Tue Feb 04 22:20:00 UTC 2025: ## State Higher Ed Ministers to Convene Over UGC Vice-Chancellor Appointment Rules

**Bengaluru, February 5, 2025** – A conclave of Higher Education Ministers from seven states will be held in Karnataka today to discuss the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) draft regulations on vice-chancellor appointments. Ministers from Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala will attend.

Karnataka’s Higher Education Minister, M.C. Sudhakar, revealed that while some regional parties in alliance with the NDA oppose the new norms, they are hesitant to publicly voice their dissent. However, he noted that the Janata Dal (United), Telugu Desam Party, and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas Paswan), all NDA allies, have publicly expressed their concerns. The Union Minister for Higher Education will be absent due to ongoing elections in Delhi.

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