Regulatory body to monitor foreign universities: Sibal

Updated on: Monday, July 13, 2009

New Delhi, The Government is in favour of bringing about a regulatory body to monitor the functioning of foreign universities as it is determined to prevent the exploitation of Indian students, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, replying to a question on whether the Government had conducted any study to evaluate the functioning of foreign universities, said the Ministry was seized of the matter and wanted to bring about a special law to not just regulate and monitor the entry of foreign universities but also their functioning.

We will not allow our students to be exploited by any one he said adding that we have our eyes firmly on setting up several world-class educational institutions which could make our children compete with others anywhere. Accepting Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadavs suggestion for encouraging country's intelligentia as part of the process of expanding education sector, than going in for reckless opening of foreign institutions, Mr Sibal said the government would welcome universities who come with courses which were not available here.

To Mr Singh's caution that foreign universities might bring in another phase of 'gulami' (slavery), Mr Sibal said there was no move to set up language institutes, only world-class universities who would help us move ahead and grow. On members suggestion of starting skill development courses and vocational training early, the Minister said skill development was at the heart of the government's education policy and it would not let anyone be compelled into choosing a career which was not of their liking.

If anyone wants to pursue a career in a specific field, say automobiles, he should be given a CBSE certification for that skill Mr Sibal also said in order to reduce dropout rates, the Government proposed to come out with the Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan following the success of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

This was to take education forward, as we do not want the critical mass of human resource to lie untapped.

Regulatory body to monitor foreign universities: Sibal

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