New Delhi, August 26, 2025 – Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has called upon the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to lead India’s march towards an Atmanirbhar and Samriddha Bharat, stressing that the premier institutes must go beyond incremental progress to achieve a “quantum jump” in innovation, self-reliance, and inclusive growth. Chairing the 56th meeting
In a landmark move, the Government of India is gearing up to overhaul the way higher education is regulated across the country. A new bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha proposing the creation of a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) — a single, powerful body that would replace three major regulatory authorities:
Chief Minister MK Stalin announced that Tamil Nadu will not implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, citing concerns that go beyond the imposition of language. He stated that the policy would drive students away from education. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, has announced that the state will not adopt the National
According to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, NTA would stop holding recruitment exams in 2025. In response to claims of irregularities in the NEET-UG exam, the panel was established. The National Testing Agency (NTA) should be completely restructured with an emphasis on administering admission exams, according to the recommendations of the government-appointed council on exam changes.
