PATNA, June 26 -- After nearly a dozen amendments since 2005, Bihar will now have a new Act for the Bihar state universities incorporating the best practises of other states and central universities. This was decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Governor-cum-Chancellor Lieutenant General (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain on Friday to review new initiatives for improvement in the higher education sphere.

Chief minister Samrat Chaudhary and higher education minister Sanjay Singh Tiger were also present in the meeting with senior officials.

The meeting focused on making the regulatory framework of higher education simple, transparent and contemporary and underlined the need for a comprehensive proposal after studying the Acts and best practice...