Page 423 - Compendium of UGC Regulations 1957-2023

Regulations pertaining to Credits, Academic Programmes and Award of Degrees:

c) The Foreign Educational Institutions offering programme(s) of study through
collaboration or partnership or twinning shall ensure that the programme(s) of
study offered and imparted by them in India are in conformity with the standards
laid down by the respective Statutory Regulatory Body concerned.

d) The Foreign Educational Institutions shall also abide by any other condition(s)
prescribed by the Government of India and Statutory Regulatory Body9ies) from
time to time.

(2). An Indian Educational Institution Collaborating with Foreign Educational Institution(s)
shall satisfy the following criteria or conditions-

a) At the time of Agreement for collaboration, the Indian Educational Institution
shall have accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council with
a grade not less than B or its equivalent grade;

Provided that the Indian Educational Institutions maintained by the Central
Government or Commission and state Government(s) and Union territory
Government(s) shall be exempt from the accreditation for the purposes of these
regulations.
b) It shall have experience of at least five years in offering educational programme(s)
in India at the level of degree and postgraduate diploma;

Provided that the Indian Educational Institutions maintained by the Central
Government or Commission and state Government(s) and Union territory
Government(s) shall be exempt from the requirement of five years experience.
c) Its academic infrastructure, including laboratory and workshop facilities and
library shall meet the requirements of the relevant Statutory Body.

d) The Indian Education Institution, if it is an institution affiliated to a university,
collaborating with Foreign Educational Institutions for conducting programme(s)
of study leading to the degree(s) or postgraduate diploma(s) shall obtain prior
approval from the affiliating university concerned.
e) All matters relating to the grievances of students including legal matters relating
to the collaboration shall be addressed by the Indian Educational Institutions
entering into academic collaboration.
(3). All institutions (Indian or Foreign) involved in collaborative, twinning or other forms
of partnership arrangements shall satisfy the following criteria and condition: -

a) The academic requirements and other details of the programme(s) of study shall
be made public by displaying prominently in the respective websites before
the commencement of the programme by the Indian Educational Institutions
concerned.
b) No programme of study and /or research shall also abide by any other condition(s)
security and territorial integrity of India.
c) The Educational Institution concerned shall also abide by any other condition(s)
specified by the Government of India and Statutory Body(ies) from time to time.

d) Wherever foreign exchange is involved, the educational institution (Indian and/
or foreign) shall abide by and comply with the relevant Regulations, Norms,
Notifications and Instructions issued by the Reserve Bank of India from time to
time.

422
UGC Regulations