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Around 80% of OBC professor positions remain vacant in central universities. Out of 2,537 sanctioned posts, just 423 (16.67 %) are filled by OBC, P Wilson said during zero hour session in the Rajya Sabha.
Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025 will bring a new ranking framework for HEIs, and students will be an integral part in the ranking and assessment process.
Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill will create a commission, led by a chairperson, to oversee regulation, accreditation and the setting of learning standards.
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.
