According to the regulations, no foreign higher education institution can offer a programme in India without receiving the Commission s approval. They additionally state that no programmes offered by HEIs shall be offered under a franchising agreement, and that the UGC will not acknowledge any such programmes.
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While these FHEIs would have total autonomy over their admissions process and fee structures, the UGC will retain the authority to monitor their operations
Foreign universities may provide more options for Indian students to choose from but apart from that they may not live up to the expectations of serious students
The Indian University Grants Commission has released the "Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational