They are expected to receive letters of intent in coming months & begin operations between 2026 & 2027, officials say. Additionally, 5 more universities are in early stages of talks.
The development comes in light of delays and uncertainty faced by students under existing recognition process. The new mechanism is aimed at being more transparent & technology-driven.
UGC chairman Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar says regulations for foreign universities looking to set up campuses in India 'in final stage & will be announced soon'.
Professionals with 15 years of experience may be initially hired in universities and colleges for up to one year and their term can later be extended to a maximum of 4 years, says UGC.
According to draft UGC regulations, higher education institutions in India can collaborate with foreign counterparts for credit recognition and transfer, twinning arrangements.
UGC Wednesday sent official guidelines on its proposed two-degree programme, a policy change that will allow students to pursue two degrees at once, to colleges and universities.
UGC has been planning this move for a long time, received a go-ahead for it in 2020. Guidelines were finalised and made official Tuesday by UGC chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar.
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Trump is not the first American president to propose such a defence system. Ronald Reagan proposed a space-centric Strategic Defense Initiative in 1983, but it never took off.
Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.
The courses must be vetted either by the AICTE ir the UGC. We will not allow foreign universities to spread anti-India propaganda on our soil. Also, India’s sovereignty and integrity must be respected by these universities. Showing the wrong map of Kashmir (as done by international media) or fanning Hinduphobia under the guise of “liberal arts and social sciences studies” will not be tolerated.
The courses must be vetted either by the AICTE ir the UGC. We will not allow foreign universities to spread anti-India propaganda on our soil. Also, India’s sovereignty and integrity must be respected by these universities. Showing the wrong map of Kashmir (as done by international media) or fanning Hinduphobia under the guise of “liberal arts and social sciences studies” will not be tolerated.