The issue of reservation in higher education would once again come up, as the government gears up to allow 100% FDI in higher education.
GoM clears way for Bill for 100 per cent foreign investment in higher education
NEW DELHI: The issue of reservation in higher and technical education would once again stares the nation, as the government gears up to allow 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in higher education.
As the group of ministers (GoM) paved way for the entry of foreign universities by recommending FDI in higher education on Monday, union Higher Education Secretary RP Aggarwal hinted that reservation may be mandatory for the institutions to be set up by foreign universities in India.
“As per the policy, whatever treatment applies to the domestic institutes would apply to them as well,” Aggarwal said. Going by this, the foreign universities are likely to be liable to reserve 49.5 per cent seats for SC, ST and OBC students as is mandatory for the higher and technical institutes in the country. However, the government is yet to set the rules for the foreign players.
The GoM recommendations will now go to the Cabinet and will be followed by a Bill to be known as Foreign University Entry and Operation (Maintenance of Quality and Prevention of Commercialisation) Bill, in the Parliament.
Accordingly, the foreign universities can open their campuses in India in partnership with the local institutions.
About 700 foreign institutions have sought permission to begin professional courses in India. Initially, these institutes will be allowed to function under the regulations prescribed by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The government is planning to bring a separate Bill seeking amendment in the University Grants Commission Act as it allows foreign universities to set up base in India.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on its part would allow collaborations between only well-recognised and established universities from India and abroad.
As per plans, both government and private universities, including deemed universities, would be allowed to have alliances with the foreign institutes and universities.
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