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By Nishtha Pandey Jan 10, 2023 9:47:31 AM IST (Published)
In India for the upliftment of students from the bottom of the social hierarchy, the higher education institutions provide reservation and scholarships. The UGC draft for foreign universities does mention a 'need-based scholarship' but there is no clarity on how it will uplift the students from the marginalised and underprivileged sections. The Democratic Teachers' Front of Delhi University also criticised the draft stating the UGC is "peddling fallacious dreams of an Ivy league education at affordable costs." CNBC TV18.com spoke to a range of academics, who raised many more questions that UGC would need to clarify in the draft.
The University Grants Commission Chairman, M. Jagadesh Kumar, on Thursday (January 5) announced that foreign universities will be able to set up their campuses in India with the commission’s approval. The initial approval will be for a period of 10 years. Although academics have welcomed the move, they have also sought clarity on certain points.
“I welcome the move by UGC but I have certain issues with how these universities will operate in India. For the standard and quality of education they will have to charge more money and a lot of students that go abroad to study do so for the change of environment so the operation of these universities in India for Indian students seems a bit confusing and challenging in terms of what benefits will it have for Indian students?” said Yasurvati Nayaar, professor, department of political science, University of Hyderabad.
A good move but requires more quality