India, May 11 -- The higher technical education department clarified that it has not taken any decision to immediately convert aided colleges into private universities and that an expert committee headed by educationist Bhushan Patwardhan was recently constituted only to prepare a comprehensive policy framework on the issue. The clarification comes after reports published on some platforms on May 8 created confusion and raised concerns regarding a government resolution (GR) issued by the higher and technical education department on April 28.

Higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil said, "The primary objective behind forming the committee is to prevent commercialisation and profiteering in the education sector while prot...