A Study on Demographical and Socio-economic Characteristics of Iranian educational migrants in India

There has been an increasing globalization in the sector of higher education . According to Iran scientific- cultural Counselor in India, despite Iran government unsupported politics, there are still around 6,000 Iranian students in India.Information about demographic and socio- economic abroad students based on their coverage of data items can offer a wide range of useful information for policy makers and research purposes as well as monitoring and evaluation of plans and projects.
The purpose of this study is considering demographical profile of Iranian migrant post graduate students in India and determining their socio-economic status.
This survey included 500postgraduate Iranian students in Indian universities who admitted after January 2008 and send them questionnaire. A total of 396 useable responses were received. Using the chi- square, Spss software and others statistical techniques used for analyses.
The findings of the study indicated that there are significant relationship between Iranian students economical status and age. And there are significant relationship between Iranian students social status and gender. And there are significant relationship between Iranian students social status and marital status.