'This is a conspiracy to deprive Dalits and economically weaker strata of higher education'
Two vice-chancellors as members in the 14-member commission could be from private universities
The goal of HECI will be to 'promote the autonomy of higher educational institutions' and also to regulate academic standards
The government for a while, has been planning a single regulator for technical education, national council teachers training and UGC
Prakash Javadekar appealed to stakeholders to send their recommendations on the Act by July 7
UGC believes this step will help in introducing uniformity and transparency across the system
NAAC is established by the UGC to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country
In a list of 22 fake universities in the country, UP figures as the state with the most such varsities
The statutory body received many complaints about the delay on the part of the varsities in awarding degrees