Studying in India: This is how the Modi government wants to attract foreign students

 

Studying in India: This is how the Modi government wants to attract foreign students

"Study in India" is a joint project of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India.

Studying in India: The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar, Rajya Sabha said in a written response on Wednesday that the Ministry of Education (MOE) intends to attract foreign students to study in India.

 According to the statement, on April 18, 2018, the government launched a Study-in-India program that aims to attract foreign students to Indian colleges through systematic branding, marketing, social media and digital marketing. The

program involves a partnership with over 160 selected Indian colleges/universities (based on NIRF Ranking and NAAC grading).

For admission of foreign students in India, the Ministry of Education has established a centralized admissions web portal (https://studyinindia.gov.in/) to encourage the international student community to study in the best institutes from India.

He went on to say that in order to get a scholarship to study in India, students would have to take an exam called PRAGATII (Applicants Performance Qualification via Global Aptitude Test for Indian Institutions). Students from all over the world are eligible to apply under this flagship program.However, our focus is on 48 target countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. We managed to reach international students through Indian Missions Abroad and with extensive branding exercises via newspapers, radio, facebook, instagram, google display and search network, twitter, emails, whatsapp, telegrams etc.

 

About Study in India

It is a joint project of the Government of India's Department of Education.Its goal is to provide foreign students with an education of unique quality and entrepreneurial culture in India's leading institute. Study in India has partnered with NAAC and NIRF accredited institutions to ensure quality of education.

 It has more than 42,000 colleges and more than 1000 universities. It offers students the opportunity to explore, network and apply to several top universities in the country. Some universities also offer special courses in yoga and Buddhist studies.

 

Benefits of Choosing to Study in India

Students earn prestigious degrees and can be employed anywhere in the world. Students gain experience in popular courses as well as niche programs, ranging from virtual, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and cognitive computing to traditional subjects like yoga and Buddhist studies. Top institutions in India offer degrees that are competitive in the global market in terms of quality, but are offered at an affordable cost, thus ensuring value for money.