India, July 12 -- Proposed legislation seeks unified regulator replacing UGC, AICTE and NCTE under NEP reforms.

The Centre is likely to table the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, paving the way for what is being described as the most significant overhaul of India's higher education regulatory framework since Independence. Rooted in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the proposed legislation seeks to replace the existing multi-regulator system with a single Higher Education Commission designed to oversee higher education through a technology-driven and outcome-based governance model.The move comes after the 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), constitut...