intake of students from some Indian states/UT over rise in fraudulent visa applications, Sydney Morning Herald reported. Education agents were instructed to not consider students from Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, J&K. The report said 1 in 4 applications are now being deemed as "fraudulent".