In addition, a number of educational establishments in New Zealand have expressed an interest in offering joint and dual degree programs in India. A top official has said that the legislation that would allow outside educational institutions to set up Foreign University Campuses in India is now in the “final stage” and will be released before the month of June comes to a close.
The University Grants Commission, referred as UGC, is now putting the final touch on the set of rules, and the website that these institutions would use to apply and submit their papers for the same purpose is already available. According to the source, “The portal will be operationalized concurrently with the release of the finalized guidelines for Foreign University Campuses in India before the end of the next month.”
In January of this year, the governing body for higher education in India released proposed regulations that would allow campuses to be established in India by international educational institutions. The proposed law’s primary objective was to allow these educational institutions to choose their own entrance requirements and tuition fees.
Digitalization, international education, industry-academia collaboration, research, and the development of Indian languages and knowledge systems are just a few of the 10 significant subjects that will be the primary focus of the data that will be obtained through the Utsah portal.
In accordance with the National Education Policy abbreviated as NEP, which called for the internationalization of higher education and a legal framework to make it easier for foreign universities to enroll students in India, the “UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions In India) Regulations, 2023” draught regulations were created.
Foreign University Campuses will be granted a one-of-a-kind exemption from the regulatory, governance, and content norms that are applicable to all other autonomous institutions throughout the country.
Wollongong University and Deakin University, both located in Australia, have lately made public statements stating that they are in the process of constructing campuses in Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT)-City, which is located in Ahmedabad. On the other hand, these universities will build campuses in compliance with the norms of GIFT City, which are outside of the UGC’s sphere of influence.
