New Delhi: In a major growth, the College Grants Fee (UGC), exercising its powers underneath the UGC Act, 1956 (as amended), has notified two key rules for international increased schooling establishments in India.
The primary — ‘College Grants Fee (Educational Collaboration between Indian and International Increased Training Establishments — will provide Twinning Programme, Joint Diploma, and Twin Diploma Programmes) Laws, 2022’ whereas the second is titled ‘College Grants Fee (Organising and Operation of Campuses of International Increased Instructional Establishments in India) Laws, 2023’.
“It’s for the data of most people and all involved stakeholders that within the train of its powers given underneath the UGC Act, 1956 (as amended); UGC has notified the College Grants Fee (Educational Collaboration between Indian and International Increased Training Establishments to supply Twinning Programme, Joint Diploma, Twin Diploma Programmes) Laws, 2022 and College Grants Fee (Organising and Operation of Campuses of International Increased Instructional Establishments in India) Laws, 2023,” the UGC acknowledged in a public discover.
The rules mandate that No International Increased Instructional Establishment shall provide any programme in India with out the prior approval of the Fee.
They additional mandate that the HEIs shall not provide programmes underneath any franchise association and that such programmes shall not be recognised by the UGC.
“The College Grants Fee has noticed and has been knowledgeable that many HEls/schools have entered into collaborative agreements/preparations with foreign-based instructional establishments/suppliers not recognised by the Fee and have been facilitating the issuance of levels to the scholars enrolled in these establishments/schools from such foreign-based instructional establishments/instructional suppliers,” the discover learn.
Any such form of collaboration/ association is just not recognised by the College Grants Fee, and accordingly, the levels issued subsequent to such collaboration/ association are additionally not recognised by the Fee, it added.
“It has additionally come to the discover of UGC that some EdTech firms are giving ads in newspapers/social media/tv and so on. providing diploma and diploma programmes in on-line modes in affiliation with some international universities/establishments. Such a franchisee association is just not permissible and any such programme/diploma shall not have UGC recognition,” the UGC discover acknowledged.
Motion may even be taken in opposition to all of the defaulting EdTech firms in addition to the HEls underneath relevant legal guidelines/guidelines/rules.
“Due to this fact, College students/basic public are suggested to train due warning and are made conscious that such programs/programmes/levels wouldn’t have UGC recognition and that they might be doing at their very own threat and penalties,” UGC acknowledged in its discover.
The primary — ‘College Grants Fee (Educational Collaboration between Indian and International Increased Training Establishments — will provide Twinning Programme, Joint Diploma, and Twin Diploma Programmes) Laws, 2022’ whereas the second is titled ‘College Grants Fee (Organising and Operation of Campuses of International Increased Instructional Establishments in India) Laws, 2023’.
“It’s for the data of most people and all involved stakeholders that within the train of its powers given underneath the UGC Act, 1956 (as amended); UGC has notified the College Grants Fee (Educational Collaboration between Indian and International Increased Training Establishments to supply Twinning Programme, Joint Diploma, Twin Diploma Programmes) Laws, 2022 and College Grants Fee (Organising and Operation of Campuses of International Increased Instructional Establishments in India) Laws, 2023,” the UGC acknowledged in a public discover.
The rules mandate that No International Increased Instructional Establishment shall provide any programme in India with out the prior approval of the Fee.
They additional mandate that the HEIs shall not provide programmes underneath any franchise association and that such programmes shall not be recognised by the UGC.
“The College Grants Fee has noticed and has been knowledgeable that many HEls/schools have entered into collaborative agreements/preparations with foreign-based instructional establishments/suppliers not recognised by the Fee and have been facilitating the issuance of levels to the scholars enrolled in these establishments/schools from such foreign-based instructional establishments/instructional suppliers,” the discover learn.
Any such form of collaboration/ association is just not recognised by the College Grants Fee, and accordingly, the levels issued subsequent to such collaboration/ association are additionally not recognised by the Fee, it added.
“It has additionally come to the discover of UGC that some EdTech firms are giving ads in newspapers/social media/tv and so on. providing diploma and diploma programmes in on-line modes in affiliation with some international universities/establishments. Such a franchisee association is just not permissible and any such programme/diploma shall not have UGC recognition,” the UGC discover acknowledged.
Motion may even be taken in opposition to all of the defaulting EdTech firms in addition to the HEls underneath relevant legal guidelines/guidelines/rules.
“Due to this fact, College students/basic public are suggested to train due warning and are made conscious that such programs/programmes/levels wouldn’t have UGC recognition and that they might be doing at their very own threat and penalties,” UGC acknowledged in its discover.
