After ‘Make in India’, Modi govt to promote ‘Study in India’
The Centre is working on an ambitious mission to draw over one lakh foreign students to study in Indian institutions.
New Delhi: After ‘Make in India’, it is going to be ‘Study in India’ for the Modi government.
The Centre is working on an ambitious mission to draw over one lakh foreign students to study in Indian institutions, sources told ThePrint.
Although the Rs 300-crore plan will target 25 countries, the main focus of ‘Study in India’ will be on neighbouring nations and the African continent.
Currently, India has about 35,000 foreign students enrolled across institutions, according to government assessments.
The idea behind the mission is as much to project India as a country that can provide high quality education at an affordable price, as to amplify India’s soft power in the region. Read more…