Parliament panel to review coaching centres, influence of AI on education system

The panel will also assess the ministry of education’s efforts to establish the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) and review the roles of the Higher Education Funding Authority (HEFA)

Published on: Nov 24, 2025, 19:23:14 IST

By Sanjay Maurya

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The reviews on the mushrooming coaching centres, the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the education system, and key school-level policies such as the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and issues related to school closures, are among the topics to be reviewed by the parliamentary standing committee on education, women, children, youth and sports for 2025–26.

The panel will also review subjects related to higher education including the “proliferation of coaching centres”. (Representative file photo)

The panel will also assess the ministry of education’s efforts to establish the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) and review the roles of the Higher Education Funding Authority (HEFA) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) in providing financial support to higher education institutions, according to a Rajya Sabha bulletin issued on November 11.

The 31-members panel led by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh has selected 28 subjects of the education ministry for review including 14 subjects each related to department of school education and literacy (DoSEL) and Department of Higher Education (DoHE).

According to the bulletin, the panel will review major school-sector schemes, including SSA, PM POSHAN (mid-day meal), and assess the “feasibility of expanding” Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) along with the performance of “PM-SHRI” schools.

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It will examine the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in school education, the utilisation of Union grants, and efforts to strengthen “continuous assessment” at school and board levels.

The committee will also study guidelines for recognising private schools, inclusion measures for Children with Disabilities (CwD), and progress toward universalising early childhood education. Policies on “school closures”, access to libraries, reforms needed in the RTE Act, 2009, and the functioning of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will be evaluated, covering areas such as curriculum development, textbook revision, teacher training, and institutional autonomy.

The panel will also review subjects related to higher education including the “proliferation of coaching centres”, the “integration of vocational education”, and support for “mental health” in higher education, along with progress on “NEP 2020” and promotion of “Indian languages” and “Gandhian values”.

The panel will assess functioning of centrally funded institutions, implementation of reservations for reserved categories, financial roles of “HEFA” and “UGC” in higher education and impact of AI on students’ education. It will also review the ministry’s efforts to create HECI.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanjay Maurya
Sanjay Maurya is a Principal Correspondent with Hindustan Times, where he covers education, with a focus on school and higher education, competitive examinations, education policy and governance. Working as part of the National Bureau, he is based in New Delhi and reports on the Ministry of Education and covers various statutory bodies like UGC, AICTE and NCTE and autonomous bodies like CBSE and NCERT. His reporting also tracks the implementation of key government reforms and policies from school education to higher education including in IITs, NITs, IIMs, central and state universities, and their impact on students and educational institutions. His reporting on the irregularities and rushed implementation of CBSE's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for evaluation of Class 12 board exams 2026, triggered administrative action, leading to the transfer of the board's two senior-most officials and the constitution of a committee to probe alleged irregularities in procurement process of the system. He joined Hindustan Times in December 2024. Prior to that, he had a three-year stint at Careers360, where he reported on school and higher education, entrance examinations, admissions, rankings and various education policies involving universities and professional education bodies. Over the years, Maurya has reported extensively on major developments in India's education sector, including the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA) following the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, changes in school education, higher education regulation, and the evolution of entrance examinations such as NEET, JEE and CUET. He regularly produces data-driven and explanatory stories based on government documents, parliamentary proceedings, court records and official data. His focus remains on helping readers understand how education policies and institutional decisions affect millions of students, teachers and educational institutions across the country.Read More

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