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- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been entrusted with the task of regulating the entry and functioning of foreign universities.
- FEIS will have to register with the body within six months of the bill turning law.
- Franchising of educational institutions will not be allowed.
- Foreign education providers will be expected to follow national laws, including those on reservations.
- All FEIS would be accorded deemed university status.
- The secretary, UGC, will be the ex-officio registrar of foreign educational providers; FEIS would be subject to all conditions of the UGC Act applicable to deemed universities in India, including fee fixation, admission, teaching standards.
- A Rs 10-crore deposit has been put in as a safety clause in the bill to safeguard against fly-by-night operators.
- Registration can be cancelled if a player gives false information or is found to be in contravention of the UGC Act.
