India and the US Join Hands For Educational Advancements

By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 00:29 IST
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India and the US Join Hands For Educational Advancements

The newly proposed regulation of UGC aims at establishing campuses of foreign universities in India, thereby elevating its position as a desirable region to study abroad and pursue a career, per the combined efforts of the US and Indian education bodies.         

The pandemic has elevated challenges for humanity, in addition to rising political conflicts, climatic changes, and inflation pressures. As a result, democratic nations are forming critical alliances in working together on policy changes in varied arenas like education for improvised outcomes.  The University Grants Commission (UGC), the higher education body of India is renewing a proposal for integrated progressions– allowing foreign universities to set up campuses on Indian lands. Proposed four decades ago, the idea has finally managed to gain attention in recent times, emerging as a mere game changer towards strengthening the educational competitiveness of India. Thus, implementing institutional collaboration has emerged as a  critical concern in urgent policy regulations.    


 The proposed law facilitates establishing campuses of overseas institutions in India, per the necessary approval in reviving the agreement over ten years. The UGC ( Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations 2023 offers significant autonomy for foreign schools in creating their policies on student recruitment, admissions, tuition fees, faculty hiring, and employment of administrative staff. Wherein, universities will build curricula and degrees to meet the standards and qualifications of their home campuses.

Indian universities have produced various top business and technology leaders, where, access to higher education in the arena is highly limited. The regulation aims to broaden the availability of university courses in India with increased offerings in integrated fields like economics, business, the humanities, arts, technology, public health, and sciences.

Implementing UGC’s proposal enables critical addressing of socioeconomic disparities, government funding shortfalls for public universities, and reduced education costs for Indian households, thereby, elevating India’s status as a desired destination to study abroad and scholarly exchange. Alongside this, foreign institutions will symbiotically soar per accelerated access to the nation’s highly regulated education sector and increased young population.

As a result, the new set of arrangements is anticipated to raise the standards of higher education in India and the United States via cross-pollination module study, teaching, and research opportunities, paving multinational learning environments among both countries. This, in turn, is anticipated to stimulate historical partnerships between the allied nations- India and the US.