India student housing shortage worsens as exams push youth to distant cities

India's student housing crisis is deepening as centralized national entrance exams force students to relocate to unfamiliar cities with inadequate hostel and paying-guest accommodations. The shortage is most acute in major education hubs, where demand far outstrips supply, driving up costs and forcing substandard living conditions. This structural gap in urban infrastructure could constrain educational mobility and human-capital development, though no immediate policy response is indicated.