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New Delhi: The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which seeks to overhaul higher education in India, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday (December 15). While Opposition members raised objections to the bill at the introduction stage and accused the Union government of overcentralising education through the proposed legislation – which was also criticised for its Hindi nomenclature – the bill was ultimately sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee.

The bill seeks to repeal the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 and the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993. The bill seeks to set up an apex umbrella body called the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan that will provide direction for comprehensive and holistic growth of higher education, along with three councils for regulation, accreditation and ensuring academic standards for universities and higher education institutions (HEI) in India. These will be the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Viniyaman Parishad (the regulatory council), the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Gunvatta Parishad (the accreditation council) and the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Manak Parishad (the standards council).

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