The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education have told educational institutes to cancel their partnerships with edtech firms or face being derecognised. This comes a week after we reported that top edtech companies such as Byju’s, Unacademy, upGrad and others were joining forces to create a self-regulatory code for the sector.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have warned that educational institutes that partner with edtech firms to offer online or conventional programmes face being derecognised.
Driving the news: In a red-letter notice on Sunday, both bodies asked institutes of higher education to annul their agreements with edtech companies. Officials said the move came after the higher education secretary flagged advertisements offering educational degrees through edtech firms.
The notice also cautioned students against getting into such arrangements and said they must check the recognition/entitlement status of a programme before enrolling in it.
“Some edtech companies are giving advertisements in newspapers/social media/TV, etc, that they are offering degree and diploma programmes in ODL/online modes in association with some universities/institutions. Such a franchise arrangement is not permissible and action will be taken against defaulting edtech companies as well as HEIs under applicable laws/rules,” said the notice.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have warned that educational institutes that partner with edtech firms to offer online or conventional programmes face being derecognised.
Driving the news: In a red-letter notice on Sunday, both bodies asked institutes of higher education to annul their agreements with edtech companies. Officials said the move came after the higher education secretary flagged advertisements offering educational degrees through edtech firms.
The notice also cautioned students against getting into such arrangements and said they must check the recognition/entitlement status of a programme before enrolling in it.
“Some edtech companies are giving advertisements in newspapers/social media/TV, etc, that they are offering degree and diploma programmes in ODL/online modes in association with some universities/institutions. Such a franchise arrangement is not permissible and action will be taken against defaulting edtech companies as well as HEIs under applicable laws/rules,” said the notice.
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