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Bill to set up single higher education regulator gets Cabinet nod
The bill merges UGC, AICTE, and NCTE functions into one regulator while excluding medical and law colleges; funding autonomy remains with the administrative ministry.
- On Friday, December 12, 2025, the Union Cabinet approved the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill to replace the University Grants Commission, AICTE and NCTE with a single regulator.
- National Education Policy 2020 recommended a single regulator to streamline higher education, while the Higher Education Commission of India draft bill, 2018, faced stakeholder resistance over centralisation.
- The commission is proposed to perform three major roles: regulation, accreditation, and setting professional standards, while medical and law colleges remain explicitly excluded and funding stays with the administrative ministry.
- Renewed efforts under Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan since July 2021 advanced the bill to implement NEP 2020, folding technical and teacher education oversight into distinct verticals, an official said.
- The legislation was earlier christened the Higher Education Commission of India , while existing regulators University Grants Commission , All India Council for Technical Education and National Council for Teacher Education oversee distinct sectors, and past drafts reflect ongoing stakeholder debate over centralisation.
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What is Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill? To replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE
Indian higher education is about to get a major overhaul as the Union Cabinet has cleared a landmark bill to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). The proposed legislation which was earlier christened the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill has now been named Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill. "The bill to set up…
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Bill to Set Up Single Higher Education Regulator Gets Cabinet Nod
Medical and law colleges will not be brought under its ambit. Funding, which is seen as the fourth vertical, is not proposed to be under the regulator so far. The autonomy for funding is proposed to be with the administrative ministry.
·Hyderabad, India
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