The document discusses India's "brain drain" problem where many highly skilled and educated Indians leave for other countries. It identifies weaknesses in India's educational system and lack of investment in research and innovation. It recommends that India promote interdisciplinary research, select employees based on skills rather than degrees, and develop skills in areas like critical thinking, problem solving, communication and technology usage. Overall the document analyzes why brain drain occurs and provides recommendations for India to better retain skilled human capital and maximize the potential of its workforce.

1. Brain Gain
Battle For Brains
R.Shyam Sundar
J.Pratik Infanto
D.Yuvraj
U.Avanthika
R.Kaviya Priya

2. The Basic difference – what do indians lag &
what do other nationals gain !
• The main flaw is our educational system. Most of them don’t know what do they
study. Many of them who complete their high school doesn’t choose their higher
degree properly .
• The next thing is the government should make investment in human capital. The
new innovations in research field should be appreciated & encouraged.
• The job opportunities must be purely based on skills of the person not on their
academic degree
Recommendations
• To promote universities with traditional student market to change with global
economy.
• Promoting inter disciplinary research.

3. 21st century – what does the industry look for?
• Ways of thinking – creativity , critical thinking,problem solving , decision making
&learning
• Ways of working – communication & collaboration
• Tools for working – information & communication technology & information
literacy .
• Skills for living– life, career, personal & social responsibilities.
Is anything missing in Indians?
Then why do we lag in all the fields?
skills aren’t utilized properly,
Brain power is wasted.
Recommendations
The selection should be skill based & not degree based .

4. Creativity & innovation
The creative thinking
• Use a wide range of idea creation technique.
• Create a new & worthwhile ideas.//both incremental & radical concept
• Elaborate, refine, analyze & evaluate their own ideas in order to improve & maximize
creative efforts.
Work creatively with team
• Respect & utilize creative contribution of others
• To be open & responsive to new & diverse perspectives in corporate group input &
feedback into the work
• Demonstrate originality & inventions in work & understand the real world limits to
adopting new ideas.
• Recomendations – act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution
to the field in which the innovation will occour.

5. Critical thinking & problem solving
• Reason effectively – use various types of reasoningas appropriate to the situations
• Use systems thinking – analyze how parts a whole interact with each other to
produce a overall outcomes in complex systems.
• Make judgments & decisions
1.effectively analyze & evaluate evidence arguments , claims & beliefs
2. Analyze & evaluate major alternative points of view
3.Synthsize & make connections between information & arguments
4.Reflect critically on learning experiences & processes
• Solve problems
1. solve different kinds of non familiar problems in both conventional & innovative
ways.
2.Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view & lead to
better solutions.

6. Communication & collaboration
Communicate clearly
• Articulate thoughts & ideas effectively using oral, written & nonverbal
communication skills in a variety of forms & contexts
• Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes &
intentions
• Use communication for a range of purposes(to inform, instruct, etc.,)
• Utilize multiple media & technologies & know how to judge their effectiveness .
• Communicate effectively in diverse environments.
Collaborate with others
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively & respectively with diverse teams
• Exercise flexibility & willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to
accomplish a common goal.

7. Information , media & technology skills
Information Literacy
• Access & evaluate information - access information efficiently & effectively , and
evaluate information critically & completely.
• Use & manage information – use information accurately & creatively for the issue or
problem at hand. And manage the flow of information from a wide range of
sources .
Media Literacy
• Analyze media – understand both how & why media messeges are constructed & for
ehat purposes. Examine how individuals interpret messeges differently, how values &
points of view are included or excluded , & how media can influence beliefs &
behaviours
• Create media products – understand & utilize the most appropriate media creation tools,
characteristics & conventions.

8. ICT literacy
• Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate
information.
• Use digital technologies communication/networking tools and social
networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create
information to successfully function in a knowledge economy.
• Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical /legel issues surrounding
the access and use of information technologies.

9. Life & career skills
Fleaxibility & adaptability
Adapt to change
• Adapt to varied roles, jobs, responsibilities, schedules& contexts.
• Work effectively in a climate of ambiguity & changing priorities.
Be flexible
• Incorporate feedback effectively
• Deal positively with praise, setbacks, and criticism.
Initiative & self-direction
Manage goals & time
• Set goals with tangible and intangible success criteria
• Utilize time & manage workload efficiently.
Work independently
• Monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight.

10. Why most people stay abroad
• Exciting work & challenge
• Career growth, learning, and development
• Working with great people.
• Fair pay
• Supportive management/good boss
• Being recognized, valued, and respected
• Meaningful work & making a difference
• Great work environment
• Flexibility in work hours , dress & so on
• Diverse , changing work assignments
• Fun on job
• Inspiring leadership

11. To produce a better result
• Work positively & ethically
• Manage time & projects effectively
• Multi task
• Particiate actively as well as be reliable & punctual
• Present oneself professionally & with proper etiquette
• Colloborate & cooperate effectively with teams
• Respect & appreciate team diversity
• Be accountable for result.

12. Acknowledgement
• Sincere thanks to prof. Mr. Venkata Subramainyan , CSE dept , Saveetha School Of Engineering.
References
• CSI Journal Of Computing
• http://www.nber.org/papers/w14592
• http://www.iiitd.edu.in/~jalote/GenArticles/BrainDrain.html
• how can brain drain be converted into wisdom gain? by Sunita Dodani and Ronald E LaPorte
• Articles from Times Of India & Indian Express .
• http://www.scribd.com/doc/9695389/THE-BRAIN-DRAIN-CAUSES-EFFECTS-AND-
REMEDIES
• http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Opinion/The-debilitating-brain-drain
• http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/archivestory.php/aid/673/The_brain_drain:_Old_myths,_new_
realities.html