Human Resources in Science and Technology in India and the International Mobility of Highly Skilled Indians

This paper provides estimates of the stocks and flows of human resources in science and technology (HRST) in India, and their breakdown by education and occupation. Furthermore, the paper provides estimates of the number of highly skilled people moving to India and out of India during the 1990s, mainly to the United States. This part of the study also includes a brief, critical overview of Indian concerns on policy matters pertaining to various forms of migration of highly skilled professionals.Regarding the stocks of highly skilled people in India, the paper estimates that in 1991, between 13 and 16 million people in India could be classified as HRST because of their qualification, a number which had grown to approximately 25 million in 2000. When expressed as a percentage of the population aged 15-64, this meant an increase of more than one percentage point, from between 2.5% and 3% in 1991 to just over 4% in 2000. In 1991, 10.2 million people could be categorised as HRST because ... Ressources humaines consacrees a la science et a la technologie en Inde et mobilite internationale des Indiens hautement qualifies Ce document fournit des estimations des effectifs et des flux de ressources humaines consacrees a la science et a la technologie (RHST) en Inde, et de leur repartition en fonction de la formation et de la profession. Il donne aussi une estimation des mouvements d’entree et de sortie du pays des personnes a qualifications elevees dans les annees 90, mouvements diriges essentiellement vers les Etats-Unis. Cette partie de l’etude comprend egalement un bref panorama critique des preoccupations suscitees en Inde par l’action publique en rapport avec diverses formes de migration de professionnels hautement qualifies.D’apres les estimations, l’Inde comptait en 1991 entre 13 et 16 millions de personnes pouvant etre considerees comme des RHST du fait de leur qualification ; en 2000, ces effectifs atteignaient 25 millions de personnes environ. Exprimee en pourcentage de la population de 15 a 64 ans, cette variation correspond a une hausse d’un point, de 2.5 % a 3 % en 1991 a un peu plus de 4 ...