New Delhi, April 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):India’s higher education regulators – University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) – have issued a joint advisory urging the students (presumably Kashmiris) not to enroll in any college or educational institution in Pakistan. The advisory says that such students will not be eligible to find a job or pursue higher education in India or Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

After warning the Indian and Kashmiri students against studying in China, this is the second such advisory the two bodies have released since last month. The joint advisory issued by AICTE Member Secretary and UGC Secretary on Friday read, “All concerned are advised not to travel to Pakistan for pursuing Higher Education.”

“Any Indian national/Overseas Citizen of India who intends to take admission in any degree college/educational institution of Pakistan shall not be eligible for seeking employment or higher studies in India on the basis of such educational qualifications (in any subject) acquired in Pakistan,” the advisory read.

It further said that “migrants and their children who have acquired higher education degrees in Pakistan and have been awarded citizenship by India would be eligible for seeking employment in India after obtaining Security Clearance from MHA.”

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