Given below are two statements: in the context of NEP 2020:

Statement I: High performing Indian Universities will be encouraged to set up campuses in other countries.

Statement II: Selected universities from among the top 500 universities in the world will be facilitated to operate in India

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

The correct answer is: Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

To understand why, let us carefully analyse each statement in the context of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 of India.

Examining Statement I:
Statement I says — "High performing Indian Universities will be encouraged to set up campuses in other countries."

This statement is TRUE. NEP 2020 explicitly mentions that Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that perform well in national and global rankings will be encouraged and enabled to establish their campuses abroad. The vision behind this is to project India as a global knowledge superpower and to enable Indian universities to contribute to international education ecosystems. The policy promotes the idea of Indian education going global through such high-performing institutions.

Examining Statement II:
Statement II says — "Selected universities from among the top 500 universities in the world will be facilitated to operate in India."

This statement is FALSE. While NEP 2020 does allow top foreign universities to set up campuses in India, the specific criterion mentioned in the policy is the top 100 universities in the world — not the top 500. The policy clearly states that universities from among the top 100 universities globally will be facilitated to operate in India through a special legislative framework. Therefore, citing "top 500" is factually incorrect as per NEP 2020's provisions.

Summary of Analysis:
- Statement I → True ✔ (High-performing Indian universities can set up campuses abroad)
- Statement II → False ✘ (The threshold is top 100, not top 500, foreign universities allowed in India)

Hence, the correct option is: Statement I is true but Statement II is false.