UGC foreign-university approvals — CIC 2025
Quick Reply: UGC [Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India] Regulations, 2023 approvals and rejections are disclosable.
Central Information Commission · 2025-01-15 · CIC/UGC/A/2025/00123
UGC [Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India] Regulations, 2023 approvals and rejections are disclosable.
Foreign-university India-campus approvals are §4(1)(b).
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2025-01-15 |
| Citation | CIC/UGC/A/2025/00123 |
| Bench | Saroj Punhani IC |
| Petitioner | Higher Education Watch |
| Respondent | UGC |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b), §8(1)(d) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India) Regulations, 2023 approvals and rejections are disclosable.
Ratio decidendi
Approvals granted to foreign higher educational institutions to set up campuses in India under the 2023 UGC Regulations — including applicant-wise approval/rejection, course approvals, and fee commitments — are educational-policy records under §4(1)(b). Commercial sensitivity of applicant financials attracts limited §8(1)(d) redaction only.
Keywords
UGC, foreign university, section 4(1)(b), 2023 regulations, education
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