US EditionCouncil Replacing UGC, AICTE, NCTE Lacks Funding Power, Gives More Teeth to Penalties: Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025
The 2025 Bill aims to simplify higher education regulation by merging UGC, AICTE, and NCTE into one commission with three councils, imposing penalties up to ₹2 crore.
- On Monday, the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha, establishing a commission to coordinate three councils while the government said it could be referred to a joint committee.
- Facing criticism over overlapping regulators, the Bill seeks to simplify approvals and inspections by addressing multiple statutory regulatory bodies causing over‑regulation in higher educational institutions, aligning with National Education Policy, 2020's vision.
- The commission will be headed by a President-appointed chairperson and a council of up to 12 members, including presidents of the three councils, who each lead 14-member councils with presidents appointed initially for three years.
- If enacted, the Bill repeals the University Grants Commission, All India Council for Technical Education and National Council for Teacher Education, raises penalties to Rs 10 lakh–2 crore, and transfers staff to the new commission and councils covering central universities and institutes of national importance.
- The Regulatory Council will require institutions to provide full public self‑disclosure online and offline, the commission will plan roadmaps for multidisciplinary research hubs and integrate Bharatiya knowledge, and the Bill omits state higher education councils while limiting the Council of Architecture to a non‑regulatory role.
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