The Kerala Girl Student Migration Study by the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) examines the growing trend of overseas educational migration among students from Kerala, with a particular focus on young women. Drawing on extensive field research and survey data, the study explores the educational, economic, social, cultural, and political factors shaping students’ decisions to pursue higher education abroad.

Going beyond statistics, the report captures the aspirations and challenges of a generation increasingly seeking opportunities beyond national borders. Through gender-based insights, migration trends, destination preferences, and funding patterns, the study offers valuable perspectives for policymakers, educational institutions, researchers, and the wider public on the evolving landscape of youth migration in Kerala.


 Nissy Solomon is an Hon. Trustee (Research & Projects); Lakshmi Ramamurthy is an Hon. Trustee (Data Analytics & Corporate Management); Dr D Dhanuraj is the Founder-Chairman; and Meghna Jose, Merlin Thomas and Joseph George are Project Assistants at the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kochi, India.


Views expressed by the authors are personal and need not reflect or represent the views of the Centre for Public Policy Research.


 

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Nissy Solomon is Hon. Trustee (Research & Programs) at CPPR. She has a background in Economics with a master’s degree in Public Policy from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. After graduation and prior to her venture into the public policy domain, she worked as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst with Nokia-Heremaps. Her postgraduate research explored the interface of GIS in Indian healthcare planning. She is broadly interested in Public Policy, Economic Development and Spatial Analysis for policymaking.

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Lakshmi Ramamurthy serves as an Honorary Trustee (Data Analytics & Corporate Management) at the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR). With over 18 years of experience, Lakshmi is an expert in data analytics across urban mobility, transport safety, regulatory, operations, insurance, IT, retail, and public policy.

Currently, she leads a Data & Analytics team within a state government department in Australia, applying her expertise to develop data-driven solutions that address public sector challenges.

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Dr Dhanuraj is the Chairman of CPPR. His core areas of expertise are in international relations, urbanisation, urban transport & infrastructure, education, health, livelihood, law, and election analysis. He can be contacted by email at [email protected] or on Twitter @dhanuraj.

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