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The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council connected Saturday passed 3 important Bills aimed astatine reshaping higher education, including the constitution of an international-level instrumentality assemblage successful Amaravati.
Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh introduced the India International University of Legal Education and Research Bill-2025, the A.P. Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, and the A.P. Universities (Amendment) Bill-2025.
Mr. Lokesh said the Bar Council of India had earlier acceptable up exemplary instrumentality schools specified arsenic the National Law School successful Bengaluru and resolved to grow specified institutions crossed the States. With the government’s initiative, Amaravati volition present big an planetary instrumentality assemblage on with an arbitration centre, mediation and consultation facilities, and a judicial grooming centre.
The authorities has allocated 55 acres for the project, reserving 25% of seats for the students from Andhra Pradesh, portion upholding Central guidelines connected reservation.
The Minister assured that the government’s committedness of establishing a High Court Bench successful Kurnool is being pursued, alongside plans for an arbitration centre there.
Referring to the backstage universities, Mr. Lokesh said amendments were indispensable arsenic earlier provisions mandating associated degrees with top-100 planetary universities clashed with the UGC norms. The caller Bill removes this hurdle to promote global-standard collaborations.
The Council besides approved the Andhra Pradesh Universities Amendment Bill to update terminology and region outdated references.
