Lok Sabha Question No. 1464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Data Bank of Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1464

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## Data Bank of Students

## 1464. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

(a) the  details  and  the  number  of  students  studying  in  foreign  countries  as  on  date, country-wise including Australia;

(b) whether the Government proposes to prepare a data bank of all students going abroad for studies;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which such a data bank would be prepared; and

(d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  issue  any  guidelines  for  students  desirous  of getting admission in other countries for studies and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): Ministry  of  External  Affairs  has  informed  that  estimated  country-wise  number  of Indian students abroad, as per available inputs from Indian Missions abroad till 24.06.2019, is 10,90,219. Country-wise details of students studying in other countries, including Australia, is attached as Annexure .

(b) and (c): To create a database of Indian students going abroad, on 15 July, 2016, Ministry of  External  Affairs  has  developed  a  'Students  Registration  Module'  within  the  MADAD portal  which  enables  Indian  students  abroad  to  register  voluntarily  and  provide  data  about their courses, location, institution, duration of the course, etc. The registration of students in the  portal  is  an  ongoing  process,  as  the  movement  of  Indian  students  to  other  countries, change of visa status, and their return to India etc, are dynamic in nature. Ministry of External Affairs, through its Missions/Posts abroad, has been regularly interacting with Indian students studying  abroad  to  register  their  details  on  the  students  module  voluntarily  and  also encouraging the Indian student organizations and Indian Community Associations abroad for the same through social media platforms.

(d):  Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Missions abroad issue advisories from time to time asking Indian students to carry all documentation and undertake due diligence to ensure that  the  foreign  institutions  to  which  they  are  seeking  admission  have  proper  authorization and capacities.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SASBHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1464 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR REGARDING DATA BANK OF STUDENTS

Country-wise list of estimated Indian students pursuing studies in foreign Institutions (based on inputs received from Indian Missions/Posts abroad as on 24.06.2019)

|   S. No. | Country                   |   No. of Students |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Antigua &Barbuda          |                40 |
|        2 | Armenia                   |              3000 |
|        3 | Australia                 |             92383 |
|        4 | Austria                   |               350 |
|        5 | Azerbaijan                |                81 |
|        6 | Bangladesh                |              3934 |
|        7 | Belarus                   |               476 |
|        8 | Barbados                  |               160 |
|        9 | Belgium                   |               700 |
|       10 | Brazil                    |                 5 |
|       11 | Brunei Darussalam         |                24 |
|       12 | Canada                    |            215720 |
|       13 | China                     |             29600 |
|       14 | Cuba (Dominican Republic) |                 6 |
|       15 | Cyprus                    |              3007 |
|       16 | Czech Republic            |              1500 |
|       17 | Denmark                   |               369 |
|       18 | Egypt                     |               260 |
|       19 | Estonia                   |               138 |
|       20 | Finland                   |               795 |
|       21 | France                    |             10000 |
|       22 | Georgia                   |             14000 |
|       23 | Germany                   |             30345 |
|       24 | Greece                    |                 7 |
|       25 | Guyana                    |               184 |
|       26 | Hong Kong                 |              1112 |
|       27 | Hungary                   |               700 |
|       28 | Iceland                   |                11 |
|       29 | Indonesia                 |                 8 |
|       30 | Iran                      |              1700 |
|       31 | Ireland                   |              4500 |
|       32 | Israel                    |               550 |

|   S. No. | Country                 |   No. of Students |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|       33 | Italy                   |              1997 |
|       34 | Japan                   |              1607 |
|       35 | Jordan                  |                 2 |
|       36 | Kazakhstan              |              3400 |
|       37 | Kenya                   |               254 |
|       38 | Kuwait                  |               178 |
|       39 | Kyrgyzstan              |             10000 |
|       40 | Latvia                  |              1850 |
|       41 | Lebanon                 |                 5 |
|       42 | Lithuania               |              1000 |
|       43 | Luxembourg              |                80 |
|       44 | Malta                   |               200 |
|       45 | Mauritius               |               700 |
|       46 | Mexico                  |               150 |
|       47 | Moldova                 |               262 |
|       48 | Nepal                   |              2750 |
|       49 | Netherlands             |              3000 |
|       50 | New Zealand             |             30000 |
|       51 | Norway                  |               200 |
|       52 | Oman                    |             46000 |
|       53 | Philippines             |             14000 |
|       54 | Poland                  |              4000 |
|       55 | Republic of Korea       |              1495 |
|       56 | Reunion Island          |                 3 |
|       57 | Romania                 |               110 |
|       58 | Russia Federation       |             11770 |
|       59 | Saudi Arabia            |             80000 |
|       60 | Serbia                  |                 1 |
|       61 | Singapore               |              1500 |
|       62 | Slovakia                |                70 |
|       63 | Slovenia                |                35 |
|       64 | South Africa            |               434 |
|       65 | Spain                   |               709 |
|       66 | Sri Lanka               |                15 |
|       67 | St. Kitts &Nevis        |                10 |
|       68 | St. Lucia               |               330 |
|       69 | St. Vincent &Grenadines |                25 |
|       70 | Sudan                   |                17 |

| S. No.   | Country                  |   No. of Students |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 71.      | Sweden                   |              3200 |
| 72.      | Switzerland              |              1850 |
| 73.      | Tajikistan               |              1199 |
| 74.      | Tanzania                 |                 2 |
| 75.      | Thailand                 |               297 |
| 76.      | Trinidad &Tobago         |                81 |
| 77.      | Turkey                   |                93 |
| 78.      | Ukraine                  |             14000 |
| 79.      | United Arab Emirates     |            219000 |
| 80.      | United Kingdom (2017-18) |             19750 |
| 81.      | USA (2017-18)            |            196271 |
| 82.      | Uzbekistan               |                50 |
| 83.      | Venezuela                |               345 |
| 84.      | Vietnam                  |                 3 |
| 85.      | Yemen                    |               254 |
| Total    | Total                    |           1090219 |

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