JNU, AMU get full autonomy: Govt gives 60 institutes freedom to fix courses

They can also offer higher salaries - more than what the pay commission recommends - to attract academics from abroad

The Union government on Tuesday gave autonomy to 60 institutes of higher education such as Jawaharlal Nehru University, Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University, which have maintained a high standard of academic excellence.

Institutions that were given full autonomy will not need permission of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to start a course, fix course fees, set up a new department or open offline campuses. These will also be free to have collaboration with foreign counterparts, hire foreign faculty, and admit students from abroad. 

They can also offer higher salaries — more than what the pay commission recommends — to attract