Indian educational institutions given norms for academic tie ups with foreign institutes
Q. Indian educational institutions opting for foreign collaborations will have to ensure students opting for these courses will study at least one semester for which degree?- Published on 23 Jun 16a. Postgraduate
b. Undergraduate
c. MPhil
d. PhD
ANSWER: Postgraduate
Indian educational institutions enter into academic collaborations with foreign institutes to ensure students who opt for these courses will have at least one semester of study for postgraduate degrees and two semesters for undergraduate degrees abroad.
- UGC has decided to amend the existing guidelines as per decision whereby Indian institutes which get top accreditations will now be able to approach the UGC to seek its nod for entering into academic tie-ups with highly-rated education institutions abroad.
- Under the previous norms, only foreign institutes could seek permission for academic collaborations.
- As per the new norms, the name of the foreign institute will also be mentioned on the degree certificate for such courses.
- A window of one year has been provided for institutes, which already have a global partnership, to get their pacts approved by UGC, the HRD minister said.
