By Prashant K. Nanda. UGC, the apex education regulator, wants private entities to share the job of accreditation. So far the government’s preserve, the job of accrediting educational institutions may soon be handed over to private entities. India has 723 universities including institutions of national importance, 37,204 colleges and 11,356 professional schools offering diploma-level courses. Overall, some 28.6 million students are pursuing higher education, according to data available with human resource development (HRD) ministry. More...