Assam Introduces Strict Regulations for Private Universities

The Assam Private Universities (Amendment) Bill 2025, tabled on March 22, 2025, imposes strict rules effective April 1, 2025. Private universities are barred from launching new technical or medical courses, must reject religious conversions, and maintain secularism. They require Home Department security clearance and face state inspections every three years, with dissolution as a penalty for non-compliance.