Tag: Education

Section 26 seeks to define minimum standards Clause (f) that apply to a tiny rural college and a massive metropolitan university alike.

Section 26 seeks to define minimum standards Clause (f) that apply to a tiny rural college and a massive metropolitan university alike.

29.1 Bare Act Provision 26. Power to make regulations.— (1) The Commission 1[may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations] consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder,— (a) regulating the meetings of the Commission and the procedure for conducting business thereat; (b) regulating the manner in which and the purposes for which […]

29.1 Bare Act Provision 26. Power to make regulations.— (1) The Commission 1[may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations] consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder,— (a) regulating the meetings of the Commission and the procedure for conducting business thereat; (b) regulating the manner in which and the purposes for which […]

In a digital, real-time economy, these rules are an obstacle to transparency. The colonial era policy of Rule-by-Gazette is being replaced by Rule-by-Algorithm and Open Disclosure, rendering the rigid, slow-moving machinery of Section 25 a relic of the past.

In a digital, real-time economy, these rules are an obstacle to transparency. The colonial era policy of Rule-by-Gazette is being replaced by Rule-by-Algorithm and Open Disclosure, rendering the rigid, slow-moving machinery of Section 25 a relic of the past.

The fine mentioned in the original 1956 Act (Rs. 1,000) was a significant sum in the colonial-era economy but is a joke in 2026.

The fine mentioned in the original 1956 Act (Rs. 1,000) was a significant sum in the colonial-era economy but is a joke in 2026.

Every year, the UGC publishes a list of Fake Universities violating Section 23. The fact that this list grows annually proves that the Prohibition model of 1956 is failing to deter modern commercial education.

Every year, the UGC publishes a list of Fake Universities violating Section 23. The fact that this list grows annually proves that the Prohibition model of 1956 is failing to deter modern commercial education.