UGC notification about Foreign Degrees in India and why its important to you

 Are you a student looking to pursue higher education from an overseas institution? Now foreign education is available without leaving the country or only a semester or two depending on programme duration. This sounds great and lucrative. Now-a-days, may higher education institutions claims to offer foreign education in India under collaboration with foreign partners. These programme type may be Twining Programme, Joint Degree Programme, Dual Degree Programmes etc.

Also, there are many EdTech companies that advertise to offer Higher Education programmes in foreign collaboration in online mode. However, check and duly check of one such programme is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi.

The UGC has clear guidelines regarding setting up of foreign campuses in India as well as guidelines about validity of foreign education degrees. The degree certificates awarded by any institution will be valid only if programme is approved by UGC.

If you are intended to take admission in a foreign degree programme must check validity of the programme from UGC official website https://www.ugc.gov.in/

Here is the detailed UGC Press Release https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/4541959_unrecognized-collaborative-agreements.pdf published on official website on 22 July 2025.

Ravenshaw University Masters Degree Programme in Public Health Admission 2013

The Ravenshaw University in collaboration with Asian Institute of Public Health invites applications for the two year MPH degree courses for the session starting July 2013. The porogramme is an unique opportunity for the Indian students to afford a quality US-Standard education in India.


Six major domain courses (18 Credits) are delivered by University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, USA. Besides basic skills in public health, students acquire and extensive field and research experience to prepare for high performance public health jobs in local as well as International settings. The critical need for skilled human resources to support various new health programmes in India has resulted in promising job prospects for MPH graduates.

Eligibility Criteria- Recognized bachelor’s degree in any discipline with minimum 50% marks in aggregate. Candidates appearing in the final examination of bachelor’s degree are also eligible to apply.

Last date for submission of application form is May 15, 2013

For more details log on to www.ravenshawuniversity.ac.in or www.aiph.ac.in