The proposed 20 new world class universities will have complete freedom to decide their enrolment policy and also fee structure, however, no meritorious student would be denied admission for want of money.
The varsities will have to follow a "need-blind" system for enrolment, which means students applying for admissions will be judged solely on their merits, irrespective of their ability to pay for tuition, according to draft regulations formulated for their establishment.
The first-of-its-kind institutions of higher learning, to be set up under a distinct category of the deemed-to-be university, will admit foreign students, subject to a maximum of additional 30% of the strength of admitted domestic students.
"While domestic students shall have to be selected through a transparent merit-based system which can be designed by the World Class Institution Deemed to be University itself, it would be free to admit foreign students on merit as per its internal policies," the draft regulations stipulate.
The Centre is set to establish 20 world class institutions/universities by selecting 10 from among the government-funded institutions and allowing private sector players to start the remaining 10, which will enjoy greater autonomy in matters pertaining to academics, administration and finances.
The University Grants Commission has formulated two separate regulations for each of the two categories of the institutions, inviting public comments.
"The initiative is the beginning of our journey to restore the original mandate of higher education regulators, as facilitators and guides, driven by norms of self-disclosure and transparency, instead of top-down command and control and micromanagement, in the quest to achieve world-class standards in all colleges and universities," the Centre stated in a concept note.
Sources from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) clarified that the vesting of greater autonomy to the proposed institutions would not mean that there would be no mechanism to monitor their activities.
"They would be set up as not-for profit educational institutions. Those 10 institutions to be established by private entities will be monitored by the government through an empowered committee to be set up for evaluation of the proposals. The government is only providing an enabling regulatory environment to them so that they can achieve the highest levels of global excellence in teaching and research," sources said.
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The proposed 20 new world class universities will have complete freedom to decide their enrolment policy and also fee structure, however, no meritorious student would be denied admission for want of money.
The varsities will have to follow a "need-blind” system for enrolment, which means students applying for admissions will be judged solely on their merits, irrespective of their ability to pay for tuition, according to draft regulations formulated for their establishment.
The first-of-its-kind institutions of higher learning, to be set up under a distinct category of the deemed-to-be university, will admit foreign students, subject to a maximum of additional 30% of the strength of admitted domestic students.
"While domestic students shall have to be selected through a transparent merit-based system which can be designed by the World Class Institution Deemed to be University itself, it would be free to admit foreign students on merit as per its internal policies,” the draft regulations stipulate.
The Centre is set to establish 20 world class institutions/universities by selecting 10 from among the government-funded institutions and allowing private sector players to start the remaining 10, which will enjoy greater autonomy in matters pertaining to academics, administration and finances.
The University Grants Commission has formulated two separate regulations for each of the two categories of the institutions, inviting public comments.
"The initiative is the beginning of our journey to restore the original mandate of higher education regulators, as facilitators and guides, driven by norms of self-disclosure and transparency, instead of top-down command and control and micromanagement, in the quest to achieve world-class standards in all colleges and universities,” the Centre stated in a concept note.
Sources from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) clarified that the vesting of greater autonomy to the proposed institutions would not mean that there would be no mechanism to monitor their activities.
"They would be set up as not-for profit educational institutions. Those 10 institutions to be established by private entities will be monitored by the government through an empowered committee to be set up for evaluation of the proposals. The government is only providing an enabling regulatory environment to them so that they can achieve the highest levels of global excellence in teaching and research,” sources said.
The varsities will have to follow a "need-blind" system for enrolment, which means students applying for admissions will be judged solely on their merits, irrespective of their ability to pay for tuition, according to draft regulations formulated for their establishment.
The first-of-its-kind institutions of higher learning, to be set up under a distinct category of the deemed-to-be university, will admit foreign students, subject to a maximum of additional 30% of the strength of admitted domestic students.
"While domestic students shall have to be selected through a transparent merit-based system which can be designed by the World Class Institution Deemed to be University itself, it would be free to admit foreign students on merit as per its internal policies," the draft regulations stipulate.
The Centre is set to establish 20 world class institutions/universities by selecting 10 from among the government-funded institutions and allowing private sector players to start the remaining 10, which will enjoy greater autonomy in matters pertaining to academics, administration and finances.
The University Grants Commission has formulated two separate regulations for each of the two categories of the institutions, inviting public comments.
"The initiative is the beginning of our journey to restore the original mandate of higher education regulators, as facilitators and guides, driven by norms of self-disclosure and transparency, instead of top-down command and control and micromanagement, in the quest to achieve world-class standards in all colleges and universities," the Centre stated in a concept note.
Sources from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) clarified that the vesting of greater autonomy to the proposed institutions would not mean that there would be no mechanism to monitor their activities.
"They would be set up as not-for profit educational institutions. Those 10 institutions to be established by private entities will be monitored by the government through an empowered committee to be set up for evaluation of the proposals. The government is only providing an enabling regulatory environment to them so that they can achieve the highest levels of global excellence in teaching and research," sources said.
The proposed 20 new world class universities will have complete freedom to decide their enrolment policy and also fee structure, however, no meritorious student would be denied admission for want of money.The varsities will have to follow a "need-blind” system for enrolment, which means students applying for admissions will be judged solely on their merits, irrespective of their ability to pay for tuition, according to draft regulations formulated for their establishment.
The first-of-its-kind institutions of higher learning, to be set up under a distinct category of the deemed-to-be university, will admit foreign students, subject to a maximum of additional 30% of the strength of admitted domestic students.
"While domestic students shall have to be selected through a transparent merit-based system which can be designed by the World Class Institution Deemed to be University itself, it would be free to admit foreign students on merit as per its internal policies,” the draft regulations stipulate.
The Centre is set to establish 20 world class institutions/universities by selecting 10 from among the government-funded institutions and allowing private sector players to start the remaining 10, which will enjoy greater autonomy in matters pertaining to academics, administration and finances.
The University Grants Commission has formulated two separate regulations for each of the two categories of the institutions, inviting public comments.
"The initiative is the beginning of our journey to restore the original mandate of higher education regulators, as facilitators and guides, driven by norms of self-disclosure and transparency, instead of top-down command and control and micromanagement, in the quest to achieve world-class standards in all colleges and universities,” the Centre stated in a concept note.
Sources from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) clarified that the vesting of greater autonomy to the proposed institutions would not mean that there would be no mechanism to monitor their activities.
"They would be set up as not-for profit educational institutions. Those 10 institutions to be established by private entities will be monitored by the government through an empowered committee to be set up for evaluation of the proposals. The government is only providing an enabling regulatory environment to them so that they can achieve the highest levels of global excellence in teaching and research,” sources said.