~7,000-10,000 (Campus France growing rapidly post-pandemic)
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Paris
Federation of Paris's top grandes écoles (ENS, Mines, Dauphine). Strong math + econ tradition.
€170/year public + €13-19k for select programmes · ~300 Indian students
Palaiseau
France's premier engineering school. Bachelor's, Master's + Engineer programmes. Defence + research pipeline.
€16k-19k/year · ~150 Indian students
Paris
Historic university (1257). Three faculties: Letters, Medicine, Sciences. Very low tuition.
€170-380/year public · ~400 Indian students
Jouy-en-Josas
France's top business school; consistently top-3 European MBAs. Strong consulting + finance pipeline.
€30k+ for Master's, €70k+ for MBA · ~150 in MBA + Master's Indian students
Gif-sur-Yvette
Top French engineering school. Engineer programme + Master's; corporate partnerships strong.
€14k-16k/year · ~200 Indian students
English test prep (English programmes: IELTS / TOEFL)
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