Learn languages naturally with fresh, real content!

tap to translate recording

Explore By Region

flag India's Congress party opposes the 2025 VBSA Bill, citing centralization of higher education control, threats to academic autonomy, and lack of state consultation.

flag The Congress party has sharply criticized India's proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, calling it a constitutional overreach that centralizes control over higher education without consulting states. flag The bill, which aims to merge key regulatory bodies like UGC and AICTE into a single commission, is accused of undermining academic autonomy, particularly for Institutes of National Importance like IITs and IIMs. flag Congress leaders argue it violates federal principles, shifts grant-making power to a politically controlled ministry, replaces academic leadership with bureaucrats, and grants broad, undefined regulatory authority without requiring consultation with universities. flag They also highlight severe staffing shortages in existing bodies, raising concerns about governance capacity. flag The bill is under review by a parliamentary panel, but the government has not clarified how funding will be managed or how states will be involved.

8 Articles