The University Grants Commission (UGC) on December 12, 2023, issued a notification regarding the University Grants Commission (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions to offer Twinning Programme, Joint Degree, Dual Degree Programmes) Regulations, 2022 and University Grants Commission (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023.
The following has been stated:
• It states that these Regulations mandate that No Foreign Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) shall offer any programme in India without the prior approval of the Commission.
• It has been observed and has been informed that many Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs)/colleges have entered collaborative agreements/arrangements with foreign-based educational institutions/providers not recognized by the Commission and have been facilitating the issuance of degrees to the students enrolled in those institutions/colleges from such foreign-based educational institutions/educational providers.
• It has been stated that any such kind of collaboration/ arrangement is not recognized by the University Grants Commission and accordingly the degrees issued after such collaboration arrangement are also not recognized by the Commission.
• It has further advised the students/general public to exercise due caution and are made aware that such courses/programmes/degrees do not have UGC recognition and that they would be doing at their own risk and consequences.
[Notification No 1-8/2023(1C)]
