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Major higher education reforms bill in LS tomorrow

Government's initiatives on higher education reforms will be put on fast track as four bills, including one on allowing entry of foreign universities to the country, are expected to be introduced tomorrow in Lok Sabha. The other bills relate to checking of malpractices by educational institutions, setting up of a national accreditation agency and having specialised educational tribunals to adjudicate disputes in campuses. According to the list of business slated for Monday, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal is expected to move the four bills. <br/> The Cabinet has cleared the Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill on March 15. The bill seeks to allow entry and operation of foreign universities in the country. The major provisions of the bill are conditions like 50 crore rupees as corpus fund to be deposited by the aspiring institute to be allowed to operate. Each institute will have to be registered with the University Grants Commission (UGC) or any regulatory body in place at the time of registration. Mr. Sibal will also introduce Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Educational Institutions and University Bill, which was approved by the Cabinet in March. The bill seeks to consider such practices as criminal or civil offences depending on the nature of the crime.<br/> He will move the Educational Tribunal Bill which provides for setting up of tribunals to settle all types of disputes, including any type of malpractice or harassment of students. Apart from this National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill. The proposed agency will assess and accredit institutions of higher education to ensure high standards. <br/>

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