UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — VBSA Bill is a ‘solution’ to current challenges, says UGC

Q1. In the context of the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, the term 'Viksit Bharat Shiksha Gunvatta Parishad' refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The Standards Council that determines minimum academic standards
  • B. The Accreditation Council that oversees the accreditation ecosystem
  • C. The Regulatory Council that serves as the common regulator for higher education
  • D. The apex Commission that subsumes UGC, AICTE and NCTE

Q2. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by which one of the following Union Ministers?

  • A. Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science & Technology
  • B. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education
  • C. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Information & Broadcasting
  • D. Smt. Annpurna Devi, Minister of Women & Child Development

Q3. Consider the following statements comparing the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan with the existing University Grants Commission: 1. Unlike the UGC, the proposed Adhishthan and its Councils will not have powers to allocate grants or funding to higher education institutions. 2. Unlike the UGC Act, 1956, the new Bill brings legal and medical education under the purview of a single, common higher education regulator. 3. The Bill replaces the single-body UGC model with an apex Commission supported by three separate Councils for regulation, accreditation and standards. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Unlike the UGC, the proposed Adhishthan and its Councils will not have powers to allocate grants or funding to higher education institutions.
  2. Unlike the UGC Act, 1956, the new Bill brings legal and medical education under the purview of a single, common higher education regulator.
  3. The Bill replaces the single-body UGC model with an apex Commission supported by three separate Councils for regulation, accreditation and standards.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. As per the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, the apex Commission consists of a Chairperson and how many members?

  • A. 10 members
  • B. 12 members
  • C. 14 members
  • D. 21 members