Lok Sabha Question No. 2219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Students Studying Abroad
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## Students Studying Abroad

2219.  SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- a. whether the number of Indians studying in the United States of America (USA) and other foreign countries has doubled in the recent years;
- b. if so, the details thereof during the last three years, country-wise;
- c. whether the Government is taking any steps to upgrade public and private universities that can be categorised as 'world class'; and
- d. if so, the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) & (b): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has referred the data published by the US Department of  Homeland  Security  (obtained  through  Indian  Mission  in  Washington  DC),  as  per  which  the year-wise details of the number of Indian students studying in USA are as under:

|   Year | No. of Students studying in USA   |
|--------|-----------------------------------|
|   2015 | 1,81,051                          |
|   2016 | 2,06,584                          |
|   2017 | 2,06,708                          |

MEA has further informed that around 5,86,183 (estimated) Indian students are currently studying  in  different  foreign  countries  as  on  28 th December,  2017.  The  year-wise  break-up  of number of  students  studying  in  other  foreign  countries  is  not  available.  However,  country-wise break-up of number of Indian Students studying in 91 foreign countries as has been prepared by MEA on the basis of information collected and collated from different Indian Missions and Posts is annexed .

(c)  &  (d):  The  Central  Government  and  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  are  taking various initiatives to improve quality of higher education in the country. One of the latest initiatives is declaration of Educational Institutions as lnstitutions of Eminence(IoE) to provide world class education  to  the  Indian  Students  within  the  country.  The  Government  has  approved  the Regulatory Architecture in the form of UGC(Declaration of Government Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017 for public Institutions and UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to  be  Universities)  Regulations,  2017  for  private  Institutions  for  setting  up  /  upgrading  of  20 Institutions (10 from public sector & 10 from private sector) as world class teaching and research institutions known as Institutions of Eminence for which applications have been received. These Institutions will provide world class education to Indian Students at an affordable rate.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2219 for answer on 01.01.2018 regarding Students Studying Abroad asked by  SHRI  D.K.  SURESH,  SHRI  NALIN  KUMAR  KATEEL  and  SHRI  B.N. CHANDRAPPA, Hon'ble Members of Lok Sabha

## Indian Students studying in Foreign Universities

|   Sr. No. | List of estimated Indian students pursuing studies in foreign Universities (based on inputs received from Indian Missions/Posts   |   List of estimated Indian students pursuing studies in foreign Universities (based on inputs received from Indian Missions/Posts |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | abroad as on 28.12.2017) Antigua & Barbuda                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                40 |
|         2 | Armenia                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                              1100 |
|         3 | Australia                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                             84010 |
|         4 | Austria                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               300 |
|         5 | Azerbaijan                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                15 |
|         6 | Bahrain                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             27200 |
|         7 | Bangladesh                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                              3610 |
|         8 | Belarus                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               461 |
|         9 | Barbados                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                               116 |
|        10 | Belgium                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               603 |
|        11 | Bosnia Herzegovina                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                 2 |
|        12 | Brazil                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                24 |
|        13 | Brunei Darussalam                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                25 |
|        14 | Bulgaria                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                               297 |
|        15 | Canada                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            100000 |
|        16 | Chile                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                40 |
|        17 | China                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                             18171 |
|        18 | Cuba (Dominican Republic)                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                 7 |
|        19 | Curacao                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               279 |
|        20 | Cyprus                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                              2790 |
|        21 | Czech Republic                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                               400 |
|        22 | Denmark                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               274 |
|        23 | Egypt                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                               150 |
|        24 | Estonia                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               138 |
|        25 | Finland                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               779 |
|        26 | France                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                              6000 |
|        27 | France (Reunion Is.)                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                 3 |
|        28 | Georgia                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                              3000 |
|        29 | Germany                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             13740 |
|        30 | Greece                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                 1 |
|        31 | Guyana                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                               170 |
|        32 | Hong Kong                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                               350 |
|        33 | Hungary                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                               650 |
|        34 | Iceland                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                10 |
|        35 | Indonesia                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                17 |
|        36 | Iran                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                              1000 |
|        37 | Ireland                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                              2300 |
|        38 | Israel                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                               550 |
|        39 | Italy                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                              2000 |
|        40 | Japan                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                              1015 |
|        41 | Jordan                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                11 |
|        42 | Kazakhstan                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                              3350 |
|        43 | Korea (Republic of )                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                              1183 |

| Sr. No.   | List of estimated Indian students pursuing studies in foreign Universities (based on inputs received from Indian Missions/Posts   | List of estimated Indian students pursuing studies in foreign Universities (based on inputs received from Indian Missions/Posts   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 44        | Kuwait                                                                                                                            | 79                                                                                                                                |
| 45        | Kyrgyzstan                                                                                                                        | 7000                                                                                                                              |
| 46        | Latvia                                                                                                                            | 1850                                                                                                                              |
| 47        | Lebanon                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                 |
| 48        | Libya                                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                                                 |
| 49        | Lithuania                                                                                                                         | 850                                                                                                                               |
| 50        | Malaysia                                                                                                                          | 1900                                                                                                                              |
| 51        | Mauritius                                                                                                                         | 500                                                                                                                               |
| 52        | Mexico                                                                                                                            | 100                                                                                                                               |
| 53        | Moldova                                                                                                                           | 104                                                                                                                               |
| 54        | Mongolia                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                 |
| 55        | Nepal                                                                                                                             | 2000                                                                                                                              |
| 56        | Netherlands                                                                                                                       | 2500                                                                                                                              |
| 57        | New Zealand                                                                                                                       | 30000                                                                                                                             |
| 58        | Niger                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                 |
| 59        | Norway                                                                                                                            | 250                                                                                                                               |
| 60        | Oman                                                                                                                              | 3000                                                                                                                              |
| 61        | Panama (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, & Columbia)                                                                                        | 22                                                                                                                                |
| 62        | Philippines                                                                                                                       | 8500                                                                                                                              |
| 63        | Poland                                                                                                                            | 2500                                                                                                                              |
| 64 65     | Portugal Romania                                                                                                                  | 75 220                                                                                                                            |
| 66        | Russian Federation                                                                                                                | 6500                                                                                                                              |
| 67        | Rwanda                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                                |
| 68        | Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of )                                                                                                        | 810                                                                                                                               |
| 69        | Serbia                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                 |
| 70        | Slovenia                                                                                                                          | 42                                                                                                                                |
| 71        | Singapore                                                                                                                         | 2435                                                                                                                              |
| 72        | Slovakia                                                                                                                          | 25                                                                                                                                |
| 73        | South Africa                                                                                                                      | 180                                                                                                                               |
| 74        | Spain                                                                                                                             | 650                                                                                                                               |
| 75        | Sri Lanka                                                                                                                         | 16                                                                                                                                |
| 76        | St. Lucia                                                                                                                         | 231                                                                                                                               |
| 77        | St. Kitts & Nevis                                                                                                                 | 10                                                                                                                                |
| 78        | Sudan                                                                                                                             | 15                                                                                                                                |
| 79        | South Sudan                                                                                                                       | 268                                                                                                                               |
| 80        | Sweden                                                                                                                            | 3200                                                                                                                              |
| 81        | Switzerland                                                                                                                       | 1555                                                                                                                              |
| 82        | Tajikistan                                                                                                                        | 850                                                                                                                               |
| 83        | Tanzania                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                 |
| 84        | Thailand                                                                                                                          | 297                                                                                                                               |
| 85        | Turkey                                                                                                                            | 57                                                                                                                                |
| 86        | Ukraine                                                                                                                           | 9000                                                                                                                              |
| 87        | United Arab Emirates (Dubai)                                                                                                      | 500                                                                                                                               |
| 88        | United Kingdom (2015-16)                                                                                                          | 14830                                                                                                                             |
| 89        | United State of America                                                                                                           | 206708                                                                                                                            |
| 90        | Uzbekistan                                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                                                |
| 91        | Venezuala (including in Curacao, Sint Maartin and Aruba)                                                                          | 281                                                                                                                               |