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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicHigher education

Topic: higher education

Recognition, funding, autonomy. Educationists divided over single higher education regulator Bill

Vikshit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill proposes setting up an overarching higher education commission along with 3 councils for regulation, accreditation & standards of universities.

Dharmendra Pradhan defends higher education overhaul Bill—‘no threat to autonomy of states’

Union Minister’s remarks come after Oppn parties raise concerns about ‘excessive centralisation’ of higher education in India. Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill referred to JPC.

Centre’s higher education overhaul Bill, slammed by Oppn as ‘excessive centralisation’, may head to JPC

Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha, opposition MPs see it as 'attack on federalism and autonomy' and attempt 'to impose Hindi' through the name.

Cabinet clears Bill to merge UGC, AICTE & NCTE; likely to be introduced in Parliament next week

Higher Education Commission of India Bill will establish a sole authority for coordinating & determining standards in higher education, research, and scientific & technical institutions.

Dip in education loan accounts amid rise in credit—House panel flags higher borrowing, low accessibility

High borrowing may reflect rising education costs, says panel, suggesting better outreach to schools, using regional languages, & ensuring every institution has loan facilitation centres.

Why did Haryana’s brightest fail HPSC’s assistant professor exams? An evaluation or education debate

Angry job aspirants are protesting after only 151 cleared the subject knowledge test for English assistant professor posts in Haryana colleges, when 613 vacancies were up for grabs.

Higher education regulator with ‘power to penalise’. What UGC, AICTE, NCTE merger could look like

5 yrs after NEP 2020, Centre to move bill to establish HECI as sole authority for coordinating & determining standards in higher education, research, and scientific & technical institutions.

House panel endorses govt-funded quotas for SCs, STs, OBCs in pvt higher education institutions

Parliamentary panel noted in its report that, as per data from Dept of Higher Education, private HEIs reportedly have 40 percent OBC, 14.9 percent SC, and 5 percent ST students.

UChicago’s South Asian language programme now risks major cutbacks. Scholars raise alarm

Dean of the university’s Arts and Humanities Division had asked for recommendations on ‘structural cuts’. This comes in the backdrop of reports of “substantial restructuring” under the Trump administration.

Who is the Indian university really for? Delhi scholars critique NEP’s gaps

Debaditya Bhattacharya's book launch in Delhi sparked a timely discussion on the state of higher education in India. Scholars Zoya Hasan, Simona Sawhney, and Tanika Sarkar were part of the panel.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.