**Executive Summary**
NITI Aayog released a policy report on December 22, 2025, titled "Internationalisation of Higher Education in India: Prospects, Potential, and Policy Recommendations." The report, a collaboration with IIT Madras, focuses on internationalisation strategies in line with NEP 2020, aiming to enhance India's role as a global education hub by 2047. The report includes policy recommendations and action pathways.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Report Overview**
* Examines internationalisation at global, national, and institutional levels.
* Explores student and faculty mobility, research collaborations, and establishing international branch campuses.
* Draws on surveys from 160 Indian HEIs and interviews with experts from 30 international institutions.
* **Vision and Goals**
* India aims to host 1 lakh international students across Central and State Universities by 2030.
* Strengthen India's doctoral programs through international collaborations.
* Improve the quality of courses and curriculum in Indian universities.
* Reduce forex outflow and increase research partnership opportunities.
* **Recommendations and Framework**
* Presents 22 Policy Recommendations, 76 Action Pathways, and 125 Performance Success Indicators.
* Aims to improve five thematic areas: Strategy, Regulation, Finance, Branding, Communication & Outreach, and Curriculum & Culture.
* **Resources**
* The full report can be accessed at: https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-12/Internationalisation_of_Higher_Education_in_India_Report.pdf
* The policy brief can be accessed at: https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-12/Internationalisation_of_Higher_Education_in_India_Policy_Brief.pdf
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)**
* **Impact:** HEIs are expected to implement strategies and policies to promote internationalisation, potentially enhancing their course quality and research opportunities.
* **Action Required:** HEIs need to review the report, align their programs with the recommendations, and develop action plans to enhance international student and faculty mobility, research collaborations, and potentially establish branch campuses overseas.
**Government (NITI Aayog, Department of Higher Education, UGC, AICTE)**
* **Impact:** The report provides a roadmap for the government to facilitate and regulate the internationalisation of higher education, including leveraging the Indian diaspora.
* **Action Required:** The government needs to implement policies and regulations to support the recommendations, ease regulation for international universities, and coordinate efforts between public and private universities.
**International Institutions**
* **Impact:** Greater collaboration opportunities with Indian HEIs.
* **Action Required:** Explore partnerships with Indian institutions, considering establishing branch campuses in India, and participating in research collaborations.
Key Entities Referenced
NITI Aayog: Government of India policy think tank that launched the report.
National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020): Policy document which envisions 'internationalisation at home'.
Internationalisation of Higher Education in India: Prospects, Potential, and Policy Recommendations: The comprehensive policy report released by NITI Aayog, focusing on internationalizing higher education.
IIT Madras: Institution that led the consortium of knowledge partners for the report.
University Grants Commission (UGC): Regulatory body whose regulations are facilitating international universities in India.
NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog Releases Report on
‘Internationalisation of Higher Education in India’
प्रव तथ: 22 DEC 2025 8:44PM by PIB Delhi
NITI Aayog today launched a comprehensive policy report titled ‘Internationalisation of Higher
Education in India: Prospects, Potential, and Policy Recommendations’. The report was released
by the senior leadership of NITI Aayog including Shri Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, Dr. V.K.Paul,
Member (Education), Dr. Arvind Virmani, Member, and Shri B.V.R.Subrahmanyam, CEO. Dr.
Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, and Prof. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE
also participated in the report launch.
The report, an outcome of a collaborative endeavour between NITI Aayog and an IIT Madras led
consortium of knowledge partners, is a pioneering publication in the Global South. It focuses on
‘internationalisation at home’ as envisioned in NEP 2020. It examines approaches to
internationalisation at the global, national, and institutional levels, along with temporal trends in
academic mobility over the last 20 years. The report explores opportunities for enhanced student
and faculty mobility, greater international academic and research collaborations, and the
potential of establishing international branch campuses in India and campuses of Indian public
and private universities overseas.
The report draws on extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis, including responses from
160 Indian HEIs across 24 States to a comprehensive survey comprising 100+ questions, and
perspectives, ideas, and experiences from 140 national and international participants at a
National Workshop organised at IIT Madras earlier this year. Key Informant Interviews were also
conducted with experts from 30 international institutions across 16 countries, providing global
perspectives.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Suman Bery said that there is a business case and a diplomatic
case for promoting internationalisation of higher education in India, especially as an instrument
of soft power.
Dr. Paul positioned the report in the context of NEP implementation and India's vision for Viksit
Bharat 2047. He envisaged that India must target to host 1 lakh international students across
Central and State Universities by 2030.
Dr. Virmani observed that international students who have benefitted from the Indian system can
contribute to the growth of India and the world. He emphasised the need to strengthen India’s
doctoral programmes through greater international collaborations.
Shri B.V.R.Subrahmanyam highlighted the many positive outcomes of internationalising the
higher education system of the world’s 4th largest economy. It can improve the quality of
courses and curriculum within Indian universities, have a positive effect in reducing forex outflow,
and provide greater opportunities for research partnerships. He underscored the role of privateuniversities in furthering internationalisation, the opportunity to leverage the 3.5 crore strong
Indian diaspora, and the need for the government to play a catalytic role through ease of
regulation.
Dr. Vineet Joshi said that for India to be a global hub of higher education, public and private
universities need to work in tandem. Initiatives under NEP are the starting point, and UGC
Regulations have been facilitators in attracting nearly 13 international universities to India. He
expressed immense appreciation for the quality of the report and said that the 76 action
pathways stated therein provide a robust roadmap to achieve the internationalisation targets of
2047.
AICTE Chairman Prof. Sitharam observed that India must become a talent magnet and attract
more students from the Global South to its high quality programmes in engineering, technology,
and management.
The Report presents 22 Policy Recommendations, 76 Action Pathways, 125 Performance
Success Indicators, along with nearly 30 Indian and Global Practices currently pursued. The
recommendations are aimed at improving 5 thematic areas including Strategy, Regulation,
Finance, Branding, Communication & Outreach, and Curriculum & Culture for making India the
global hub of higher education and research by 2047.
The policy report can be accessed at: https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-12/Internationalisa
tion_of_Higher_Education_in_India_Report.pdf
The policy brief can be accessed at: https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-12/Internationalisati
on_of_Higher_Education_in_India_Policy_Brief.pdf
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