Question : FUNCTIONING OF U.S. BASED EDUCATION COMPANIES

(a) whether US based education companies like Princeton Review, Kaplan and Sylvan are evincing keen interest in outsourcing education process from India, on the lines of BPO;

(b) whether as reported; US is facing a shortfall of 8,00,000 teachers over the next 7/8 years, thereby accelerating the need to outsource education process from abroad;

(c) whether in view of the projected potential, India will create a pool of academicians/teachers to cater to the growing demand from the US education sector; and

(d) if so, the details thereof ?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRIM.A.A. FATMI)

(a) The Department of Secondary & Higher Education have neither been approached nor is there any information about such US based companies outsourcing education process from India. However Educational Consultants India Ltd. (Ed.Cil) has signed an MOU with the Department of Education, South Carolina U.S for the secondment of Indian Teachers under the visiting Teachers Programmes M/s Teachers Placement Group, USA has also approached Ed.Cil for a similar arrangement with other States in the USA.

(b) No such report has been received in the Deptt. of Secondary & Higher Education.

(c) No sir;

(d) Does not arise.