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Foreign universities should offer only recognised courses: AICTE vice-chairman

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They should meet AICTE norms: official

COIMBATORE: Universities and institutions in foreign countries will be allowed to offer courses in India only if the courses are recognised in their countries, R. A. Yadav, Vice-Chairman, All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), said on Thursday. He told the presspersons that the foreign institutions should first get a certificate from their embassies and then apply to the AICTE, making sure that they followed all the norms fixed by the AICTE for Indian institutions. The courses could be in architecture, town planning, computer applications or business administration.

Mr. Yadav said India had world-class institutions, but there was scope for overall improvement, with an emphasis on "access, quality and equity Educational institutions should operate more efficiently and reduce costs.

"There should be transparency of operation through information on web sites, in brochures, through the media and in the information sent to the AICTE.

If this is done, students will be able to take appropriate action and market forces will come into play," the vice-chairman added.

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