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VBSA Bill 2025 abuses law, breaches federal structure, alleges opposition; says it undermines states and university autonomy, imposes Hindi in nomenclature
The VBSA Bill 2025 seeks to overhaul higher education regulation by introducing a single higher education regulator to replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE.
FEDCUTA said several provisions in the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill contradict government's claims of empowering institutions and promoting excellence.
Unlike UGC, VBSA can recommend schemes, not fund; unlike NAAC, accreditation may be by empanelled agency. What the bill to replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE says
The bill, earlier known as the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, has replaced educational bodies such as UGC, AICTE, and NCTE with a single regulatory structure - HECI.
Cabinet has cleared the HECI Bill, renamed Viksit Bharat Sikhsha Adhikshan bill. Accreditation will be a key function of the new regulator which replaces NCTE, UGC, AICTE
The new law is aimed at replacing the UGC, AICTE and NCTE with a single regulatory authority for higher education in India.
Parliamentary committee on health and family welfare’s reports also raise fee issue, push for capping of MBBS seats
The private member's Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha proposes strict penalties for non-bailable offences, mandatory FIR, and up to 10 years in jail for grievous assaults.
HECI Bill, which seeks to repeal the UGC, AICTE, and NCTE Acts and create a single regulatory authority, will have far-reaching effects on higher education system, MP writes to minister
