LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4166
ANSWERED ON- 20.12.2024
INDIAN STUDENTS GOING ABROAD FOR HIGHER STUDIES
4166. SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-
(a) the data of the list of Indian students going abroad for undergraduate, graduate, and research studies across the country, State- wise;
(b) whether the Government has taken note of the increasing number of students going abroad for higher studies recently; and
(c) if so, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a to c) As per information received from Missions and Posts abroad, the total number of Indian students pursuing higher education in universities and other tertiary institutions abroad were 1.33 million as of January 2024. State-wise and academic course-wise data of Indian students pursuing higher education abroad is not available.
Indian students have gone to foreign countries for various reasons, including personal choices in respect of education. This is also reflected in decisions that they make after completion of education.