The UPA government had earlier proposed the creation of the board in an effort to help facilitate the admission of madrasa students into formal higher education, by paving the way for recognising madrasa degrees and helping students in these seminaries to seek admission in higher educational institutes.
The need for such a board was felt as most higher educational institutions in the country did not recognise madrasa degrees.
Speaking to reporters, Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal stated that the proposed laws like the Malpractice Bill and National Accreditation Regulatory Authority Bill would improve quality in higher education and stop institutes from “duping” students and parents.
Mr Sibal also dismissed apprehensions that the influx of foreign universities into the country following the passage of the Foreign Universities Bill will lead to cultural invasion.