Gangtok, June 29 -- The Government of Sikkim has formally established the Sikkim Private Universities Regulatory Commission (SPURC), a new statutory body mandated to oversee the performance and regulatory compliance of all private universities operating in the state.

The commission has been constituted under Section 7(1) of the Sikkim Private Universities (Establishment & Regulation) Act, 2025, which was notified through the Sikkim Government Gazette No. 01 dated January 6, 2026. The official notification, bearing No. 64/Home/2026 and dated June 26, 2026, was issued by Chief Secretary R. Telang, IAS, on behalf of the Governor of Sikkim.

The SPURC has been established with the primary mandate of monitoring compliance with all statutory p...