Remedy to keep Indian students from heading abroad for medicine

China and smaller countries like Ukraine, the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan offer far more affordable options, while not requiring Indian merit standards

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for increased private participation in India so that students don’t feel the need to head overseas for medical studies, the industry believes the onus lies with the government.

“Our children today are going to small countries to study, especially in medical education. Language is a problem there. They are still going... Can our private sector not enter this field in a big way? Can our state governments not frame good policies for land allotment regarding this?” Modi said at a webinar recently.

Several industry observers and stakeholders, however, say state governments providing for cheaper land