World-class universities to start their institutions in India: Education Minister
Mumbai, June 14 (UNI) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Saturday that under the New Education Policy launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the world-class universities will be able to start their institutions in India, while Indian educational institutions will be able to open their branches abroad.
As a result, world-class education will be available to students in India at a low cost, he said.
Today, institutions like IIT, IIM, IF, Symbiosis in India have started abroad, he informed and said that similarly, foreign universities will come to India and provide education.
This decision is very important for developing India and taking it forward in the field of education, he said.
Pradhan further said Mumbai being the financial capital of the country five foreign universities will make it an educational hub in the coming period, he added.
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