Lok Sabha Question No. 3765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Degrees from IITs and Medical Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3765 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## Degrees from IITs and Medical Colleges

3765. SHRI P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  any  data  available  on percentage  of  students  opting  for  jobs  abroad  after  completion  of  their degree from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Government medical colleges during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total amount spent by the Government for each student studying in the IIT and the Government medical college; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  stop  brain-drain and  to retain the talent in the country?

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

( a)  &  (b):  The  percentage  of  students  opting  for  jobs  abroad  after  completion  of their degree from IITs during the last five years is annexed.  As per information received  from  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare,  some  medical  practitioners migrate to other countries for pursuing higher studies and  employment. However, they do not maintain such data centrally.  As per the requirements of the  Government  of  USA,  Statement  of  Need  (SON)  Certificate  and  Exceptional Need Certificate (ENC) are issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to Indian students going to USA on J-1 visa for higher studies.  From the year 2015 to 2017, the total number of SON/ENC issued to Indian students is as under:

|   Year |   SON Certificate |   ENC |   Total |
|--------|-------------------|-------|---------|
|   2015 |               959 |    17 |     976 |
|   2016 |               891 |    19 |     910 |
|   2017 |               958 |    14 |     972 |

- (c) :  As  per  the  Report  of  the  Sub  Committee  of  Council  constituted  in pursuance of the decision taken in the 49 th   IIT  Council  meeting,  the  estimated average  expenditure  on  each  student  in  IIT  system  is  Rs.  5.2  lakh  per  year. However, no centralized data is available in respect of Medical Students.

(d) : The Government is committed not only to retain the students passing out of the premier educational institutions in the country but also attract the NonResident Indians back to the Country.  For attracting highly skilled researchers to pursue their  R&D  interests  in  Indian  Institutions,  several  initiatives  have  been launched,  such  as  Faculty  Recharge  Programme,  CV  Raman  Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme by University Grants Commission (UGC), Ramanujan Fellowship, JC Bose Fellowship, Swarnjayanti Fellowship, Young Scientist Project Award, Women Scientist Scheme by Department of Science & Technology (DST), and  Ramalinga  Swami  Re-entry  Fellowship  by  Department  of  Biotechnology. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has also taken many initiatives such as nonissue of No Obligation to Return to India (NORI) Certificate to anyone under any circumstances, except in cases where the age of the applicant is over 65 (sixtyfive) years on the date of submission of application, enhancing age of superannuation for doctors in teaching cadre upto 70 years, enhancing pay and allowances of doctors, revision of Assured Career Progression Scheme, removal of embargo/rider  imposed  on  foreign  qualified  PG  Doctors  from  five English speaking  nations  i.e  US,  UK,  Canada,  Australia  and  New  Zealand  in  case  of taking  teaching  profession.    Various  allowances  like  Non  Practicing  Allowance, Conveyance  Allowance,  Learning Resource  Allowance, etc. have also  been enhanced considerably for the faculty.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  the  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  UnStarred Question No. 3765 for answer on 19.03.2018 asked by Shri P. Kumar regarding 'Degrees from IITs and Medical Colleges'.

| Sl No.   | Name of the Institute   | Percentage (%) of Students opted for jobs abroad   | Percentage (%) of Students opted for jobs abroad   | Percentage (%) of Students opted for jobs abroad   | Percentage (%) of Students opted for jobs abroad   | Percentage (%) of Students opted for jobs abroad   |
|----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.   | Name of the Institute   | 2012-13                                            | 2013-14                                            | 2014-15                                            | 2015-16                                            | 2016-17                                            |
| 1.       | IIT-Kharagpur           | 2.40                                               | 1.75                                               | 2.06                                               | 1.14                                               | 0.85                                               |
| 2.       | IIT-Bombay              | 5.67                                               | 6.72                                               | 5.14                                               | 4.56                                               | 3.84                                               |
| 3.       | IIT-Delhi               | 7.66                                               | 7.28                                               | 5.29                                               | 3.19                                               | 5.53                                               |
| 4.       | IIT-Madras              | 3.88                                               | 3.38                                               | 2.55                                               | 3.21                                               | 1.85                                               |
| 5.       | IIT-Kanpur              | Not available                                      | Not available                                      | 3.38                                               | 1.81                                               | 1.36                                               |
| 6.       | IIT-Guwahati            | 1.39                                               | 2.50                                               | 1.10                                               | 1.78                                               | 0.66                                               |
| 7.       | IIT-Roorkee             | 1.34                                               | 1.66                                               | 0.98                                               | 1.93                                               | 0.60                                               |
| 8.       | IIT-BHU Varanasi        | 0.77                                               | 0.71                                               | 0.52                                               | 0.52                                               | 0.58                                               |
| 9.       | IIT-Patna               | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 10.      | IIT-Gandhinagar         | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 11.      | IIT-Bhubaneswar         | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0.23                                               |
| 12.      | IIT-Jodhpur             | 0                                                  | 0.67                                               | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 13.      | IIT-Indore              |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| 14.      | IIT-Ropar               | 5.00                                               | 2.40                                               | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0.89                                               |
| 15.      | IIT-Mandi               | 5.38                                               | 0                                                  | 0.87                                               | 4.72                                               | 3.09                                               |
| 16.      | IIT-Hyderabad           | No data is available with the institute            | No data is available with the institute            | No data is available with the institute            | No data is available with the institute            | No data is available with the institute            |
| 17.      | IIT(ISM) Dhanbad        |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| 18.      | IIT- Tirupati           | Academic Session commenced from 2015-16            | Academic Session commenced from 2015-16            | Academic Session commenced from 2015-16            | Academic Session commenced from 2015-16            | Academic Session commenced from 2015-16            |
| 19.      | IIT-Palakkad            |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| 20.      | IIT-Goa                 | Academic Session commenced from 2016-17            | Academic Session commenced from 2016-17            | Academic Session commenced from 2016-17            | Academic Session commenced from 2016-17            | Academic Session commenced from 2016-17            |
| 21.      | IIT-Jammu               |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| 22.      | IIT-Bhilai              |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |
| 23.      | IIT-Dharwad             |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |