Five Indian Institutes to setup Off-shore Campuses

By Assam News on December 4, 2009 at 11:53 pm

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has framed regulations, namely, the University Grants Commission (Establishment of and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003, which, inter alia, provide that a private university can open off-shore campuses in foreign countries only after obtaining permissions from the Government of India and the host country. According to the UGC guidelines for considering proposals for declaring an institution as “deemed to be university” under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, it would be permissible for the “deemed to be university” to open academic Centre(s) in any of the foreign countries after obtaining  due permission from Government of India and the host country.

According to the University Grants Commission, the following institutions ‘deemed-to-be-universities’ have approved off-shore campuses:-

1. Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan: In United Arab Emirates
2. Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Mesra, Ranchi: In Oman, Bahrain
3. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal: In Malaysia, United Arab Emirates and Oman
4. Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation Salem, Tamil Nadu: In Thailand
5. Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai: In Mauritius

Public Universities and institutions may set up campuses abroad, if so permitted under the relevant State Act or Memorandum of Association, under which a university or institution is established.  According to the existing provisions, a Central University is not allowed to open off-shore campuses. This information was given by the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Category: News | Tags: Education, India, Institutes, News, UGC, University

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One response to “Five Indian Institutes to setup Off-shore Campuses”. Post your own!

1. Akshay says:

   Dec 05, 2009 at 4:12 am

   Mr Kapil Sibal, does not even know that the college in Ranchi is called “Birla Institute of Technology (BIT)” and NOT “Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)” and there is a huge difference between them? Complete shame!

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