Question : AGREEMENT ON EDUCATION WITH RUSSIA

(a) whether any Memorandum of Understanding on Education has been signed between India And Russia during the recent visit of Prime Minister to Moscow;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the extent to which it is likely to benefit the Indian institutions and students in higher and specialised studies?

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (PROF. RITA VERMA)

(a) According to the information supplied by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Moscow, no Memorandum of Understanding on Education was signed between India and Russia.

(b) & (c) Do not arise.