Medical and law colleges will not be brought under its ambit. Funding, which is seen as the fourth vertical, is not proposed to be under the regulator so far. The autonomy for funding is proposed to be with the administrative ministry.

xNEW DELHI: A Bill to set up a higher education regulator was approved by the Union Cabinet on Friday, officials said. The single higher education regulator was proposed in the new National Education Policy (NEP), looks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

Medical and law colleges will not be brought under its ambit. Funding, which is seen as the fourth vertical, is not proposed to be under the regulator so far. The autonomy for fundi

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