Security rationale behind no to Pakistan undergrad degrees: Experts

Consultants believe such advisories are meant to alert Indian students so that they won't land up with degrees that are incompatible with Indian regulations

A joint statement issued on Friday by Indian higher education regulatory bodies that advised college students against enrolling in Pakistan was dictated by security concerns, according to consultants.

It differs from a similar cautioning earlier of Indian students against studying in China and Ukraine for medical programmes, they added.

The statement by University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) making employment and higher studies ineligible for Indians, who have degrees from Pakistani institutions, also plugs a route to repatriation for some.

“Any Indian national/overseas citizen of India who intends to take admission in any degree college/educational institution of