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Back to EpisodesThePrintExplainers: New Higher Education Bill Sparks Debate: What is Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan & concerns over it
Episode 9012
Published 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in Parliament, proposing a major overhaul of India’s higher education system. The Bill seeks to replace existing regulators with a single commission and three councils to streamline regulation, improve quality, and enforce standards, while also granting the Centre significant oversight powers. ThePrint’s Fareeha Iftikhar explains.