New set-up of a single authority mooted for integrating all higher education institutions
Posted on: 07/Jun/2017 5:08:41 PM
The central government has planned to streamline and integrate all higher institutions on Arts, Science, Engineering, etc. by setting up a single authority in place of UGC (University Grants Commission) and AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education).
This may be known as the Higher Education Empowerment regulation Agency`. The central government has been discussing with Niti Aayog regarding this. Niti Aayog and the ministry of human welfare development officials have earnestly started drafting the detailed rules and regulations and laws.
If there are several agencies for controlling educational institutions, it will lead to excessive rules and regulations. This will affect the autonomous functioning of the institutions.
According to the the ministry of human welfare development circles, the central government has decided on this after giving due consideration to the above important aspect to bring all the institutions Technical and Arts and Science under a single authority.
It may be recalled that several high level education committees have strongly recommended earlier that it is advisable to have a single national authority for this.
