The Union Cabinet has approved a bill to establish a single higher education regulator that will replace existing bodies such as the UGC and AICTE. Initially named the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, it is now called the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.

This new regulatory body, proposed in the National Education Policy (NEP), aims to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

The new commission will oversee regulation, accreditation, and setting professional standards, but medical and law colleges will not fall under its purview. Funding, considered a fourth vertical, will remain with the administrative ministry.

“The bill to set up Viksit Bharat Shi

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