News: Not all global varsities to enter India
(TNN 16/05/2006) New Delhi - There is no free lunch even for top foreign universities on Indian soil. The proposed policy of ‘free entry’ to foreign universities may now have a rider; India will allow only those who would offer unique courses.
According to a senior member of the Planning Commission, “Foreign universities should be allowed to teach only those courses in India which are not already being taught in our home-grown universities.”
Indian universities are inadequately equipped to handle foreign competition and so they should only be allowed in areas where we have no expertise.
The move to allow foreign universities is likely to create a further crunch on the already fund starved universities, if they lose the best of their human resource pool. “There is some very good quality teaching and teachers to be found in Indian universities,” the expert said.
“Moreover, only those foreign universities must be allowed to set up shop here that are accredited in their country of origin,” the expert told ET.
This view has come in the context of a bill on entry and regulation of foreign universities in India, which the ministry of HRD is to table in the Parliament.
According to a senior member of the Planning Commission, “Foreign universities should be allowed to teach only those courses in India which are not already being taught in our home-grown universities.”
Indian universities are inadequately equipped to handle foreign competition and so they should only be allowed in areas where we have no expertise.
The move to allow foreign universities is likely to create a further crunch on the already fund starved universities, if they lose the best of their human resource pool. “There is some very good quality teaching and teachers to be found in Indian universities,” the expert said.
“Moreover, only those foreign universities must be allowed to set up shop here that are accredited in their country of origin,” the expert told ET.
This view has come in the context of a bill on entry and regulation of foreign universities in India, which the ministry of HRD is to table in the Parliament.
posted by InCar Group Press Room at 19:07
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