What: Study in India initiative
When: April 18, 2018
Why: To attract international students to study in India
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for Human Resources Development Satya Pal Singh jointly launched the ‘Study in India’ initiative to attract international students to study in India on April 18, 2018 in New Delhi.
- The website of Study in India can be accessed at www.studyinindia.gov.in.
- About: The portal will enable students from 30 countries across South Asia, Africa and West Asia to select and apply for different courses from 150 select Indian institutions which are high on NAAC and National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking.
- Aim: The Study in India is aimed at making India a preferred destination for the foreign students to pursue their education.
- Importance: Study in India is an initiative to welcome international students. The medium of instruction across all courses and institutions would be in English.
- The launch of Study in India programme will open the gates of prominent educational institutions of India for foreign students.
