Occasional Paper 2017/1 Internationalisation of Higher Education in India Annual Survey of International Students in India 2014-15 FURQAN QAMAR VEENA BHALLA Association of Indian Universities ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN UNIVERSITIES New Delhi 110002 16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi - 110 002 www.aiu.ac.in 2017 Occasional Paper 2017/1 Internationalisation of Higher Education in India Annual Survey Of International Students In India 2014-15 FURQAN QAMAR VEENA BHALLA Association of Indian Universities New Delhi 110002 (INDIA) 2017 i © Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi, 2017 Technical Support Shivam Dixit Statistical Support Bharat Pathak Sarita Rawat Designed & Printed : New United Process, A-26, Naraina Industrial Area, Ph-II, New Delhi -110028, Ph. 9811426024 ii Contents Chapter 1: Introduction and Methodology..............................................1 Chapter 2: Macro Trends in International Mobility of Students..............4 Chapter 3: Sources of International Students in India...............................9 Section 3.1: Continent-wise Distribution of International Students in India ...........10 Section 3.2: International Students in India from AFRICA.........................................12 Section 3.3: International Students in India from AMERICAS.................................19 Section 3.4: International Students in India from ASIA...........................................23 Section 3.5: International Students in India from EUROPE ....................................29 Section 3.6: International Students in India from OCEANIA...................................34 Section 3.7: NRI/PIO/OCI Students in India............................................................35 Section 3.8: Foremost Sources of International Students in India.............................36 Chapter 4: Destination of International Students in India......................40 Section 4.1: State-wise Distribution of International Students in India....................41 Section 4.2: University-wise Distribution of International Students in India............60 Section 4.3: Favourite Destinations of International Students in India......................63 Chapter 5: Facilities for and Barriers to Attracting International Students................................................................................ 67 Section 5.1: Facilities for Attracting International Students in India..........................68 Section 5.2 Barriers to Attracting International Students in India..........................70 Chapter 6: Conclusion and Implications...............................................72 Chapter 7: References and Bibliography................................................74 Chapter 8: Appendices..........................................................................77 List of Tables 1.1: Response Rate of Universities to the Questionnaire from the AIU ....................2 2.1: Number of Students Pursuing Higher Education outside their own Countries ..4 2.2: International Students in India: A Continent-wise Distribution ......................5 2.3: Number of Universities in India by the Number of International Students .....8 3.1: Continent-wise Number of International Students in India by Gender ...........10 3.2: Continent-wise Number of International Students in India by Programme of Studies...................................................................................................11 3.3: Region-wise Number of International Students in Indian from Africa by Gender.........................................................................................................................12 3.4: Region-wise Number of International Students in India from Africa by Programme of Studies ......................................................................................12 3.5: International Students in India from Eastern Africa by Gender......................13 iii 3.6: International Students in India from Eastern Africa by Programme of Studies...........................................................................................................14 3.7: International Students in India from Middle Africa by Gender .........................15 3.8: International Students in India from Middle Africa by Programme of Studies ...........................................................................................................15 3.9: International Students in India from Northern Africa by Gender ......................16 3.10: International Students in India from Northern Africa by Programme of Studies ..............................................................................................................16 3.11: International Students in India from Southern Africa by Gender ....................17 3.12: International Students in India from Southern Africa by Programme of Studies ..............................................................................................................17 3.13: International Students in India from Western Africa by Gender .....................18 3.14: International Students in India from Western Africa by Programme of Studies........................................................................................................18 3.15: International Students in India from Americas by Gender .............................19 3.16: International Students in India from Americas by Programme of Studies ....19 3.17: International Students in India from Caribbean by Gender ............................20 3.18: International Students in India from Caribbean by Programme of Studies ...20 3.19: International Students in India from Central America by Gender ...................20 3.20: International Students in India from Central America by Programme of Studies.............................................................................................................21 3.21: International Students in India from Northern America by Gender ................21 3.22: International Students in India from Northern America by Programme of Studies ..............................................................................................................21 3.23: International Students in India from Southern America by Gender ................22 3.24: International Students in India from Southern America by Programme of Studies .............................................................................................................22 3.25: International Students from Asia by Gender ..................................................23 3.26: International Students from Asia by Programme of Studies ...........................23 3.27: International Students in India from Central Asia by Gender .........................24 3.28: International Students in India from Central Asia by Programme of Studies .24 3.29: International Students in India from East Asia by Gender ............................25 3.30: International Students in India from East Asia by Programme of Studies .....25 3.31: International Students in India from South Asia by Gender ............................26 3.32: International Students in India from South Asia by Programme of Studies ...26 3.33: International Students in India from Southeast Asia by Gender .....................27 3.34: International Students in India from Southeast Asia by Programme of Studies.....................................................................................................................27 iv 3.35: International Students in India from West Asia by Gender .............................28 3.36: International Students in India from West Asia by Programme of Studies ....28 3.37: International Students in India from Europe by Gender ...............................29 3.38: International Students in India from Europe by Programme of Studies .........29 3.39: International Students in India from Eastern Europe by Gender ...................30 3.40: International Students in India from Eastern Europe by Programme of Studies ..............................................................................................................30 3.41: International Students in India from Northern Europe by Gender .................31 3.42: International Students in India from Northern Europe by Programme of Studies ............................................................................................................31 3.43: International Students in India from Southern Europe by Gender .................32 3.44: International Students in India from Southern Europe by Programme of Studies.......................................................................................................................32 3.45: International Students in India from Western Europe by Gender ..................33 3.46: International Students in India from Western Europe by Programme of Studies....................................................................................................................33 3.47: International Students in India from Oceania by Gender ..............................34 3.48: International Students in India from Oceania by Programme of Studies ........34 3.49: NRI/PIO/OCI Students in India by Gender ....................................................35 3.50: NRI/PIO/OCI Students in India by Programme of Studies .............................35 3.51: Top 20 Sources of Total Number of International Students in India ...............36 3.52: Top 20 Sources of Total Number of Women International Students in India .................................................................................................................36