new delhi not just the traditionally popular stem subjects or mba us universities are trying to attract indian students with a mix of newer disciplines like cyber security and supply chain managementat the study abroad fair organised by the us department of commerce in new delhi on thursday about 20 universities from various parts of the us interacted with prospective students and answered queries on courses funding and job prospectsin her opening remarks patricia lacina charg daffaires at the us embassy in new delhi said that us missions across india are processing student visas on priority to ensure students can reach in time for their programmes she also said that at 20 indians comprise the biggest chunk of all international students in the usa host of newly introduced programmes at various universities are grabbing the attentions of indian studentscybersecurity data science and information technology are among such courses at ohio dominican university odu natalie chang director of international education at odu said she is receiving a good number of queries about theseroger douglas of saint martins university near seattle washington said that courses like supply chain management and industrial design are among the ones in top demand some students are looking for a us degree to impart a focused and specialised direction to their academic careersantosh a final year economics student at delhi university is eyeing a professional career at an organisation like the world bank or imf he thinks that a us degree in international economics or public policy would be a right steptraditionally universities on the us east coast and states like california and texas have been the preferred choices for indian students its time now to play catchup for varsities further inland like in the midwest feels sanjeev kumar dean college of engineering at south dakota state university one incentive he thinks is an attractive funding scheme a top priority for many indian students seeking higher education in the uswe offer certain courses at a fraction of the cost compared to some other universities we also offer some of the most specialised courses in agrisciences the calm and serene campus in the middle of the american prairies is a welcome change for someone looking for a break from the city life he saidthe us mission in india issued a record 82000 student visas this summer