The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, which subsumes the UGC, AICTE, and NCTE, is being touted as a reform that would ensure quality, accountability and global competitiveness. However, a thorough analysis of the Bill indicates that it is an intensely centralising framework which is going to be not just a threat to federalism, institutional autonomy, and academic freedom but also to the interests of students.
Education in India is on the concurrent list. Therefore, any reform in this sector warrants the meaningful participation of both the Union and the States. While the new Bill claims to ensure coordination and standards, it practically centralises authority in the Union Government.
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