(a) whether the Government has taken any steps for the NRI`s in the field of education; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has taken any steps for the NRI`s in the field of education; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS (SHRI VAYALAR RAVI)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Government is providing 15% supernumerary seats in All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
approved institutions/University Departments offering technical courses leading to Diploma, Degree and
Post-Graduate Degree in Engineering & Technology, Architecture & Town Planning, Pharmacy, Applied Arts,
MBA & MCA, Hotel Management & Catering Technology. These supernumerary seats, over and above the approved
intake, are reserved for foreign Nationals / persons of Indian origin/children of workers in Gulf countries.
One-third of these 15% supernumerary seats across different disciplines are reserved for the children of
Indian workers in the Gulf Countries. University Grants Commission (UGC) has also made similar provisions
for creation of 15% supernumerary seats for foreign students, out of which 5% are to be earmarked for the
children of Indian workers in the Gulf.
The private medical colleges are allowed to utilize 15% of their overall seats to admit foreigners/PIOs
and NRIs, at a fee to be decided by the management of the institution.
Under ‘Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC)’ scheme, 100 scholarships upto US$ 3600/- per
annum are offered to PIO and NRI students for Undergraduate courses in Engineering / Technology, Humanities
/ Liberal Arts, Commerce, Management, Journalism, Hotel Management, Agriculture / Animal Husbandry etc. The
scheme is being implemented by M/s. Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL), an autonomous body under
the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The scheme is open to NRIs / PIOs from 40 countries with
substantial Indian Diaspora population