Meeting to discuss entry of foriegn varsities in existing framework of laws

Updated on: Monday, June 04, 2012

A crucial high profile meeting has been rescheduled for June 2 to find out possible means to provide entry of foreign institutions in the existing frame work of laws due to the delay caused in passing of Foreign Educational Institutions Bill, 2010.

Originally, the commission's meeting, scheduled for July 21, was re-scheduled to June 2.

The HRD Ministry has asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to identify possibilities within the existing laws of regulating and allowing the foreign educational institutions.

Various possibilities of allowing foreign institutions into the country are likely to be discussed at the special meeting of the Commission scheduled for June 2 which comes just ahead of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's tour to Washington for the Indo-U.S strategic dialogue this month, in which he is likely to make some announcements on joint programmes to encourage foreign educational institutions into India.

With the Central government unsure of getting the Foreign Educational Institutions Bill, 2010, through the Rajya Sabha, the Human Resource Development Ministry is now trying possible means to bring in foreign institutions through existing laws.

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