Lok Sabha Question No. 4664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: South Asian University
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena, P.P. Chaudhary, Kaushal Kishore

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4664 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY

- †4664 SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :

- (a) the   total   number   of   students   and   teachers   at   the   South   Asian University (SAU) including data of nationalities and courses from the inception of the university till date;
- (b) whether the Government has devised any new plans to boost the number of foreign students and faculty members at the university in post-covid times and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of courses in the university along with the details of students   enrolled   therein   nationality-wise   from   the   start   of   the university;
- (d) whether the Government has planned to start new courses in the university and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has any scheme to attract Indians who have studied in foreign universities as teaching faculty in the SAU and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the details of cultural activities organized by the SAU; and

- (g) the details of financial data regarding contributions from foreign countries, fees, salaries and other expenditure as well as revenues for the SAU ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

- (a) The total   number   of   students   and   teachers   at   the   South   Asian University(SAU)   including   data   of   nationalities   and   courses   from   the inception of the university till date are as follows :-
- I. No. of faculty and students :  Annex I
- ii. Data on nationalities of students : Annex II
- iii. Data on nationalities of teachers  : Annex III
- iv. Data on courses and enrollment : Annex IV
- (b) South Asian University is an international university established by eight Member States of SAARC. The Government of India is not directly involved in academic planning of the university except as a party to collective decisions of the Governing Board of the university in which all member states are represented.
- (c) The university   currently   offers   courses   in   seven   disciplines,   viz. Biotechnology,   Computer   Science,   Economics,   International   Relations, Legal   Studies,   Mathematics   and   Sociology. The   details   of   students enrolled therein nationality-wise from the start of the university are at Annex V.
- (d) The   Government   of   India   is   not   directly   involved   in   academic planning of the university except as a party to collective decisions of the Governing   Board   of   the   university   in   which   all   member   states   are represented.
- (e) The Government of India is not directly involved in the recruitment policy of the university except as a party to collective decisions of the Governing   Board   of   the   university   in   which   all   member   states   are represented.
- (f) Details of cultural activities organised by the university is at Annex VI.
- (g) Details   of   financial   data   regarding   contribution   from   foreign countries, fees, salaries and other expenditure as well as revenues of the university are at Annex VII.

## South Asian University New Delhi

## FACULTY & STUDENTS DATA

|   Year |   No. of Teachers |   No. of Students |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------|
|   2010 |                 8 |                50 |
|   2011 |                39 |               156 |
|   2012 |                61 |               170 |
|   2013 |                65 |               230 |
|   2014 |                61 |               243 |
|   2015 |                60 |               245 |
|   2016 |                57 |               246 |
|   2017 |                58 |               196 |
|   2018 |                54 |               246 |
|   2019 |                58 |               238 |
|   2020 |                56 |               251 |

## ANNEX I

## South Asian University New Delhi

## DATA ON NATIONALITIES OF STUDENTS

| Country/ Year   |   2010 |   2011 |   2012 |   2013 |   201 4 |   2015 |   201 6 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |
|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Afghanistan     |      0 |     17 |     14 |     13 |      14 |     22 |      31 |     35 |     36 |     41 |     46 |
| Bangladesh      |      5 |     26 |     24 |     32 |      32 |     33 |      26 |     28 |     29 |     30 |     34 |
| Bhutan          |      2 |      0 |      5 |      6 |       1 |      3 |       7 |     12 |     21 |     17 |     15 |
| India           |     36 |     81 |     92 |    145 |     151 |    149 |     153 |     97 |    129 |    121 |    125 |
| Maldives        |      0 |      1 |      1 |      2 |       1 |      1 |       0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| Nepal           |      4 |     17 |     18 |     17 |      26 |     23 |      19 |     18 |     21 |     18 |     21 |
| Pakistan        |      2 |      7 |      8 |     12 |      12 |     11 |       6 |      0 |      5 |      7 |      8 |
| Sri Lanka       |      1 |      6 |      7 |      3 |       6 |      3 |       2 |      6 |      4 |      4 |      2 |
| Others          |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       0 |      0 |       2 |      0 |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| Total           |     50 |    156 |    170 |    230 |     243 |    245 |     246 |    196 |    246 |    238 |    251 |

## ANNEX II

## ANNEX III

| South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            | South Asian University            |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         | New Delhi                         |
| Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers | Data on Nationalities of Teachers |
| Country/Year                      | 2010                              | 2011                              | 2012                              | 2013                              | 2014                              | 2015                              | 201 6                             | 201 7                             | 2018                              | 2019                              | 2020                              |
| Afghanistan                       | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Bangladesh                        | 1                                 | 2                                 | 4                                 | 4                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 |
| Bhutan                            | 0                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| India                             | 6                                 | 32                                | 50                                | 54                                | 55                                | 49                                | 50                                | 49                                | 46                                | 51                                | 50                                |
| Maldives                          | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Nepal                             | 0                                 | 1                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 | 2                                 | 3                                 | 3                                 | 4                                 | 4                                 | 3                                 | 3                                 |
| Pakistan                          | 0                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 0                                 | 2                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Sri Lanka                         | 0                                 | 1                                 | 2                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 2                                 | 1                                 | 2                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 |
| Others                            | 1                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 2                                 | 1                                 | 2                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 0                                 |
| Total                             | 8                                 | 39                                | 61                                | 65                                | 61                                | 60                                | 57                                | 58                                | 54                                | 58                                | 56                                |

## South Asian University New Delhi

## DATA ON COURSES AND ENROLLMENT

| Courses/No. of students enrolled   |   2010 |   2011 |   2012 |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |
|------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Economics                          |     25 |     25 |     29 |     32 |     33 |     33 |     39 |     27 |     37 |     34 |     36 |
| Biotechnology                      |      0 |     29 |     25 |     40 |     38 |     37 |     31 |     25 |     36 |     35 |     36 |
| Computer Science                   |     25 |     24 |     26 |     30 |     33 |     34 |     39 |     29 |     34 |     36 |     35 |
| Mathematics                        |      0 |      0 |     12 |     37 |     33 |     39 |     35 |     31 |     35 |     32 |     36 |
| Legal Studies                      |      0 |     29 |     29 |     35 |     34 |     31 |     36 |     28 |     34 |     35 |     36 |
| International Relations            |      0 |     26 |     28 |     26 |     34 |     35 |     34 |     28 |     32 |     36 |     36 |
| Sociology                          |      0 |     23 |     21 |     30 |     38 |     36 |     32 |     28 |     35 |     30 |     36 |
| Total                              |     50 |    156 |    170 |    230 |    243 |    245 |    246 |    196 |    246 |    238 |     25 |

## ANNEX IV

## ANNEX V

South Asian University New Delhi

## STUDENT ENROLLMENT 2010-2020- COURSES & NATIONALITIES

| Programme               |   Afgh anis tan |   Bangl a- desh |   Bhuta n |   Indi a |   Maldive s |   Nepa l |   Paki stan |   Sri Lanka |   Othe rs |   Tota l |
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|-------------|-----------|----------|
| Economics               |              78 |              29 |        11 |      186 |           0 |       35 |           7 |           4 |         0 |      350 |
| Biotechnology           |              17 |              52 |        14 |      175 |           0 |       56 |          12 |           6 |         0 |      332 |
| Computer Science        |              53 |              38 |        10 |      183 |           1 |       34 |          23 |           4 |         0 |      346 |
| Mathematics             |              34 |              18 |        26 |      200 |           0 |        9 |           3 |           0 |         0 |      290 |
| Legal Studies           |              20 |              75 |         0 |      185 |           3 |       18 |          17 |           9 |         1 |      328 |
| International Relations |              39 |              42 |        10 |      176 |           1 |       30 |           7 |           9 |         2 |      316 |
| Sociology               |              28 |              48 |        18 |      173 |           1 |       20 |           9 |          11 |         1 |      309 |

## Details of cultural activities

## International Mother Language Day

It is observed every year on 21 February. Poster-making competition on the theme of language and speech is organised followed by cultural events where SAU students perform song and  dance representing their own languages and cultures and recite poetry.

## Sports Day

The SAU Annual Sports Fest, organized by the SAU Sports Committee is held   during   the   winter   semester   in   the   month   of   February   with enthusiastic participation by students from all departments and faculties at SAU in multiple sporting disciplines  such as Table Tennis, Badminton, Carrom, Chess, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Cricket etc.

## Cultural Committee Program

The SAU annual cultural festival is organized in March every year with cultural activities of various hues and sounds in the two-day event.

## SAU Food Fest

It is organised to celebrate the Foundation day of South Asian University on  the 7 th   March every year.  The primary object of the food Fest is to encourage the students to exhibit their local cuisine under one umbrella. It gives the students an opportunity to exhibit their varied culinary skills and the visitors are treated to sumptuous spread of food and snacks from the South Asia region.

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## Operational Contribution Received from Foreign Countries

INRs

| Particulars/Ye ars   | 2016       | 2017        | 2018         | 2019   | 2020        | Total        |
|----------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|--------|-------------|--------------|
| Afghanistan          | -          | -           | -            | -      | 22,699,580  | 22,699,580   |
| Bangladesh           | -          | -           | -            | -      | 48,652,520  | 48,652,520   |
| Bhutan               | -          | -           | -            | -      | 22,699,580  | 22,699,580   |
| Maldives             | 78,156,218 | -           | 30,791,518   | -      | 41,850,040  | 150,797,776  |
| Nepal                | -          | 444,975     | -            | -      | 80,003,080  | 80,448,055   |
| Pakistan             | -          | 144,621,180 | 344,601,901  | -      |             | 489,223,081  |
| Sri Lanka            | -          | -           | -            | -      | 29,132,360  | 29,132,360   |
| Total                | 78,156,218 | 145,066,155 | 375,393,41 9 | -      | 245,037,160 | 8,436,529,52 |

## Financial Data of SAU-    Fees, Other Income, Salaries and Other Expenditure

Particulars/Y

ears

Fees Income

Other

Income

Total

2016

32,167,925

1,158,295

33,326,220

2017

33,856,296

2,827,787

36,684,083

2018

34,212,912

415,682

34,628,594

2019

37,712,170

889,479

38,601,649

2020

38,015,000

1,120,000

39,135,000

INRs

Total

175,964,303

6,411,243

182,375,546

INRs

| Particulars/Y ears       | 2016        | 2017        | 2018         | 2019         | 2020        | Total         |
|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
| Salaries                 | 332,971,033 | 353,646,848 | 352,805,399  | 438,609,716  | 392,785,635 | 1,870,818,631 |
| Administrati ve Expenses | 82,482,475  | 86,689,138  | 119,028,582  | 105,178,767  | 99,413,819  | 492,792,781   |
| Academic Expenses        | 97,899,690  | 113,020,240 | 78,718,660   | 92,383,146   | 102,511,764 | 484,533,500   |
| Total                    | 513,353,198 | 553,356,226 | 550,552,64 1 | 636,171,62 9 | 594,711,218 | 2,848,144,912 |

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