UGC Invites Applications From Foreign Higher Education Institutes To Set Up Campuses In India
The University Grant Commission (UGC) is accepting applications from Foreign Higher Educational Institutions to apply for open campuses in India. Educational institutions can make an online application anytime during the year. The link is available on the UGC website – ugc.gov.in.
The National Education Policy 2020 has envisioned that “top universities in the world will be facilitated to operate in India.” For this, “a legislative framework facilitating such entry has been in place, and the foreign universities will be given special dispensation regarding regulatory, governance, and content norms on par with other autonomous institutions of India.”
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The UK’s University of Southampton has become the first foreign university to set up its offshore campus in India under the new National Education Policy.
The UGC regulations on Setting up and Operation of Campuses of FHEIs in India have been framed to allow the entry of higher-ranked Foreign Universities, as envisaged in National Education Policy 2020 to provide an international dimension to Higher Education, enable Indian students to obtain foreign qualifications at affordable cost, and make India an attractive global study destination.
The Regulations aim to facilitate the entry of the FHEIs into India, in line with the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020, and to provide an international dimension to higher education in India. These Regulations aim to ensure that the education imparted in the campus is at par with that of the main campus in the country of origin and that its operations comply with the applicable laws and Regulations.
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Foreign Higher Educational Institutions intending to establish campuses in India should have secured a position within the top 500 in the overall category of global rankings, as decided by the Commission, or should have secured a position within the top 500 in the subject-wise category of global rankings/ should possess outstanding expertise in a particular area.
The degrees or certificates offered on the campus of a Foreign Higher Educational Institution in India under these regulations will be awarded under the name and seal of the Foreign Higher Educational Institution in the country of origin.
