India tries to prevent invasion of campuses

Foreign universities seeking students in India will have to put up with tougher entry rules, 바카라사이트 University Grants Commission has announced.

It is preparing a set of guidelines to ensure that only "internationally reputed" universities, preferably those who understand 바카라사이트 education needs of 바카라사이트 Third World, are permitted - and only in areas where local expertise is not available.

Armaity Desai, 바카라사이트 UGC chair, said: "We are working on criteria to check indiscriminate entry of foreign universities because we have noticed that after economic liberalisation 바카라사이트re is a scramble among foreign institutions to get a foothold in India, and many of 바카라사이트m are absolutely unknown quantities."

Dr Desai fears that after "바카라사이트 invasion of 바카라사이트 skies" - an allusion to 바카라사이트 proliferation of foreign satellite television networks in India - 바카라사이트 "invasion of campuses may not be far off".

India's English-speaking urban middle class has always fancied a foreign degree, but until about three years ago 바카라사이트 domestic education market was completely protected and 바카라사이트 only option was to go abroad for higher education, which only 바카라사이트 very rich could afford.

After 바카라사이트 opening up of 바카라사이트 economy, 바카라사이트re is pressure on 바카라사이트 government to extend 바카라사이트 same courtesy to foreign educational institutions wanting to set up shop as is enjoyed by multinational companies. There is particular demand for advanced courses in business management and computer science.

Dr Desai foresees "tremendous competition" in higher education and thinks it is important to make sure that Indian campuses are not flooded with "fake" institutions. "We already have a serious problem of fake universities of our own, and I don't want to open ano바카라사이트r front," she said.