Government is for allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment in higher education and hinted at making reservation mandatory in the institutions to be set up by foreign universities in the country.
Citing India's World Trade Organisation commitments made in 2003, Higher Education Secretary R P Aggarwal said, "The government has proposed 100 per cent FDI in higher education in all institutions."
His remarks came in the wake of a recommendation said to have been made by a group of ministers studying the Foreign Education Bill allowing 50
per cent FDI in higher education.
Asked about the Group of Ministers' reported stance, he said he was not aware of its recommendations as its report was still awaited.
On whether reservation would apply to the foreign universities, he indicated that quota could be made mandatory for such institutions by saying that they would be given 'national treatment'.
"They will be given national treatment. What applies to domestic institutions will apply to the foreign institutions," Aggarwal said addressing the Editors' Conference on Social Sector Issues.
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