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End of UGC, 2 board exams and global campuses: How education in India changed in 2025
January 01, 2026 3:25 pm
In 2025, India's education sector underwent major reforms, including the approval of foreign university campuses and the establishment of IITs and IIMs abroad, driving the globalisation of higher education.
What Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill proposes: Single higher education body, simpler regulatory system
December 23, 2025 12:59 pm
While Opposition MPs have called the Bill an “excessive centralisation of higher education”, educationists have said that it provides for structure, and its impact will depend on details that are yet to be worked out.
Council replacing UGC, AICTE, NCTE lacks funding power, gives more teeth to penalties
December 16, 2025 7:36 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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
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