Brain drain of Nepalease student

The objective of the study is to analyze the causes and effects of brain drain of Nepalese students. Due to the specific nature of the research objectives, descriptive cum analytical research design has been used.
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Brain drain of Nepalease studentInternational Journal of Management (IJM)Volume 8, Issue 1, January – February 2017, pp.180–187, Article ID: IJM_08_01_021Available online athttp://www.iaeme.com/ijm/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=8&IType=1Journal Impact Factor (2016): 8.1920 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.comISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510© IAEME Publication BRAIN DRAIN OF NEPALEASE STUDENT Dr. Jitendra Prasad Upadhyay Associate Professor, Nepal Commerce Campus, T.U. Kathmandu, Nepal ABSTRACT Background - It is the movement of highly skilled and qualified people towards a country where they can work in better conditions and earn more money. It is also termed as “human capital flight” because it resembles the case of capital flight. Objectives – The objective of the study is to analyze the causes and effects of brain drain of Nepalese students. Methodology – Due to the specific nature of the research objectives, descriptive cum analytical research design has been used. Findings – Brain drain is a serious problem in Nepal. It creates both a positive effect and a negative effect directly or indirectly in the economic development of the country. Key words: Brain drain, Nepal Cite this Article: Dr. Jitendra Prasad Upadhyay, Brain Drain of Nepalease Student. International Journal of Management, 8(1), 2017, pp. 180–187. http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=8&IType=11. INTRODUCTION1.1. BACKGROUNDBrain drain can be defined as the mass emigration of technically skilled people from one country toanother country. In other words, it is the movement of highly skilled and qualified people towards acountry where they can work in better conditions and earn more money. It is also termed as “human capitalflight” because it resembles the case of capital flight. Nowadays brain drain is the burning issues of everyhousehold in developing countries. Brain drain can occur either when individuals who study abroad andcomplete their education do not return to their home country, or when individuals educated in their homecountry emigrate for higher wages or better opportunities (Faini, 2003). Brain drain is the migration of skilled human resources for employment, trade, education, etc. Themajority of migration is from developing to developed countries. This is of growing concernworldwide because of its impact on the developing countries. This translates into a loss of considerableresources as well as the talent pool when these people migrate, with the direct benefit accruing to therecipient states who have not worked out the cost of educating them. Nepal is a landlocked country surrounded by India on three sides; East, West and South, and China toits North. The geographical position has been making it a melting ground for people and cultures from bothnorth and south of its borders. In the ancient times, Nepalese migrated from one place to another in search http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 180 editor@iaeme.com Brain Drain of Nepalease Studentof food and shelter. Likewise, they have been traveling to foreign countries for education throughouthistory. Nepalese people used to go to Kashi (India) to study. Now, Nepalese people go abroad expectingto get a better and higher quality education and employment. Every middle class family dreams aboutsending their children to foreign countries for further education. The recent flux of students to USA isevidence to this fact. Besides, many students go to India, China, Bangladesh, Singapore, Russia, Australia,Canada, Germany, U.K. and many other countries around the globe. However, the problem is not aboutstudents going abroad, rather, the crux of the problem is that most of the students who go abroad tend tosettle in the foreign lands and work there. Many people complain that Nepal does not have appropriatefacilities and sufficient opportunities for the utilization of their skills, they have learnt abroad. So, the skillsthey gain in foreign countries are used in those countries and not in Nepal (MOE, ScholarshipDepartment).2. FACTORS CAUSING THE BRAIN DRAIN OF STUDENTSThe ‘Brain Drain of Nepalese Students’ is a contentious subject and the very term has been challenged inrecent years. To understand the scale and impact of students migration from developing countries, it isnecessary first to understand the factors driving it. These can be usefully categorized as ‘push’ and ‘pull’factors Economic Review, World Bank).2.1. Push Factors of Students Brain Drain IncludePolitical InstabilityNepal has faced various problems due to political instability which has ultimately had adverse effects onthe students’ future career. People tend to feel unsecure about their caree ...