Lok Sabha Question No. 2739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Network of Indian and Russian Institutions
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2739**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 05/08/2015**

**NETWORK OF INDIAN AND RUSSIAN INSTITUTIONS**

**2739.	SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:**

**Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó Ùðüëðó**

**be pleased to state:**

**(a)		whether a network of Indian and Russian institutions of higher education was launched in the recent past;**

**(b)		if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the said network;**

**(c)		whether Indian and Russian universities have also signed several agreements recently;**

**(d)		if so, the details and the salient features of such agreements; and**

**(e)		the manner in which India is likely to benefit from such agreements?**

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES**

**(SHRI.Y. S. CHOWDARY)**

**òãðìððÐð ¡ðøÜ ÑßðøÌðð÷ò±ð¨îó ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó +ÉÉè® ÑðöÆãðó òãðìððÐð ÙðüëððâðÚð Ùð÷ü Üð¸Úð Ùðüëðó**

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**(a) & (b):  Yes Madam. A Memorandum of Intent on establishing the networks of Institutions of Higher Education of the Republic of India and the Russian Federation has been signed on 8** **th** **May, 2015.  The Network is intended to be a non-profit network, uniting Academic Institutes of India and Russia on a voluntary basis.  Membership in the Network is open to academic institutes of India and Russia and comes into force after relevant approval process applicable to each side.**

**(c) to (e):	A list of agreement/Memorandum of Understanding signed between higher education institutes of India and Russia is annexed.  The signing of MoUs/Agreement/Declaration between Indian and Russian higher educational institutions will help in deepening the educational ties between the two countries.**

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**Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 2739 dated 05.08.2015 regarding Network of Indian and Russian Institutions asked by Shri Kalikesh N. Singh Deo and Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan.**

**List of MoU/s Documents**

**Memorandum of Intent on establishing the Network of Institutions of Higher Education of the Republic of India and the Russian Federation Signed between IIT Bombay & Russian Rectors Union.**

**Declaration on establishment of India-Russian Network of Institutions of Higher Education signed by Indian and Russian Higher Education institutes.**

**Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and National Research Tomsk State University**

**Memorandum of Understanding for Academic and Research Collaboration between Indian Institute of Technology Madras,  Chennai, India and Nation Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia.**

**Memorandum of Understanding for Academic and Research Collaboration between Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India and Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia.**

**Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.**

**Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology of Russia.**

**Agreement of Cooperation between Institution of Engineers (India) and Russian Union of Scientific and Engineering Associations.**

**Memorandum of Understanding between University of Delhi and Lomonosov Moscow State University.**

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