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

(4). Procedure for collaboration: -
Any Foreign Educational Institution collaborating with Indian Educational Institution(s)
shall have to enter into a written Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement with
the Indian Educational Institution concerned:
Provided that no Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement shall be entered into
by Foreign Educational Institutions collaborating with Indian Educational Institutions
unless the Indian Educational Institution concerned has obtained prior approval of the
Commission including the approval of the draft Memorandum of Understanding or
Agreement;
Provided further, that after approval of the Memorandum of Understanding or
Agreement, as the case may be, by the Commission, it shall be signed by both the
partnering institutions and a copy of such Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement
shall be forwarded to the Commission and shall also be uploaded to their websites.
(5). Procedure for approval:-
For approval, the following procedure is required to be fulfilled; namely-

a) The Foreign Educational Institutions concerned shall submit a draft Memorandum
or Understanding / Agreement to the Commission along with an application in
the specified format, giving details about the infrastructure facilities, facilities
available for instruction, faculty, specified fee, courses, curricula, requisite funds
for operations for a minimum period of three years and other terms and conditions
of collaboration, if any.
b) The Commission, after receiving the application along with draft Memorandum
of Understanding or Agreement, shall acknowledge the receipt of the application
within a week. The proposal shall be then processed internally and deficiency, is
any, shall be communicated and additional documents, if any required, shall be
asked for within a period of one month.
c) Once the Commission is satisfied that the proposal is complete in all respects, the
Commission shall take the decision to issue a letter of approval, after considering
various factors including quality of education, overall merit of the proposal, fees
to be charged, credibility of the Foreign Educational Institution as well as Indian
Educational Institution within a period of six months. In case the Commission does
not approve the proposal, a letter of rejection shall be issued by the Commission
stipulating the reasons therefor.
d) The approval so granted shall be valid for a period of five years or as specified
otherwise, during which, the Commission may review the progress made and
periodically inform the agencies concerned about the results of such a review
and the Commission may extend or withdraw the approval or impose such other
conditions for extension, as it may deem fit and proper.
e) In the event of any malpractices, the approval granted may be revoked;
Provided that before revocation, an opportunity or show cause shall be given to
the Educational Institution concerned.
(6). Miscellaneous conditions: -
The other conditions required to be fulfilled are-

a) A franchise arrangement, by whatever name, between a Foreign Educational
Institution and an Indian Educational Institution shall bot be allowed under these
regulations.
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