New guidelines for allowing foreign collaborations - A major initiative of MHRD towards development of Indian Education System

Talwandi Sabo, June 23, 2016: Under the UGC New amended guidelines, Indian universities and colleges will now be allowed by the central government to collaborate with foreign institutions and Indian students will be able to pursue their study partly abroad.These changed guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC), as reported, is really a major development in the Indian Education system by MHRD.
Academic collaborations will enhance engagement with reputed foreign education institutes. Such tie-ups undoubtedly help improve the standards of higher education- benefitting faculty, students, academic administration as well as research.Previous rules barred Indian institutions from directly applying for a tie-up with a foreign university. But foreign institutes from abroad could seek permission from the UGC for academic collaborations.Also, there was no provision for students to study abroad.
The amended rules will allow Indian institutions to apply online on the UGC website for collaborations with foreign universities to offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses.Students from foreign institutions can also come to Indian campuses.
In this regard Dr. Ashwani Sethi Dy. Director and liaison officer Internal Affairs of Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo said that this move of MHRD would give a big boost to the Indian Institutions to develop suitable strategies to improve quality of education to attract international students.