Lesser qualified visa requests bothered US

Much before the Tri-Valley University scam that affected many Indians was exposed in the US,the American Consulate in Mumbai had expressed concern over the steep jump in lesser qualified student visa applications,a leaked US diplomatic cable has said.

According to the cable dated December 29,2009,over the past year,Mumbai noted a marked rise in the number of lesser qualified student visa applicants. In a second random sample of applicants issued only for study at universities identified by adjudicators as attracting a higher number of unqualified applicants,the completion rate was lower,rate of terminations higher,and the number of transfers down was greater, it said.