The chairman said this while discussing a vista of issues including the New Education Policy and on plans to enable overseas varsities set up campuses in the country.
Newly introduced dual degrees will make global education affordable for Indian students: UGC Chief
University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar has said that dual degrees will make global education more affordable for Indian students. The chairman said this while discussing a vista of issues including the New Education Policy and plans to enable overseas varsities set up campuses in the country.
He further said that the newly introduced dual degrees will make global education affordable for Indian students. He also spoke about various issues like four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP), campuses of foreign universities, 6,000 vacant posts of teachers in Central universities, implementation of New Education Policy (NEP) and major changes coming in 2023 in universities.
Earlier, he also highlighted that universities from major countries will be setting up campuses in India. The UGC further chief added that "the idea behind allowing foreign campuses to be set up in India is to provide an international dimension to higher education, permit Indian students to obtain foreign qualifications at an affordable cost, and make India an attractive global study destination", as reported by Free Press Journal.
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