Question

The Brain Gain Scheme was introduced during which Five Year Plan of the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC)?

• A. 10th Five Year Plan
• B. 11th Five Year Plan
• C. 12th Five Year Plan
• D. 13th Five Year Plan

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 13th Five Year Plan

• In the wake of globalization, brain drain has become a deeply entrenched and widely accepted phenomenon, with many top graduates from India's premier public-funded institutions migrating to developed countries.

• To counter this trend, the Brain Gain Scheme was introduced in the 13th Five Year Plan (FYP) of the Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) to attract non-resident Indian academicians for short-term teaching and research during sabbatical leaves or holidays.

• The scheme is intended to be integrated with the ongoing Erudite Scheme (Scholar-in-Residence Programme) to strengthen academic engagements in Kerala.

• A new project was undertaken for the State Planning Board (SPB) to generate profile data of the Keralite Academic Diaspora working in global universities and research institutions.

• The focus was on Scientists, Social Scientists, and Humanities Experts specializing in emerging areas of knowledge across the world.