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Last Updated:December 04, 2025, 5:51 PM IST As the government pushes the HECI Bill 2025, News18 spoke to top academics to understand its potential impact on universities and the future of higher education regulation. The HECI Bill 2025 proposes replacing UGC, AICTE and NCTE with a single higher-education regulator. As the government moves to overhaul…
Last Updated:November 26, 2025, 10:55 IST In a conversation with News18, former UGC Chairman Prof Jagadesh Kumar explains how HECI will replace UGC, AICTE and NCTE, reshape regulation and support autonomy. Prof Jagadesh Kumar tells News18 that NEP 2020 and HECI will strengthen academic independence and support innovation in universities. As the government prepares to…
Last Updated:November 24, 2025, 10:06 IST Parliament is set to take up the HECI Bill to form a single higher education regulator replacing UGC, AICTE and NCTE, aiming to streamline oversight and improve governance. HECI Bill to be tabled in Parliament to create a single higher education regulator replacing UGC, AICTE and NCTE. A proposal…
Last Updated:October 31, 2025, 6:32 PM IST According to the finance department, the DA rate for teaching staff under these schemes, who moved to the revised scale from January 2016 or later, will rise from 42% to 46%. The increased DA will be paid with the salary for October 2025, Kerala govt stated. (Representative/File Photo)…
Last Updated:October 24, 2025, 09:59 IST AICTE has warned higher education institutions across India not to deny admission to students who completed their schooling through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). AICTE warns colleges not to deny admission to students with NIOS qualifications. (Representative/File) The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has issued…
Last Updated:October 18, 2025, 3:51 PM IST CMAT 2026 Application: Students can use their CMAT scores to apply for MBA or PGDM courses at AICTE-approved institutions and universities. Applications for the CMAT 2026 exam will be accepted until November 17, 2025. (Representative/File Photo) The National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened the registration window for the…
Last Updated:November 26, 2024, 11:51 IST According to the addendum, in all technical programmes, institutions may avail the services of ‘Professor of Practice’ (with rich industry experience) for teaching students against the faculty strength. AICTE member secretary Rajive Kumar said that one of the important changes brought this year is allowing 20 per cent of…
Last Updated:November 07, 2024, 1:17 PM IST The initiative will initially benefit more than 22 lakh students across 860 qualifying institutions and will bring about a transformative change in how students approach higher education funding in India. Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE (Image: aicte-india.org) The approval of the PM Vidyalaxmi scheme by the Union Cabinet,…