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The regulatory body that the bill will create subsumes the functions of the UGC, AICTE and NCTE (Image via official sources)

Council replacing UGC, AICTE, NCTE lacks funding power, gives more teeth to penalties: Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025

December 15, 2025 7:59 pm

Even though it does not give the regulatory council the power to regulate fees in higher education institutions, the Bill, likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing session, empowers the body to impose penalties for violations – ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 2 crore.

According to the ECI, 58,17,851 forms (7.59% of the electoral roll) remained uncollectable after December 11, mainly due to deaths, migration and untraceable voters.

UGC, AICTE, NCTE to be replaced with single higher-education commission, Union Cabinet clears bill

December 15, 2025 3:37 pm

Earlier known as the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill and has now been renamed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.

There have been cases of students enrolled in coaching institutes ending their lives in recent years due to study pressure (Representative Image-AI Generated)

Parliamentary panel to review surge in coaching centres, student stress and impact of tech in education

November 25, 2025 9:16 am

The Ministry of Education had earlier this year set up a nine-member panel to examine issues relating to coaching and the emergence of "dummy schools" besides the effectiveness and fairness of entrance examinations.

Parliament to take up bill replacing UGC, AICTE, NCTE with single regulator

November 24, 2025 9:25 am

While the UGC oversees non-technical higher education, the AICTE oversees technical education, and the NCTE is the regulatory body for teachers' education.

The accused had approached the court seeking bail in a case registered under Sections 132(1)(b), 132(1)(C), 132(1)(i) of CGST Act, 2017.

Allahabad High Court backs govt rule on minimum qualifications for assistant teachers

November 05, 2025 10:02 am

The writ petition was allowed by a single judge of the court who quashed clause 4 of the government order and directed the state appellants to permit the respondents to participate in the admission process for the training course.

Earlier this year, NCTE issued draft regulations that lay down norms and standards for teacher education programmes

'A short-sighted approach': Parliamentary panel recommends BElEd programme's continuation

August 13, 2025 9:42 am

The parliamentary panel has recommended that NCTE address the limitations of the BElEd programme, leverage the “established history and expertise” instead of scrapping it.

New schools mostly start with elementary levels and the B.El.Ed. graduates with their subject expertise and leadership acumen can fulfil the demands of the ever-increasing need for teachers.

Teacher education in India needs much more than a one-size-fits-all formula

April 28, 2025 2:02 pm

NCTE should reintroduce and promote the B.El.Ed programme to train teachers. It should also encourage teacher education institutions to come up with their own curriculum

Maharashtra: Four-year BA/BSc-BEd course to be replaced with integrated program from coming academic year

March 11, 2025 8:56 am

According to the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, candidates aspiring for admission to ITEP will now be required to appear for the national level entrance test conducted by the NTA.