For parents
Peace of mind before you spend lakhs
Studying abroad is one of the largest investments a family makes, and most of the advice around it is paid for by someone with a stake in the answer. Oxbrivy is built to give you the honest version.
We are not an agent, and we take no university commission
Most “free” study-abroad advice in India is funded by commissions from the universities it recommends. That is a real conflict of interest: the adviser is paid more when your child goes to a particular institution, whether or not it is the right one.
Oxbrivy is paid by you, through a subscription, and by nobody else. We have no partner universities and no referral arrangements. If a course is a poor fit or a college is risky, nothing about our revenue changes when we tell you so.
What that means in practice
💸 The real, total cost — including the EMI
Tuition is often under half the true cost. We model living costs, insurance, flights, and the monthly loan repayment your family would actually carry — because a ₹40 lakh total is an abstraction, and a fixed monthly EMI against a realistic starting salary is not.
Try the cost calculator — free, no signup →🛡️ Verify before any money moves
Check university recognition and real entry requirements before you commit. For medicine specifically, our MBBS/NMC risk checklist covers the recognition and licensing questions that decide whether a degree lets your child practise in India at all — the failure mode that costs families the most.
MBBS abroad — NMC risk checklist →✈️ Visa preparation, country by country
Financial documentation, blocked accounts, and interview expectations differ sharply by destination, and rejections are usually procedural rather than academic. Our visa guides set out what each country actually requires.
Student visa guides →📈 An honest view of the return
Compare countries and courses on outcomes and affordability rather than prestige alone. Where the numbers do not support a plan, we would rather tell you before the application fees than after.
Who is behind this
Oxbrivy was founded by Professor Sanoj Rajan, who brings 25+ years of global academic leadership — Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang Gongshang University and Associate Director of HPCR at Harvard University, where he remains affiliated with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. An Oxford Commonwealth Scholar and Rotary Peace Fellow, he has served as Dean and Director of law schools in New Delhi, mentors the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, and authored the best-selling The Complete Handbook for Applying to Top Universities in the US and UK.
The independence promise above is his — and it is why Oxbrivy charges families directly rather than taking university money.
Start with the numbers
The most useful first step is usually the honest cost picture — it is free, needs no account, and often reframes the whole conversation at home.