According to UGC Chairman Professor M Jagadesh Kumar, no foreign HEIs can conduct programmes in India without obtaining prior approval from the Commission.
The regulations mandated that the HEls shall not offer programmes under any franchise arrangement and that such programmes shall not be recognised by the UGC. This includes Twinning Programmes, Joint Degree, and Dual Degree Programmes.
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