Many top colleges in the city are now offering exchange programmes, top-up courses and twinning arrangements with foreign universities even for mainstream courses like arts, commerce, science, mass media, management etc.

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While the Foreign Education Providers Bill to allow foreign institutions to open up branch campuses in India is stuck in parliament, colleges are entering into twinning arrangements or offering top-up courses.

Recently, Jai Hind College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bournemoth University in United Kingdom, to offer a top-up programme in Bachelors of Mass Media. Under this three-year programme, students can pursue their final year and masters in the UK and graduate with a degree from the foreign university. “This is the first time we are giving students an opportunity to study a mainstream undergraduate programme abroad,” said Kirti Narain, principal, Jai Hind College.

St Xavier’s College has partnered with University of Bath, UK, to offer a top-up programme in biotechnology.

HR College of Commerce and Economics has many courses with overseas universities such as SP Jain Institute of Management in Singapore and Australia and New York University, which has opened a new campus in Abu Dhabi, for BBA.

“When we go to study abroad through such programmes, we are admitted due to the college brand name and receive many concessions,” said Saloni Kamgar, an HR College student.