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The University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations also prescribe foreign school-level qualifications for admission into undergraduate and equivalent programmes in Indian institutions, subject to prescribed conditions.
Now, through the new reforms, the UGC will facilitate the mobility of students and promote the internationalisation of the Indian education system, the chairman said.
Senior AAP leader and former education minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP government had handed over Delhi's education system to the "education mafia".
UGC Regulations: Students will be able to apply for equivalence certificates on dedicated portal. So far, AIU has been granting foreign degree equivalence.
Armed with placards and banners, around 500 activists of the Left outfits held a procession in Sealdah, raising slogans against the TMC government in the state.
"Some schools have increased fees up to 20 per cent, some 40 per cent, some 65 per cent and some even up to 82 per cent," Saurabh Bharadwaj, president of Delhi AAP said.
"In our opinion, this is the case where the entire selection process is vitiated and tainted beyond resolution. Manipulations and frauds on a large scale, coupled with attempts to cover-up, have dented the selection process beyond repair, the apex court said.
"There have also been various news reports in the print and social media in this regard alleging damage to the wildlife found in the said land, its lakes and the unique rock formations in the area," the ministry said.
In light of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a slew of initiatives for academic reforms have been undertaken like multiple entry and exit options, Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) etc, the minister said.
The minister said the government is currently implementing the fourth phase of the flagship scheme and the entire focus now would be on training of beneficiaries in more recognised training institutions.
