UGC Starts Determining Equivalence of Foreign Academic Degrees

With the University Grants Commission (UGC) getting responsibility of determining the equivalence of foreign academic degrees, it has, in the first phase, conducted equivalence of 30 graduates’ degree earned from abroad. Earlier, the Tribhuvan University (TU) was responsible for carrying out this work.

UGC’s newly appointed chair Prof Dr Khadga Bahadur KC informed he assumed the office on August 7 and the determination of equivalency began on August 10. A new working procedures of the UGC has also reached the endorsement phase.

However, due to absence of experts, it has hired human resources from the TU on deputation for the equivalence. Chair KC said that the new procedure would be finalized once the appointments on the posts of the UGC members are fulfilled.

The proposed procedures incorporate the provision about the formation of an Equivalence Determination Committee under the chairmanship of the UGC’s secretary.

UGC opened online applications for equivalence on July 17. Earlier, the work of settling equivalence of higher education was being handled by the Curriculum Development Centre under the Office of the Rector of Tribhuvan University.

UGC was awarded the authority to determine the equality of academic degrees obtained from foreign universities or similar educational institutions by amending the ‘University Grants Commission Act, 2050’ through the ‘Act to Amend Some of Nepal Acts, 2082’. (RSS)