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Education & exams

Entrance exams, paper leaks, universities, curricula and who regulates them.

Reaches 🎓 Education & exams 1⚖️ Rights & safety 1🏭 Running a business 1
+71% vs prior 6 mo
11actions in 18 months
1ministries recently
1/1recent actions confirmed

Why is this heating up?

Over the last 3 months, government activity on this topic averaged 1.0 weighted points a month — +71% compared with the 6 months before that (0.6/month). 1 different ministries acted on it recently.

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Signal interpretation. Activity rose because Education took 1 separate actions within 2026-07.

  1. ~28 Jul Law passed Paper leaks just became a much bigger crime. ✓
For you
  • StudentTougher penalties and faster probes for cheating in NEET, UPSC and other public exams — protects honest candidates.
  • Founder / small businessCoaching and exam-services businesses face new liability.

Nothing specific for this persona in the recent actions.

What this does not mean
  • The rise rests on just 1 action(s). One or two documents can swing this number. Read it as "worth watching", not "reform is accelerating".
  • The percentage is from a very low base (0.6 weighted points a month), so it exaggerates; we cap it at +300%.
  • Activity is not importance. A topic with three high-stakes actions can matter more than one with ten routine ones.

What would make this signal fade: If the next monthly review records no further action on these instruments, the label returns to Steady — the rise rests on 1 actions.

Why confidence is Low
  • 11 tagged actions across 18 months
  • 1 in the last 3 months, spread over 1 month(s)
  • 1 ministries active recently
  • 1 of 1 recent actions independently reported (PIB, News On AIR, The Hindu)

Connected topics: Law, courts & policing

Local AI policy notes

No current, approved local-model note. Drafts require source review before publication. This is separate from Citizen's Corner; no public opinions are inferred from policy records.

Evidence, month by month

Every action PRS recorded on this topic, newest month first. Open a month to read what changed.

Jul 2026 · 1 actions
  • Law passed ×3.0Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓⚖️🏭
    Paper leaks just became a much bigger crime.Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026

    The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 27, 2026.

    • StudentTougher penalties and faster probes for cheating in NEET, UPSC and other public exams — protects honest candidates.
    • Founder / small businessCoaching and exam-services businesses face new liability.
    PRS review Also reported by: PIB, News On AIR, The Hindu
Jan 2026 · 2 actions
  • Court ruling ×1.5Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓⚖️
    UGC's equity regulations for campuses — released, then stayed by the Supreme Court.UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 released; SC orders stay

    The University Grants Commission (UGC) released the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.

    • StudentRules against caste and other discrimination on campus are in legal limbo; watch the court.
    PRS review Also reported by: New Indian Express, LiveLaw, SCC Online, Times of India
  • Rules notified ×2.0Education🎓🩺
    Every college must now have a mental health policy — UGC says so.UGC guidelines on Uniform Policy on Mental Health and Well-Being for Higher Educational Institutions circulated

    The UGC released guidelines on the Uniform Policy on Mental Health and Well-Being for Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs).

    • StudentCounselling access, anti-ragging links and well-being cells become a requirement you can demand.
    PRS review
Dec 2025 · 3 actions
  • Committee report ×1.2Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓
    Parliament's committee audited NTA, NAAC and UGC.Standing Committee submits report on autonomous bodies in higher education

    The Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports (Chair: Mr. Digvijaya Singh) submitted its report on ‘Review of Autonomous Bodies and Institutions- NTA, NAAC, Draft UGC regulations, ICHR, ICPR, ICSSR, IIAS (Shimla)…

    • StudentThe bodies that run your exams and rank your college got a report card.
    PRS review · source 1 Also reported by: PIB, Times of India
  • Bill introduced ×2.0Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓
    A single regulator for all of higher education — the Bill is in.The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha

    The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 was introduced in Lok Sabha. It seeks to establish a regulatory body for higher education.

    • StudentUGC, AICTE and NCTE would merge; degree recognition, fees and standards would change hands.
    PRS review · source 1 Also reported by: The Wire, Times of India
  • Committee report ×1.2Education💰🎓
    Education loans: Parliament's committee says the schemes need fixing.Standing Committee submits report on schemes for education loans

    The Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports (Chair: Mr. Digvijaya Singh) submitted its report on the “Review of Schemes for Education Loan and Financial Accessibility in Higher Education”.

    • StudentInterest subsidy, collateral-free limits and processing delays are all on the table.
    PRS review · source 1 Also reported by: Economic Times
Sep 2025 · 1 actions
  • Rules notified ×2.0Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓
    Anganwadis to sit inside primary schools.Guidelines released on co-location of anganwadi centres with schools

    The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Women and Child Development jointly released guidelines for co-location of anganwadi centres with schools.

    • StudentEarly-childhood care linked to schooling — relevant for families with small children.
    PRS review Also reported by: PIB, DD News, Economic Times, ANI
Aug 2025 · 2 actions
  • Open for comment ×1.5Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓
    UGC's new undergraduate curriculum framework — open for comment.UGC invites comments on the draft learning outcome-based curriculum framework for undergraduate courses

    The University Grants Commission (UGC) released the draft learning outcome-based curriculum framework for undergraduate courses.

    • StudentLearning-outcome based courses reshape what your degree covers.
    PRS review Also reported by: The Hindu, Indian Express, ThePrint
  • Committee report ×1.2Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓
    Reservation in higher education: Parliament's committee reviewed how Article 15(5) works.Standing Committee on Education submits report on reservation in higher education

    The Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports (Chair: Mr. Digvijaya Singh) submitted its report on the ‘ Implementation of Article 15(5) of Indian Constitution regarding special provision for reservation to…

    • StudentOBC/SC/ST reservation implementation in colleges got scrutiny.
    PRS review · source 1 Also reported by: The Hindu, ThePrint, WION, The Wire
Apr 2025 · 2 actions
  • Rules notified ×2.0Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓
    UGC's new degree rules: flexible entry, two degrees at once.UGC notifies regulations for changes in higher education

    The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified the UGC (Minimum Standards of Instruction for the Grant of Undergraduate Degree and Postgraduate Degree) Regulations, 2025.

    • StudentMinimum standards for UG and PG degrees changed — duration, multiple entry-exit.
    PRS review Also reported by: Indian Express, The Hindu
  • Law passed ×3.0Education✓ Independently confirmed🎓
    A national cooperative university — IRMA becomes Tribhuvan Sahkari University.Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 passed

    The Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 was passed by Parliament. The Bill establishes the Institute of Rural Management Anand, Gujarat (IRMA) as the Tribhuvan Sahkari University.

    • StudentNew degrees and research in cooperatives and rural management.
    PRS review · source 1 Also reported by: News On AIR, Economic Times, The Hindu, Business Standard
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Update
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In the states

Bills introduced in state legislatures on this topic, from PRS's state Bill list. Listed by year (PRS records the year, not the month), so this layer sits beside the momentum score rather than inside it.

84 2026109 2025 Uttar Pradesh 27Assam 23Maharashtra 20Sikkim 13Tripura 10Andhra Pradesh 10Kerala 9Bihar 7Chhattisgarh 7Meghalaya 7Rajasthan 7Tamil Nadu 7Goa 6West Bengal 5Punjab 5Madhya Pradesh 4Odisha 4Telangana 4Haryana 3Himachal Pradesh 3Karnataka 3Uttarakhand 3Gujarat 1Jammu and Kashmir 1Mizoram 1Delhi 1Jharkhand 1Puducherry 1
  • Tripura2026Sri Sri University, Tripura Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Third Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • West Bengal2026The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • West Bengal2026The West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2026Sri Venkateswara Vedic University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2026The Andhra Pradesh Private Skills Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
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  • Andhra Pradesh2026The Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2026The Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2026The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2026The North Lakhimpur University (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2026The North Lakhimpur University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2026The Majuli University of Culture (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2026The Assam State Higher Education Council Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Bihar2026Shaheed Jubba Sahni University of Architecture & Civil Engineering Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Bihar2026The Bihar Engineering University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Bihar2026Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Bihar2026The Bihar Specialized Universities Act, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Bihar2026The Bihar Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Chhattisgarh2026The Chhattisgarh (Prevention of Unfair Means in Public Recruitment and Professional Examinations) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Chhattisgarh2026The Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Goa2026The Goa School Education (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Goa2026The Goa Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Goa2026The GIM University Bill 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Gujarat2026The Gujarat Agricultural Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Haryana2026The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Himachal Pradesh2026The Himachal Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Jammu and Kashmir2026The Jammu and Kashmir Private Universities Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Madhya Pradesh2026The Madhya Pradesh Private University (Establishment and Operation) Amendment Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Madhya Pradesh2026The Madhya Pradesh Dhanvantari Health University Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Madhya Pradesh2026The Madhya Pradesh Medical University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Private Skills Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Third Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Public Universities (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Private Skills Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Public Universities (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Private Skills Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Third Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra COEP Technological University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Public Universities (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Self-financed Schools (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Private Universities (Establisment and Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Private Skills Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Public Universities (Third Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Public Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2026The Maharashtra Public Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Meghalaya2026The Park University Meghalaya Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Mizoram2026The Mizoram State University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Odisha2026The Odisha State Public Universities (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Odisha2026The Odisha State Public Universities (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Punjab2026Shri Guru Teg Bahadur World Class University, Punjab Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Punjab2026The Physicswallah Digital University, Patiala Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Punjab2026The MS Digital University, Patiala Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Punjab2026The Cloud University, Hoshiarpur Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Rajasthan2026The Rajasthan Ayurved, Yoga and Naturopathy University, Ajmer Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Rajasthan2026The Geetanjali Global University, Jaipur Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2026The Board of Open Schooling and Vocational Education, Sikkim Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2026The Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education Sikkim (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2026The Sikkim Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Tamil Nadu2026The Tamil Nadu Schools (Regulation of Collection of Fee) Amendment Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Telangana2026The Telangana Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Telangana2026The Telangana Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2026The Science Technology and Allied Skill University, Tripura Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2026The Maharaja Bir Bikram University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2026The Tripura Government Womens University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2026The Tripura Government Technical University, Tripura Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2026The Tripura University of Health Sciences Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2026The Board of Open Schooling & Examination, Tripura Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Forestry and Horticulture University Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Fifth Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Fourth Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh University of Forestry and Horticulture Second Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2026The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • West Bengal2026The Murshidabad University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • West Bengal2026The Bankura University (Amendment) Bill, 2026Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2025The Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2025The Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2025India International University of Legal Education and Research of the Bar Council of India Trust at Andhra Pradesh Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2025The Andhra Pradesh Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Andhra Pradesh2025The Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Third Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The North Lakhimpur University (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Bongaigaon University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Gurucharan University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Jagannath Barooah University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Nagaon University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The North Lakhimpur University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Sibsagar University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Kokrajhar University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Assam Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Maa Kamakhya University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Edtech Skills University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Swami Vivekanand University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Assam Coaching Institutes (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Assam Veterinary and Fishery University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Rabindranath Tagore University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Su-Ka-Pha University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Assam2025The Assam Elementary and Secondary School Teachers (Regulation of Posting and Transfer) (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Bihar2025Jannayak Karpuri Thakur Skill University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Bihar2025The Bihar Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Chhattisgarh2025The Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Chhattisgarh2025The Chhattisgarh Kushabhau Thackeray Journalism and Mass Communication University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Chhattisgarh2025The Chhattisgarh Private University (Establishment and Operation) (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Chhattisgarh2025The Chhattisgarh Private University (Establishment and Operation) (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Chhattisgarh2025The Chhattisgarh Private University (Establishment and Operation) (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Delhi2025The Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Goa2025The Goa Public Universities Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Goa2025The Goa Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Goa2025The Goa Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Haryana2025The Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Haryana2025The Sports University of Haryana (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Himachal Pradesh2025The Himachal Pradesh Technical University (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Himachal Pradesh2025The Himachal Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Jharkhand2025The Jharkhand Coaching Centre (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Karnataka2025The Karnataka State Universities (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Karnataka2025The Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Karnataka2025The Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The University Laws (Amendment) (No.4) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The University Laws (Amendment) (No.3) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as Respects the Services under the Universities) Amendment Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The Kerala State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The University Laws (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as Respects the Services under the Universities) Amendment Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Kerala2025The Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as Respects the Services under the Universities) Amendment Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Madhya Pradesh2025The Madhya Pradesh Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2025The Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2025The Maharashtra Public Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Maharashtra2025The Maharashtra Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Meghalaya2025The National Law University of Meghalaya (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Meghalaya2025The Meghalaya Private Medical Institution Including Institutes Under Private University (Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Fees and Reservation) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Meghalaya2025The Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standards) (Amendment] Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Meghalaya2025The Meghalaya Private Medical Institutions including Institutes under Private University (Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Fees, and Reservation) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Meghalaya2025The Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standards)(Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Meghalaya2025The Park University Meghalaya Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Odisha2025The Odisha Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Odisha2025The Odisha Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Puducherry2025The Puducherry Higher Education Council Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Punjab2025The Rayat Bahra Professional University, Hoshiarpur Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Rajasthan2025The Rajasthan Universities' Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Rajasthan2025The Maharana Pratap Sports University, Jaipur Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Rajasthan2025The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Rajasthan2025The Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Rajasthan2025The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Mahatma Gandhi University Sikkim (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Sri Venkateshwara University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Trident University of Applied Sciences Sikkim Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Sikkim Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Swastik University Sikkim Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Scholars University of Skills and Innovation, Sikkim Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Fusion University Sikkim Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Sengol International University Sikkim Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Skill University Sikkim Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Sikkim2025The Capital University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tamil Nadu2025The Tamil Nadu Siddha Medical University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tamil Nadu2025The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tamil Nadu2025The Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tamil Nadu2025The Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tamil Nadu2025The Kalaignar University Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tamil Nadu2025The Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools (Repeal) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Telangana2025The Telangana Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Telangana2025The Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2025The International University, Tripura Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2025The Dhanvantari Skill University, Tripura Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Tripura2025The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Skill University, Tripura Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The King George's Medical University, Uttar Pradesh (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Third Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025Bill (PDF)
  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Fifth Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
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  • Uttar Pradesh2025The Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2025Bill (PDF)
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Policy journeys

The same instrument tracked across months — this is how a Bill becomes rules that reach you.

One regulator for higher education

  1. Draft / consultation
  2. Committee
  3. In Parliament
  4. Law passed
  5. Rules notified
  6. Implementation
  1. Apr 2025Rules notifiedUGC notifies regulations for changes in higher education
  2. Dec 2025Bill introducedThe Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha
  3. Dec 2025Committee reportStanding Committee submits report on autonomous bodies in higher education
  4. Jan 2026Court rulingUGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 released; SC orders stay

What could come next: Committee scrutiny of the VBSA Bill; outcome of the Supreme Court stay on UGC equity rules.

Cracking down on paper leaks

  1. Draft / consultation
  2. Committee
  3. In Parliament
  4. Law passed
  5. Rules notified
  6. Implementation
  1. Dec 2025Committee reportStanding Committee submits report on autonomous bodies in higher education
  2. Jul 2026Law passedParliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026

What could come next: Rules under the amended Act; NTA reforms.

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