How transformative was 2025 for higher education in India?

Key Points

1. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill seeks to consolidate UGC, AICTE, and NCTE into a single body.
2. The Bill focuses on outcomes like student learning, employability, and research impact.
3. AI-powered National Education Intelligence Platform (NEIP) will track institutional performance.
4. International branch campuses arrived in India in 2025, including University of Southampton in Delhi.
5. Liberal arts programs saw a 146% increase in applications from 2020-2023.
6. Median first-year packages for liberal arts graduates exceeded ₹20 lakh.