Question : Study in India Mission

(a) the number of foreign students currently enrolled in various institutions across the country;
(b) whether the Government is working on an ambitious mission to draw over one lakh foreign students to study in Indian Institutions under ‘Study in India’ mission and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has targeted the countries for sending students to India for higher studies and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Ministry has consulted the Ministry of External Affairs in this regard; and
(e) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) As per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) carried out annually by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the number of foreign students enrolled for higher education in India during 2016-17 is 47575.
(b) to (e) Ministry of Human Resource Development is currently working on a proposal under the title ‘Study in India’, with the aim to boost the number of inbound International students in India. Ministry of Human Resource Development had preliminary level consultations with Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs for drafting the proposal.
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