University Grants Commission Unveils 5-Year Higher Education Transformation Roadmap: Mandates Advanced Research Labs, Startup Seed Capital Up to NPR 1.5M, and Paid Industry Internships Across 80 Campuses to Reverse Brain Drain

In a decisive national intervention to curb intellectual youth outmigration and align academic curricula with industrial labor demands, the University Grants Commission promulgated the Higher Education Innovation Roadmap (2026–2031) on Friday, instituting mandatory paid internships, campus incubators, and seed funding.