Six non-BJP ruled states seek immediate withdrawal of UGC draft regulations
Higher Education Ministers, representing six non-BJP ruled states on Wednesday demanded that the Centre should immediately withdraw the UGC draft regulations citing various 'flaws'. On the invitation of Karnataka, State Education Ministers of Kerala (R Bindu), Tamil Nadu (Govi Cheziaan) and Himachal Pradesh (Rohit Thakur) participated, while Telangana was represented by IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu and Jharkhand by MLA Sudivya Kumar in the one-day conclave held in Bengaluru.
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Addressing journalists after the event, Karnataka Higher Education Minister M C Sudhakar said it was also decided unanimously that UGC must engage in a collaborative consultative process with all the states when framing these regulations.
Many states, including the allies of the BJP, have pointed out the various 'flaws' in the draft of the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualification for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025, said Sudhakar.
«For instance, to become a Vice-Chancellor, one is eligible after 24 years of service and shouldering various responsibilities. But here in this draft, they say a person with managerial or industry experience of just 10 years can also be considered to be a Vice-Chancellor, which is not right,» claimed Sudhakar.
Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister Cheziaan said the draft, allowing students to join and withdraw as they
