(a) whether there has been a rise in the number of Indian Students going abroad including
Europe for higher education;
(b) if so,the details thereof,country-wise,State-wise; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto alongwith the reasons for this rise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
a) & (b): No Country-wise and State-wise information is Centrally maintained in respect
of Indian students pursuing higher education abroad.
(c): There are no restriction on cross-border student’s mobility and such mobility can be
owing to variety of reasons such as affordability, access to bank loans,exposure to foreign
societies, aptitude for particular branches of studies,inability to gain admission to top Indian
institutions due to capacity limitation, as well as the desire to join some of the universities
abroad which have a long history of education and research spread over centuries.