Russia, with the highest
literacy rate in the world (99.6%), has become increasingly popular as a
destination of higher studies among International / Indian students
alike due to its internationally respected standards of education (with
European equivalence) and affordable costs. The last 15-20 years
especially have seen the number of International students coming to the
Russian Federation skyrocket and Indian students are not lagging behind,
with thousands of students from all over India successfully graduating
from the more popular universities every year. India and Russia have
been sharing very friendly relations since before India’s independence.
Russia has itself been a pioneer on the scientific and technological
front. In space studies, the first spacecraft in the world the
“Sputnik”, the first human who went to space being Russian cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin. The first woman in space, Madame Valentina Tereshkova was
also Russian. The first Indian who went to space, Wing Commander Rakesh
Sharma, was sent for training to Moscow by the Indian government before
his departure from the Russian Space Station.‘Sukhoi’ which ranks
amongst the best fighter aircrafts in the world today, is manufactured
in India by means of a collaboration between Russia and India. The
BRAHMOS missile system is another great success story of cooperation and
technological research between Russia and India.The internationally
renowned Engineering institute IIT Powai, was set up with substantial
assistance from the Russian government in the form of equipment and
technical know-how. In accordance with our bilateral agreements, IIT
Powai has received many experts from leading Russian institutions along
with additional assistance from UNESCO to supplement the program.
Scientists and engineers from prominent government organizations like
ISRO and DRDO and regularly sent by the government for training to the
prestigious Russian research and training institutes. Successful
collaboration between India and Russia in Defense, Nuclear energy,
Education and many other spheres remains a continuous process due to the
warm relations shared by the two countries
