New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Lok Sabha MP from Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi has written a strongly-worded letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, expressing grave concerns over the recently released Draft UGC Regulations, 2025.

The regulations, titled Minimum Qualifications for Appointment & Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education, were released on January 6, 2025.

According to Bordoloi, these proposed changes undermine the federal structure of India and encroach upon the autonomy of state governments.

The MP's principal objection pertains to Rule 10, which centralizes the selection process for vice-chancellors (VCs) by granting sole auth...