Mains Answer Writing - 30 Dec, 2025
GS1
SOCIAL_ISSUES_AND_SCHEMES
15 marks
India is witnessing a rapid rise in self-financed student migration. Analyse the changing nature of this trend and examine the socio-economic challenges it poses. Suggest measures to convert student mobility into a source of human capital gain rather than brain waste.
Tips for your answer
- Show the shift in migration character
- Clearly bring out how student migration has moved from elite scholarships to debt-financed middle-class mobility.
- Use data to highlight vulnerability, not just scale
- Figures on education loans, underemployment and reverse remittances strengthen the argument.
- Balance aspiration with policy responsibility
- Acknowledge student agency while emphasising regulation, domestic reform and reintegration.
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