India, April 25 -- In a bid to curb fraud in overseas education admissions, the state's Higher and Technical Education Department plans to launch a centralised system to guide students applying to top global universities through the Admissions Regulating Authority (ARA) portal.

The move follows several cases of students being duped by agents promising admissions to foreign universities. Under the proposal, the ARA website will feature a dedicated section providing verified information on the world's top 500 universities, as ranked by the QS World University Rankings.

A senior official said the portal will offer end-to-end details, including course options, admission procedures, eligibility criteria and required documentation. "The idea ...