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

University Grants Commission
(Promotion and Maintenance of Standards of Academic Collaboration
between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2016.

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 11th July, 2016

F. No. 1-1/2012(CPP-II).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (f) and (g) of sub-
section (1) of section 26 read with clause (j) of Section 12 of the University Grants Commission
Act, 1956, the University Grants Commission hereby makes the following regulations, namely:-
1) Short title, application and commencement:-
(1) These regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Promotion and
Maintenance of Standards of Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign
Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2016. (hereafter referred to as the Regulations).
The University Grants Commission (Promotion and Maintenance of Standards of
Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutions)
Regulations, 2012 shall hereby stand repealed.
(2) These regulations shall apply to-
(a) All Foreign Educational Institutions operating in India through collaboration
with Indian Educational Institutions, other than Technical Institutions, prior
to the coming into force of these regulations, or intending to operate through
collaboration, for offering their programmes leading to award of degrees; and
(b) Indian Educational Institutions, other than Technical Institutions, already
collaborating prior to the coming into force of these regulations, or intending to
collaborate with Foreign Educational Institutions for offering programme(s) of
study leading to award of degrees.
(3) Any Indian Educational Institution or Foreign Educational Institution already
having a collaborative arrangement shall comply with these regulations within a
period of six months from the date of their coming into force.

(4) These regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the
Official Gazette.
2) Definitions:-
a) “Act” means the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 as amended from time to time;
b) “Assessment and Accreditation Agency”, in respect of Indian Educational Institutions
means an agency recognized under the University Grants Commission (Recognition
and monitoring of Assessment and Accreditation Agencies) Regulations, 2014.
c) “Assessment and Accreditation Agency”, in respect of a Foreign Educational Institution,
means an agency or body approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established
or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that
country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of
educational institutions;

d) “Collaboration”, for the purposes of these regulations, means an arrangement between
an Indian Educational Institution and a Foreign Educational Institution, put into place
through an instrument of written Agreement for the purposes of twinning leading to the
award of degree(s);

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