UGC TO RELEASE NORMS FOR OFFSHORE CAMPUSES

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) will soon release guidelines for universities looking to set up satellite campuses abroad to the public for feedback from stakeholders, its chairperson has said.

UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said the guideline will provide universities a road map for starting campuses in foreign locations and also prescribe eligibility criteria in terms of the rankings given by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) and their National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) scores.