In the present study an assessment of pull factors making Iranian students studying in India. Further, the influence of their gender and ages were also verified puling hem to study in India. A structured questionnaire prepared by the first author was employed to assess the pull factors and influence of age and gender on them. A sample of 468 students (10 per cent of the total Iranian students studying in India) was selected using stratified random sampling technique. These 468 students were selected proportionately to the levels and courses of education they have joined. To find out the influence of gender and age statistical methods like ‘t’ test and One way ANOVA were employed using SPSS for windows software. Results revealed that female students had signfiacntly higher scores than male students in educational factor. Respondents in the younger age groups had least total pull scores. In social factors, students in the age group of 21–25 and 26–30 years had high scores and students in the age group of below 20 and 31–35 years had least scores and in cultural factors students in the age group of 26–30 years had high scores and students in the age group of 31–35 years had least scores. Further, improving relationships with India, thereby making pull factors effective has been discussed.
