The HRD Ministry has asked educationists, the general public and other stakeholders to give comments and suggestions before 5 pm on July 7 on the draft, which has been released on its website. The new Act is likely to be tabled in Parliament during the monsoon session, reported IANS. The draft of the HECI Act, 2018 is likely to repeal the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
"In a landmark decision, a draft Act for repeal of #UGC & setting up #HECI (Higher Education Commission of India) has been prepared," Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted.
Once the ministry finalises the HECI Act, it will move on to finalising changes in the AICTE Act.
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