It must be noted that last month the draft "Guidelines for Admission and Supernumerary seats of International Students in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes in Higher Educational Institutions in India" was put in the public domain by the UGC for seeking feedback and has been notified now.
UGC directs HEIs, Universities to create 25% extra seats for foreign students
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that the higher educational institutions in the country will be allowed to create up to 25 per cent supernumerary seats for foreign students while adopting a transparent admission process for them.
It must be noted that last month the draft "Guidelines for Admission and Supernumerary seats of International Students in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes in Higher Educational Institutions in India" was put in the public domain by the UGC for seeking feedback and has been notified now.
"HEIs may create up to 25 pc supernumerary seats for international students, over and above of their total sanctioned enrolment for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The decision regarding supernumerary seats has to be carried out by the concerned higher educational institutions as per specific guidelines and regulations issued by the regulatory bodies considering the infrastructure, faculty and other requirements," the guidelines stated.
"Indian HEIs may admit international students based on the equivalence of entry qualification held by them. The equivalence is to be determined by the UGC or any other body recognised by UGC for such purpose or the concerned regulatory bodies of the country. HEIs may adopt a transparent admission process for admitting the international students," the guidelines added.
While speaking about the admission criteria for foreign students, UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said the universities will be free to choose their own admission policy. " Universities are free to choose the admission policy for foreign students. UGC has not stipulated any such entrance examination for admitting foreign students," he said.
"The 25 per cent supernumerary seats for international students will not include the international students under exchange programmes or/and through memorandum of understanding (MoU) between institutions or between the government of India and other countries," the UGC said.
"Depending on the availability of infrastructure and qualified faculty, efforts should be made to distribute these 25 pc seats among all departments, schools, centres or any other academic unit of the higher educational institution. wherever possible. The supernumerary seats shall be exclusively meant for the international students both in the undergraduate and post-graduate programmes. A seat remained unfilled in the supernumerary category, shall not be allocated to anyone other than an international student. International students in this context shall be defined as the one who shall possess a foreign passport," the guidelines read.
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