♦ The Union Cabinet cleared the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill on 12 December 2025. The bill paving the way for a major overhaul of higher education regulation and giving legislative shape to a key commitment of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. 

♦ The proposed law seeks to establish a single overarching authority for higher education, replacing legacy regulators such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). Medical and legal education will remain outside its ambit, it is learnt. The Bill is likely to be placed before the Parliament in the current session.

♦ The proposed legislation was earlier named as Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill is now called the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill.