PROSPECTS, POTENTIAL, AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS Internationalisationof Higher Educationin India PROSPECTS, POTENTIAL, AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TEAM NITI Aayog Dr. Sonia Pant,Programme Director, EducationDr. Shashank Shah,Director and Senior Specialist (Higher Education) email: shashank.shah@gov.inOshin Dharap,Consultant, Higher EducationTarini Gupta,Consultant, Higher EducationUpragya Kashyap,Young Professional, Higher EducationArunima Goyal,Young Professional, Higher EducationDr. Richa Kothari,Young Professional, Higher Education IIT Madras Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy,Dean, Global EngagementProf. Preeti Aghalayam,Director-in-Charge, Zanzibar CampusDr. Malati Raghunath,Guest FacultyPriya Venkat,Senior Project Officer, Office of Global EngagementS. Sivagurunathan,Project Officer, Office of Global Engagement Association of Indian Universities Dr. Pankaj Mittal,Secretary GeneralDr. Kuldeep Dagar,Joint Secretary Acumen Adrian Mutton,Executive ChairmanDr. Bhawna Kumar,Director - TNE & Institutional PartnershipsNikunj Agarwal,Research Analyst The contributions of Aditya Wadhwa, Dhruv Jain, Ekta Sharma, Kanishka, Poornima Jayadevan andShreya Khanna, Interns of NITI Aayog are hereby acknowledged. Suggested Citation NITIAayog.(2025).Internationalisation of Higher Education in India:Prospects,Potential and PolicyRecommendations. December, 2025. Copyright Copyright@ NITI Aayog, 2025 Disclaimer 1.This document is not a statement of policy by the National Institution for Transforming India (hereinafter referred to as NITIAayog). It has been prepared by the Education Division of NITI Aayog in collaboration with a consortium of knowledge partnersled by IIT Madras and including the Association of India Universities and Acumen, for the purpose of independent academicand policy-oriented research. 2.Unless otherwise stated, NITI Aayog, in this regard, has not made any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to thecompleteness or reliability of the information, data, findings, or methodology presented in this document. While due care hasbeen taken by the author(s) in the preparation of this publication, the content is based on independently procured informationand analysis available at the time of writing and may not reflect the most current policy developments or datasets.3.The assertions, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of NITI Aayog or the Government of India, unless otherwise mentioned. As such, NITI Aayog does not endorseor validate any of the specific views or policy suggestions made herein by the author(s).4.NITI Aayog shall not be liable under any circumstances, in law or equity, for any loss, damage, liability, or expense incurred orsuffered as a result of the use of or reliance upon the contents of this document. Any reference to specific organisations, products,services, or data sources does not constitute or imply an endorsement by NITI Aayog. Readers are encouraged to independentlyverify the data and conduct their analysis before forming conclusions or taking any policy, academic, or commercial decisions. 1A.1Background to the Study.....................................................................................................41A.2Tracing the History of Internationalisation in India.....................................................41A.3Challenges due to Current Outbound Mobility..............................................................61A.4Alignment with NEP 2020.....................................................................................................71A.5UGC Guidelines & Regulations...........................................................................................81A.6Conclusion...............................................................................................................................9 Chapter 1B :Objectives and Methodology of the Study............................................................................10 1B.1Introduction...........................................................................................................................111B.2Objectives of the Study.......................................................................................................111B.3Research Methodology and Primary Data Collection..................................................11 2.1Overview.................................................................................................................................172.2Internationalising Education: Global Experience........................................................182.3Comparative Analysis of Internationalisation Strategies andLearnings for India..............................................................................................................282.4Indian Experience of Internationalising Education.............................................