In shocking news, the UGC has announced that it will not recognize degrees from Edtech companies and other colleges collaborating with foreign universities. The regulations announced by the UGC mandate that no foreign Higher Educational Institution (HEI) shall offer any program in India without the prior approval of the Commission. They further mandate that the HEIs shall not offer programs under any franchise arrangement and that such programs shall not be recognised by the UGC.
UGC said that it has noticed that many HEIs are collaborating with foreign institutions not recognized by the UGC. They have been issuing degrees to students that will not be formally recognized. They have also been advertising degree and diploma programs in online mode as a result of the collaboration with the foreign universities not approved by the UGC.
Action will also be taken against all the defaulting EdTech companies as well as the HEls under applicable laws/rules/regulations.
They further say that the HEIs shall not offer programmes under any franchise arrangement and that such programmes shall not be recognised by the UGC.