IITs, IIMs push back against VBSA norms

Institutes of National Importance, including IITs and IIMs, are opposing the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, citing concerns over institutional autonomy. They argue that the centralizing nature of the new regulatory body threatens their academic and research independence.
Institutes of National Importance (INIs), including IITs and IIMs, have pushed back against the Centre’s Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, asking to be exempted from many provisions of the Bill that intends to overhaul India’s higher education regulatory framework.
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