Last Update: February 06, 2023, 18:19 IST
The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Subhash Sarkar (Representational image)
Subhash Sarkar said that 7.50 lakh Indians while going abroad in 2022 disclosed the purpose of their travel as study or education
According to the ministry, during 2017-2022, more than 3 million Indians went abroad for higher education. Education told the Lok Sabha on Monday.
This information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Subhash Sarkar in a written reply to a question by JD(U) MP Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh and others.
“The Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, maintains departure and arrival data of Indians. But there is no index to capture the category of Indians going abroad for the purpose of higher education. Purpose of Indians going abroad for higher education Their oral disclosure or the type of destination country visa produced by them at the time of immigration clearance is entered manually.
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The government said that 7.50 lakh Indians while going abroad in 2022 disclosed the purpose of their travel as study or education.
In previous years this number was – 4.4 Lakh (2021), 2.59 Lakh (2020), 5.86 Lakh (2019), 5.17 Lakh (2018) and 4.54 Lakh (2017).
The minister was also asked whether it is true that the money being spent by Indian students abroad exceeds the country’s education budget, and whether the government has any plans to set up a “high-level international university” to save the said money. Have any offers to make? ,
In response to this part of the question, the government said, “As of now there is no proposal to set up an international university in the country.”
However, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has drafted enabling regulations to facilitate the establishment of campuses of foreign higher educational institutions in India.
The draft University Grants Commission (Establishment and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023 was placed in the public domain for seeking feedback, suggestions, comments etc. from all the stakeholders till January 18, 2023. However, keeping in view the requests received from stakeholders, the last date for receiving comments on the draft regulations has been extended till February 20,” he said.
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