UGC directs higher education institutions to avoid enrolment of foreign nationals in online programmes

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a announcement to each higher acquisition institutions asking them to refrain from admitting overseas nationals into unfastened and region learning (ODL) programmes. The announcement highlighted the eligibility criteria specified successful UGC regulations Annexure III that lone students residing successful India are eligible for enrolment successful ODL programs.

Under regularisation 23 of UGC, ODL Programmes and Online Programmes Regulations, 2020, “(3) Learner’s enrolment (for unfastened and region learning mode): A learner residing successful immoderate portion of the state whitethorn enrol successful immoderate programme being offered by a higher acquisition instauration recognised by the Commission for offering programme nether unfastened and region learning mode provided that the higher acquisition instauration shall behaviour each activities specified arsenic admissions, interaction programmes, examinations etc. for learner strictly wrong the territorial jurisdiction of the higher acquisition instauration arsenic specified successful these regulations…" the announcement read.

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The higher acquisition regulator successful the state said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has notified that nary pupil visa volition beryllium issued to overseas nationals sponsored by franchise Educational Institutes moving off-campus centres, survey centre of unfastened universities offering region learning programmes, acquisition Institutes moving "outreach" programmes and offering courses without immoderate statutory authorisation from regulatory authorities."

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“In presumption of the above, HEls recognized/entitled to connection ODL programmes are directed not to enrol immoderate overseas nationals successful unfastened and region learning (ODL) programmes. Accordingly, lone learners residing successful India whitethorn beryllium enrolled successful ODL programmes successful compliance to the territorial jurisdiction for each the activities of learner arsenic defined successful Annexure-III of UGC (ODL Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020," the announcement read.

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Published: 28 Apr 2024, 10:50 PM IST