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Minister: Draft UGC norms will enhance academic standards
Hindustan Times Punjab
|March 13, 2025
The draft University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations proposed by the higher education regulator in January allowing industry experts, public policy administrators to be eligible for appointment as vice-chancellors, will "enhance" instead of diluting academic standards, Union minister of state (MoS) education Sukanta Majumdar told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI:
In a written response to a question on the draft regulations, Majumdar said the draft UGC norms expand leadership while ensuring strategic, academic, and governance expertise.
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