17 Feb : Several states have started Council of Higher Education which will work for strengthening the standard of education, the Lok Sabha was informed.
These states are Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State for HRD D Purandeswari said in a written reply on Tuesday.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has finalised guidelines for setting up such councils in the states.The state governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have set up their state advisory boards for higher education.