(a) Whether there has been a large scale brain-drain of IIT professionals to other countries during the last three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of IIT qualified professionals from Andhra Pradesh who went abroad during the above period; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to contain the situation?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. A. A. FATMI)
(a) to (c): No record of the number of IIT professionals
leaving the country is being maintained centrally. Most of
the students go abroad for higher studies or employment
after completing their undergraduate studies. Several
measures have been taken from time to time by the Government
to minimize the outflow of professionals from various fields
and also to attract Scientists and technologists settled
abroad to return to India. Some of these measures are: -
(i) Setting up of more centres of excellence/advanced
studies in the universities and academic institutions.
(ii) Science and Technology based training for
entrepreneurial development.
(iii) Invitation to distinguished men and women of
Indian origin settled abroad for short term technical
assignments to assist in frontier and emerging areas of
Science and Technology.
(iv) Increasing the number and amount of fellowships for M.
Tech programme as a result of which, more students have
started joining the M. Tech. programme.
(v) Early Faculty Induction Programme which aims at
attracting bright and young under-graduate students in
Engineering and Technology / Pharmacy / Architecture etc. to
take teaching as their career.
(vi) Appointment of NRIs and persons of Indian Origin in the
permanent faculty positions in the IITs.
(vii) IITs have also established Innovation and
Incubation Centres which encourage students to start their
own enterprises after graduation.
(viii) Encouraging graduate students to continue work on
sponsored research projects which have been funded by
various agencies.
(ix) Conduct of counseling sessions for career options of
students and taking necessary steps for recruitment of
students in Indian industries and organizations registered
in India.