Indian Institutes Lack Mechanism to Implement ‘Study in India’ Scheme: Senior IIT Professor
- Proper regulatory mechanisms to implement Study in India scheme are necessary as per a senior IIT Kanpur professor.
- Infrastructural facilities, quality education and support from the government is important for Study in India campaign to flourish and produce results.
A senior IIT professor has expressed his concern over the ineffective implementation of ‘Study in India’ scheme that aims to attract 2 lakh students from abroad to Indian institutes. He is of the opinion that over 5.5 lakh Indian students are pursuing higher studies in foreign countries due to lack of adequate number of quality institutes in India. Hence, through his blog, he has questioned on what grounds can Indian institutes attract foreign students.
A Computer Science Professor at IIT Kanpur, Mr. Dheeraj Sanghi pointed out that over 5.5 lakh Indian students are pursuing higher studies abroad, while only 45,000 international students are pursuing different courses in India. The difference in the number is huge and it is difficult for the Indian institutes to implement Study in India scheme effectively, he added.
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Mr. Dheeraj Sanghi further questioned the Indian government if these Indian institutes will be able to attract at least 1.5 lakh international students by the year 2023. He added that if Indian institutes are able to regulate and refrain Indian students from going aboard, a phenomenon commonly referred to as brain drain, then foreign young population may also evince interest in enrolling in Indian institutes.
'Study in India' is one of the most sought-after initiatives launched by Ministry of Human Resource Development with the support of Ministry of External Affairs.
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Premier institutes like IITs offer only 75,000 seats in different courses. Students who are unable to make it to these institutes, therefore, rely on foreign countries for quality education. According to Mr. Dheeraj Sanghi, the existing political system in India is largely focusing on providing access rather than quality.