Abstract
Afghans are one of the largest groups of refugees in India and are recognized and protected by UNHCR. Though UNHCR aids them with educational assistance, there still is high dropout rate from school to higher education owing to the high opportunity cost of completing their education. Most of them get absorbed in informal sector in order to support their families. Yet, there are other few, who tend to pursue higher education in order to have an upward social and economic mobility. The aspect of higher education has largely been ignored in the existing literature on refugee studies. The chapter tries to explore the experience of Afghan refugees in higher education in Delhi. The experiences of refugee students in higher education are guided by a number of factors including previous schooling experiences, cultural and language differences, social baggage, financial provisions, etc. The chapter tries to detail out these factors by undertaking case studies of 17 Afghan refugee students in higher education in Delhi by conducting an in-depth interview from August 2019 to January 2020.
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