1. BRAIN GAIN:
PROMOTING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
TEAM MEMBERS: Smarak Dash Bhattamishra (coordinator), Arpit Mishra,
Subodh Mishra, Malay Milan Choudhury, Subrat Dash
Representing
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
CAUSES
 The poor quality of education in the country
 Better facilities for technical experts and intellectuals in foreign countries
 Poor research infrastructure resulting from low spending on R&D in country(0.9%
 Lack of research mentality resulting from poor opportunities in R&D. of GDP)
 Lack of Liberalization
 Poor socio-economic recognition of scientists and researchers
 Absence of job opportunities for research enthusiasts
 Stiff taxes imposed on start-ups makes it difficult for them to flourish and kills the
entrepreneurial drive.
IMPACT
 India filed only 0.3% of the total world patents in 2010, compared to China,
 India ranks 66th in the Global Innovation Index, well behind China which ranked
35 which filed as many as 15%
 India accounts for a meagre 3.5% of all global research output
 Not even 1 Indian university ranks among the Top 100 Global Universities
REASONS
TO
CHOOSE
As students of one of the most reputed institutes of our country, we feel the need
to address the above mentioned issues

3. BRAIN
GAIN
INHIBIT
BRAIN- DRAIN
ATTRACT
FOREIGN-BRAIN

4. PROPOSED SOLUTION:
TO INHIBIT BRAIN-DRAIN
RESEARCH ORIENTED
PROGRAM FROM
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
 Reservation in prestigious institutes for the students with good research
or experimental skills in their intermediate level, which promotes
research interests in future.
 This can be done by collaboration of local research laboratories with
the intermediate colleges.
SHARING OF IDEAS
IN A NATIONAL-
LEVEL FORUM
 Setting up a knowledge data-base for sharing ideas, even without having
proper skills to implement it.
 Taking-up sustainable ideas of common students by leading researchers
of India, motivates them to work for their own country.
INCREMENT OF
POWERS OF CSIR
 CSIR can be made a more independent body having its own authority,
free from the Governmental influences.
 Unbiased distribution of perks and incentives to the researchers.

5. PROPOSED SOLUTION:
TO ATTRACT FOREIGN BRAIN
TAX RELIEF
 On personal effects of incoming professionals.
 On start-ups, which would enable them to flourish in stiff competition.
 Opening of hot-spots such as IT parks for easier establishment of business.
(This will also act as deterrent against brain drain
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT PLAN
 Aggressive overseas exchange policy.
 Direct consequences of improvement in standard research facilities in country
and tax concessions.
SALARY
STRUCTURE
&
INCENTIVES
 Salary and incentives should be provided solely on the basis of merit rather
than age and experience.
 This will promote technical innovation and entrepreneurial drive amongst the
youth.

6. STI POLICY 2013
KEY FEATURES:
 Promoting the spread of scientific
temper amongst all sections of
society.
 Creating an environment for
enhanced private sector participation
in R &D.
 Enabling conversion of R & D output
with societal and commercial
applications by replicating hitherto
successful models, as well as
establishing of new PPP structures.
 Linking contributions of Science
Research and innovation system with
the inclusive economic growth
agenda and combining priorities of
excellence and relevance.
MECHANISMS:
 Making careers in science, research
and innovation attractive enough for
talented and bright minds.
 Promoting establishment of large
R&D facilities in PPP mode with
provisions for benefits sharing.
 Treating R&D in the private sector at
par with public institutions for
availing public funds.
 Forging strategic partnerships and
alliances with other nations through
both bilateral and multilateral
cooperation in science, technology
and innovation.
 Sharing of IPRs between inventors
and investors.

7. FOREIGN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BILL, 2010
• The Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operation) Bill regulates the
entry and operations of foreign educational institutions in India.
• This will pave the way for the entry of World Class Educational Institutions such as
MIT, Yale University, University of Southern California and Columbia University.
• Even after the passing of the bill by the cabinet in 2010, it is still pending in the parliament due
to various contentions.
BENEFITS:
 Indian students will be able to avail the educational and research facilities provided by
Deemed foreign institutions in India itself.
 The establishment of the above mentioned institutions will improve the competition
locally, which will enhance the quality of indigenous institutions.
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS:
The presence of such institutions might reduce the worth of indigenous institutions.
This problem can be mitigated by collaboration of above mentioned institutions with
local institutions

8. Individual Research
Centers
District
Centers
State
Centers
Head-Quarters
Special
Rural
Centers
PROPOSED MODEL FOR AN
INNOVATION INCUBATION CENTER
Media and
Publicity
IPR

9. IMPLEMENTABLE LESSONS FROM OTHER NATIONS
Mobilisation of administration for
recruiting scholars overseas.
Easing the process of return through
job-search facilities, housing discounts
and schooling arrangements.
Encouraging Universities to use their
funds to attract foreign scholars.
Providing proper recognition to
returnees as patriots for their
role in raising the country’s
profile on the global state.
Providing Dual Citizenship or less
stringent investment policies
An instance of the success of the above methods is China, which has been able to woo back
1.6 lakh scholars between 1978-2002; further 45% increase has been achieved in the number
of returnees since then.

10. CONCLUSION
In our presentation, we adopted a 2-pronged approach on promoting “brain gain”-
attract foreign brain and inhibit brain drain. Accordingly the first step would be
assessing the potential of the ‘brain drain’ population of a developing country, in terms
of the extent and quality. This could be followed by an appraisal of the potential of the
developing country to motivate and induce its migrated population to return home,
either in the short or longer term, and/or build up transnational networks.
The return of this migrated population would result in increased scientific and business
collaborations and also encourage the present day youth to take up research as a
career option. This will automatically entail increased recognition to the country as a
whole as well as make it competent with respect to the global scenario.
JAI HIND

11. REFERENCE
 Case evidence on Brain Gain-UNDP
https://www.google.co.in/search?q=Case+evidence+on+Brain+Gain-UNDP&oq=Case+
evidence+on+Brain+Gain-UNDP&aqs=chrome..69i57.859j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
 Science, Technology and Innovation Policy,2013 (Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India)
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91316
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