Geographical Analysis Of Student Migration: A Case Study Of Batla House, South-East Delhi, India

Abstract

Migration is a common phenomenon in today’s era, which is happening  due to many factors of which education is highly significant. Scientific studies shows that migration is increasing.

Delhi, the capital of India has lots of opportunities for employment and education. Here, central universities, IITs, and colleges provide quality education, and this is the main reason for the attraction of students in Delhi from different parts of the country. In this study an attempt has been made to assess the geographical analysis of student migration and their problems taking the example of Batla House, locality near Jamia Millia Islamia. The is a cross-sectional study conducted among 100 migrated students, staying in Batla House. The data is collected through the primary survey with the help of google forms and analyzed in Microsoft excel ver. 2016. Findings revealed that majority of the students aged 18-27 and migrated from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Nearly 78% of students belong to the farmers family, with family income of  less than 1,00,000 rupees per annum. Students have to face multiple problems due to migration.  The present study suggested that the government should take policy interventions to ensure controlled migration and educational institutions should be concerned about the migrated youth regarding hostel facilities  for the overall development of a country.

Keywords: Education, Delhi, Student, Migration, Problems, Government.