• The report was released by NITI Aayog’s senior leadership, including Suman Bery, Vice Chairman (VC), Dr. V.K.Paul, Member (Education), Dr. Arvind Virmani, Member, and B.V.R.Subrahmanyam, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

About Report on Internationalisation of Higher Education:
Preparation: This document has been prepared by the Education Division of NITI Aayog in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras(Chennai, Tamil Nadu, TN), the Association of India Universities (AIU) and Acumen.
Focus: The study centres on the concept of “internationalisation at home” as outlined in National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
Increase in Student inflow: To emerge as a global hub for higher education and research, India must increase international student inflows, for which the study provides time-bound projections using two forecasting models.

• The Global Benchmarking Approach based on the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) has projected the range for international student enrolment in India between 85,000 and 1.3 lakh in 2030, 1.23 lakh and 2.44 lakh in 2035, and 3 lakh and 11 lakh in 2047.
• The Internationalisation Intensity Approach based on the strategic intensity model has estimated international student enrolment at 1.5 lakh in 2030, 3.59 lakh in 2035, and 7.89 lakh in 2047.

Key Recommendations: The Report presents 22 Policy Recommendations, 76 Action Pathways, 125 Performance Success Indicators, along with nearly 30 Indian and Global Practices currently pursued.