Context:
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 is under examination by a Joint Parliamentary Committee. Several State governments and universities have raised concerns that the Bill could centralise higher education governance by replacing existing regulators with a single apex body and expanding the Union Government’s regulatory powers.
Explanation:
Education is a subject in the Concurrent List (42nd Constitutional Amendment, 1976), allowing both the Union and States to legislate.
- The VBSA Bill, 2025 proposes replacing the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) with a single apex regulator—Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan (VBSA).
- UGC regulates university standards and funding; AICTE regulates technical education; NCTE regulates teacher education.
- The Bill seeks to create a unified regulatory framework for higher education.
- Concerns include centralisation of powers, reduced State participation, possible impact on university autonomy, accreditation, fee regulation, and federal principles.
- The Bill is presently under scrutiny by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).
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