{"id":79201,"date":"2025-12-23T11:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T05:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=79201"},"modified":"2025-12-23T11:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T05:55:08","slug":"internationalisation-of-higher-education-in-india-niti-aayogs-roadmap-under-nep-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/internationalisation-of-higher-education-in-india-niti-aayogs-roadmap-under-nep-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Internationalisation of Higher Education in India &#8211; NITI Aayog\u2019s Roadmap under NEP 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Internationalisation of Higher Education in India Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NITI Aayog released a report titled \u201cInternationalisation of Higher Education in India: Prospects, Potential, and Policy Recommendations\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and comes soon after the introduction of the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which aims to <\/span><b>overhaul higher education regulation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The focus is on <\/span><b>correcting the severe imbalance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between inbound and outbound student mobility and positioning India as a global education and research hub.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rationale for Internationalisation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, for every 1 international student studying in India, 28 Indian students went abroad (1:28 ratio).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of 2022, India hosted only about 47,000 international students, despite a 518% increase since 2001.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forecasts suggest 7.89\u201311 lakh international students by 2047, depending on policy intensity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internationalisation is seen as crucial for <\/span><b>knowledge diplomacy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, talent circulation, reducing brain drain, and economic sustainability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Key Findings of the Report<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Economic and strategic concerns:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outward remittances under RBI\u2019s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (<\/span><b>LRS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) increased by about 2000% in the last decade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian students\u2019 overseas education expenditure is projected at \u20b96.2 lakh crore by 2025 (~2% of GDP).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This spending equals about 75% of India\u2019s trade deficit (FY 2024\u201325).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Concentration <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of 8.5 lakh out of 13.5 lakh outbound students in high-income countries (USA, UK, Australia).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 16 lakh Indians renounced citizenship since 2011, indicating <\/span><b>long-term talent loss.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Perception and institutional gaps:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41% of institutes cited limited scholarships\/financial aid as a key barrier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30% institutes flagged perception of education quality in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Other constraints <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include inadequate international infrastructure, limited global programme offerings, weak international student support systems, and cultural adaptation challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Policy Recommendations<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Strategic and financial measures:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Bharat Vidya Kosh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: As a national research sovereign wealth fund (suggesting a $10 billion corpus, of which 50% can be raised from diaspora\/philanthropy + 50% from Centre).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Vishwa Bandhu scholarship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To attract foreign students.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Vishwa Bandhu fellowship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To attract foreign research talent and faculty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Bharat ki AAN (Alumni Ambassador Network)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To leverage diaspora Indians who have studied at top India universities into acting as ambassadors for Indian higher education.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Mobility and global partnerships:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Europe\u2019s Erasmus+ like programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To suggest the creation of a \u201c<\/span><b>multilateral academic mobility framework<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d tailored to specific country groupings like ASEAN, BRICS, BIMSTEC, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could be called the \u201c<\/span><b>Tagore framework<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, named after Asia\u2019s first Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotion of \u201c<\/span><b>campus within campus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and more international campuses in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Regulatory and governance reforms:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easier entry\u2013exit norms for foreign students and faculty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast-track tenure pathways for foreign faculty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competitive, internationally benchmarked salaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Single-window clearance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> system for visas, bank accounts, tax IDs, housing and administrative needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alignment with non-binding internationalisation frameworks under the proposed <\/span><b>Manak Parishad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Standards Council).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Branding, rankings and outreach:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expansion of <\/span><b>NIRF <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parameters to include outreach and inclusivity, globalisation and partnerships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Bharat ki AAN<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Mobilising Indian diaspora alumni as global ambassadors of Indian HEIs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Curriculum and academic culture:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Updated and globally relevant curricula. Emphasis on international research collaboration and cross-cultural learning ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Methodology of the Study<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Online survey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 160 Indian institutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key informant interviews<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with 30 institutions across 16 countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Workshop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at IIT Madras.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transnational <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education Roundtable in the UK.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Challenges Identified and Way Forward<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Persistent quality perception gap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Leverage diaspora capital, soft power, and civilisational knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fragmented regulatory ecosystem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Ensure policy coherence between NEP 2020, regulatory reforms, and global engagement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Weak internationalisation culture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Treat internationalisation as a strategic national priority, not merely an academic reform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Risk of continued brain drain<\/b> <b>and capital flight: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shift from student export model to a global education destination model.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NITI Aayog\u2019s roadmap underscores that internationalisation of higher education is central to India\u2019s economic <\/span><b>resilience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, strategic <\/span><b>autonomy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and soft power projection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India can transform from a net exporter of students to a <\/span><b>global knowledge hub<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in line with the aspirations of NEP 2020 and Viksit Bharat 2047.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/education\/in-niti-aayogs-road-map-for-internationalisation-of-higher-education-plans-for-scholarships-erasmus-like-programmes-and-a-10-billion-research-fund\/article70426703.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NITI Aayog released a report titled \u201cInternationalisation of Higher Education in India\u201d, which recommends positioning India as a global education and research 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