Lok Sabha Question No. 2207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Concessions for Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2207 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## Concessions for Higher Education

## †2207. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the  name  of  the  countries  which  are  providing  concessions  to  Indian  students  for higher education;

- (b) the details of concessions provided by each of these countries;
- (c) the reactions of the Government thereto; and

(d) the number of students getting these concessions during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Some countries offer concessions in the form of scholarships/fellowships etc. to international students including Indian students. The matter of offering such scholarships depends  on  individual  decision  of  the  concerned  government  (or)  the  Institute  or  the concerned organization. Indian Government has no direct role in determining the number of scholarships/fellowships provided  by a country  except that  what  has  been  mutually  agreed under an instrument signed bilaterally or multilaterally. The details in respect of scholarships provided by the foreign governments under Cultural/Educational Exchange Programme are at Annexure-I. Besides, MEA has provided some details in respect of scholarships provided by some countries which is at Annexure-II.

MEA has  also  provided  year-wise  details  of  fellowships  awarded  under  FulbrightNehru  fellowship  programme  co-founded  by  India  and  United  States  of  America  (USA), administered by United States India Educational Foundation (USIEF)  which  are at Annexure-III.

Annexure-I referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †2207 regarding Concessions for Higher Education to be answered on 24.12.2018 asked by SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## Country-wise number of nomination in the last three years

| Year                                       | 2015                                        | 2015                                                 | 2016                                              | 2016                                                 | 2017                                              | 2017                                                 |
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Country offering scholarship       | No. of candidate nominate d by the Ministry | No. of candidate s finally selected by Donor Country | No. of candidate nominate d by the Ministry       | No. of candidate s finally selected by Donor Country | No. of candidate nominate d by the Ministry       | No. of candidate s finally selected by Donor Country |
| China                                      | 24                                          | 22                                                   | 54                                                | 44                                                   | 67                                                | 66                                                   |
| South Korea                                | 10                                          | 5                                                    | 15                                                | 8                                                    | 13                                                | 06                                                   |
| Japan                                      | 58                                          | 19                                                   | Japanese Embassy processed the scholarship itself | Japanese Embassy processed the scholarship itself    | Japanese Embassy processed the scholarship itself | Japanese Embassy processed the scholarship itself    |
| Italy                                      | 15                                          | 11                                                   | 10                                                | 10                                                   | 10                                                | 10                                                   |
| New Zealand (Commonwealt h Scholarship)    | 4                                           | 1                                                    | 4                                                 | 0                                                    | 2                                                 | 2                                                    |
| Mexico                                     | 9                                           | 4                                                    | 4                                                 | 0                                                    | No offer of scholarship                           | No offer of scholarship                              |
| Israel                                     | 5                                           | 5                                                    | 5                                                 | 4                                                    | 15                                                | 6                                                    |
| United Kingdom (Commonwealt h Scholarship) | 51                                          | 24                                                   | 81                                                | 23                                                   | 65                                                | 23                                                   |

Annexure-II referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. †2207 regarding Concessions for Higher Education to be answered on 24.12.2018 asked by SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

|   Sl. No. | Country   | No. of Scholarships   | Remarks                                                                                                               |
|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Oman      | 13                    | 2 in 2015-16 3 in 2016-17 3 in 2017-18 5 in 2018-19                                                                   |
|         2 | Iceland   | 10                    | Scholarships given by University of Iceland and Reykjavik University. Year-wise break-up not available.               |
|         3 | Jordan    | 5                     | Year-wise break-up not available.                                                                                     |
|         4 | Iran      | -                     | Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS) provides some scholarships to Indian students undergoing medical studies. |
|         5 | Indonesia | 16                    | Year-wise break-up not available.                                                                                     |
|         6 | Japan     | 561                   | 276 in the year 2016 285 in the year 2017                                                                             |
|         7 | Russia    | 220                   | 20 in the year 2016 100 in the year 2017 100 in the year 2018                                                         |
|         8 | Ireland   | 60                    | Ireland provides 60 scholarships to Indian students at Graduate and Post-Graduate level.                              |

Annexure-III referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. †2207 regarding Concessions for Higher Education to be answered on 24.12.2018 asked by SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

| INDIAN GRANTS                                                    | INDIAN GRANTS   | INDIAN GRANTS   | INDIAN GRANTS   | INDIAN GRANTS   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Fellowship Programs                                              | 2015- 2016      | 2016- 2017      | 2017- 2018      | 2018- 2019      |
| Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships                             | 12              | 10              | 12              | 14              |
| Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships                    | 27              | 28              | 31              | 27              |
| Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships                | 19              | 18              | 13              | 20              |
| Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships | 17              | 26              | 28              | 29              |
| Fulbright-Nehru Cost share fellowships: Vanderbilt / CII         | 14              | -               | -               | -               |
| Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar   | 10              | 10              | 12              | 14              |
| Total Numbers                                                    | 99              | 92              | 96              | 104             |

| AMERICAN GRANTS                                                  | AMERICAN GRANTS   | AMERICAN GRANTS   | AMERICAN GRANTS   | AMERICAN GRANTS   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Fellowship Programs                                              | 2015- 2016        | 2016- 2017        | 2017- 2018        | 2018- 2019        |
| Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair                              | 4                 | 1                 | 3                 | 3                 |
| Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships | 52                | 57                | 48                | 51                |
| Fulbright-Nehru Post-Doctoral Fellowship                         | 2                 | 1                 | 1                 | -                 |
| Fulbright-Nehru Student Research Program                         | 59                | 56                | 58                | 63                |
| Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistantship Program           | 17                | 19                | 24                | 25                |
| Fulbright-Nehru Specialists Program                              | -                 | -                 | -                 | 20                |
| Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar   | 9                 | 11                | 14                | 14                |
| Total Numbers                                                    | 143               | 145               | 148               | 176               |