印度高等教育国际化：政策简报

Prospects, Potential, and Policy Recommendations Policy Brief December, 2025 Research and Analysis Team NITI AayogDr. Sonia Pant 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 NITI Aayog). It has been prepared by the Education Division ofNITI Aayog in collaboration with a consortium of knowledge partners led by IIT Madras and 2.Unless otherwise stated, NITI Aayog, in this regard, has not made any representation orwarranty, express or implied, as to the completeness or reliability of the information, data,findings, or methodology presented in this document. While due care has been taken bythe author(s) in the preparation of this publication, the content is based on independently 3.The assertions, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this report are those of theauthor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NITI Aayog or the Government ofIndia, unless otherwise mentioned. As such, NITI Aayog does not endorse or validate any 4.NITI Aayog shall not be liable under any circumstances, in law or equity, for any loss,damage, liability, or expense incurred or suffered as a result of the use of or reliance uponthe 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 NEP 2020 has identified‘internationalisation athome’ as a cornerstone for transforming India’shigher educationand research ecosystem. It envisions a globally integrated education system,emphasising student and faculty mobility, academic and research collaborations, offshore and This focus of NEP comes at an opportune time because while 3% of India’s student populationgoes overseas for different kinds of academic programmes, 97% of the students continue tostudy in Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). These students will be a part of India’s Outbound student mobility from India has surged in recent years, with over 13 lakh Indianstudents studying abroad in 2024. Top destinations are the Anglophone countries ofCanada,USA, UK, and Australia. Meanwhile, the number of foreign students in the country was~50,000 in 2021-22, with nearly 30% of students coming from Nepal. This imbalance between The purpose of the study report on ‘Internationalisation of Higher Education in India:Prospects, Potential and Policy Recommendations’ is to study the patterns of internationalstudent mobility, both globally and in India, assess the impact of international collaborations inresearch and curriculum development, examine global approaches to institutionalise faculty and To become the global destination for higher education and research, India requires an increasein the inflow of international students. To provide estimates for these in the short-term (2030),medium-term (2035), and long-term (2047), the study has provided time bound projectionsbased on two distinct forecasting models. The Global Benchmarking Approach based on theCompound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) has projected the range for international studentenrolment in India between 85,000 and 1.3 lakh in 2030, 1.23 lakh and 2.44 lakh in 2035, and This policy brief provides a snapshot of the 22 Policy Recommendations and 76 ActionPathways that could be followed by Central and State Governments, leading Central and State Prospects, Potential, and Policy RecommendationsPOLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 1.STRATEGY 1.1Design a Comprehensive Strategy for implementation of Internationalisation Policy Recommendation 1:Develop a Comprehensive Strategy for implementation ofInternationalisation of Indian Higher Education and Research in accordance with the Implementation Roadmap: (i)Establish an Inter-Ministerial Task Force ActionPathway:Establish an Inter-Ministerial Task Force anchoredby the Ministry of Education and including Ministry of External Affairs,Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of (ii)Create a Unified International Degree Equivalence System Action Pathway: •Establish central equivalence architecture for professional and non-professional degrees with discipline-wise protocols and statutory clarity.•Create a working group with representation from all statutory councils (iii)Identify deliverables for internationalisation as envisioned in the NEP2020 and develop a monitoring dashboard and progress indicators Action Pathway:Create a real-time dashboard to track the progress of HEIsagainst internationalisation deliverables. In accordance with NEP 2020Section 12.7 and 12.8, indicators may include student and faculty mobility, (iv)Initiate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Mutual Recognition ofQualifications (MRQ), and Migration & Mobility Agreements (MMPA) Action Pathway: •Expedite the review and signing of all pending MoUs through a •Initiate the MRQs/MMPAs with top 10 host and source countries andratify