VSBA bill panel meeting: Higher edu institutes call for autonomy
Top higher education institutions in India are advocating for amendments to the VBSA Bill, 2025, to enhance institutional autonomy and state representation. They expressed concerns that certain provisions could undermine the independence of the proposed regulatory body. The institutions are calling for a phased implementation and stricter safeguards to prevent potential regulatory conflicts and ensure equitable access to education.
- ▪Higher education institutions urged lawmakers to amend the VBSA Bill, 2025, for greater autonomy and state representation.
- ▪BHU warned that provisions allowing the Centre to issue binding directions could compromise the regulator's independence.
- ▪The institutions proposed a phased rollout of the Bill and emphasized the need for permanent state representation on regulatory councils.
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VSBA bill panel meeting: Higher edu institutes call for autonomyTop universities urged lawmakers to amend the VBSA Bill, 2025, for autonomy, state representation, and phased rollout, warning of potential regulatory issues.Published on: May 26, 2026 5:30 AM ISTBy Saubhadra Chatterji, Sanjay Maurya, New DelhiShare viaCopy link Top higher education institutions on Monday urged the Parliamentary panel examining the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, to strengthen safeguards for institutional autonomy, widen state representation and adopt a phased rollout, warning that some provisions could effectively “subordinate the regulator to the executive” and trigger Centre-state friction, people aware of the matter said.VSBA bill panel meeting: Higher edu institutes call for…
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