Dive Summary:

• After the Communist Party's losses in the 2011 election, Presidency University has begun the reclamation project of turning the school into a world-class institution.
• The Presidency Mentor Group, a committee of esteemed Indian academics, has undertaken the task of hiring 180 new faculty members and, despite the much lower salaries at Presidency, facilitating the return of established scholars from abroad, especially those originally from India.
• The previous faculty has the option of applying for their old positions or transferring to another state-run university.

From the article:

"Talented Indian scientists and academics in the making have flown West again and again, seeking out academic and research opportunities in Britain and the United States.

But in recent years, as the country’s economic fortunes have changed, some have ventured back, testing the waters to see how the climate might have changed for those who want to teach and research in the country they left behind. ..."