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NEP paves way for top-200 global varsities to set up operations in India

Experts believe the National Education Policy 2020 is disruptive but are divided over its effectiveness

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Industry stakeholders believe that foreign universities will not rush into setting up campuses in India

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 29 2020 | 9:09 PM IST

With the Cabinet approving the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, thereby ushering in reforms in Indian education sector, the move has paved way for foreign universities to set up operations in India. While higher education sector experts are unsure the immediate impact, allowing top 200 foreign universities to operate in India could raise standards of their Indian counterparts, many believe.

"Select universities (i.e. those from among the top 200 universities in the world) will be permitted to operate in India. A legislative framework facilitating such entry will be put in place, and such universities will have to follow all the regulatory,

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