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| 6 opposition-ruled states demand roll back of UGC draft rules | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Feb 5: Hitting out at the Centre over the draft University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations, the Congress on Wednesday said the justification that the rules have been updated for compliance with the National Education Policy does not withstand scrutiny and must be rolled back. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the State Higher Education Ministers Conclave was hosted in Bengaluru by Karnataka minister M C Sudhakar with six ministers or their representatives from Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand (all-opposition ruled states) adopting a 15-point resolution on the UGC's "draconian" draft Regulations, 2025. "The constitutional principle of federalism is sacrosanct and the quality of higher education should be one of the ultimate endeavours of the Ministry of Education. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 does not prevail over either and the justification that the rules have been updated for compliance with the NEP 2020 does not withstand scrutiny," he said. These draft regulations must be rolled back immediately, Ramesh asserted. The Conclave was organised by the Department of Higher Education, government of Karnataka on Wednesday to discuss the various provisions of the draft University Grants Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education Regulations, 2025 and Grading of Higher Education Institutions based on implementation of NEP 2020.
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