The Commission is proposed to be set up as a single higher education regulator, but medical and law colleges will not be brought under its ambit. (Photo by Muhammad Shakir on Unsplash) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

A bill to set up a higher education regulator which will replace bodies such as the UGC and AICTE, was approved by the Union Cabinet on Friday, officials said.

The proposed legislation which was earlier christened the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill has now been named Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.

The single higher education regulator which 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 Nati

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