Higher Education Commission Of India

Tamil Nadu govt assures Opposition of protecting state's interest as Centre plans to replace UGC with HECI

The HRD ministry had last week proposed to replace the apex higher education regulator UGC with the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) by repealing the UGC Act, 1951

Centre to scrap UGC: Academicians slam move, say it will increase govt interference in higher education

The HRD Ministry had announced its decision to replace the UGC with the Higher Education Commission of India by repealing the UGC Act, 1951.

Centre for 'more autonomy' in learning institutes, to replace UGC with Higher Education Commission of India

The proposed Higher Education Commission of India would focus solely on academic matters and monetary grants would be under the purview of the ministry, according to the draft.