Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which reduces minimum land and endowment fund requirements for setting up private universities in the state, has been sent to the President of India for assent, said higher education minister P Viswanathan.
“This bill is different from the one introduced by the DMK govt. The amendment is only for establishing new universities. We aim to establish world-class private universities in the state,” he said after inaugurating the Study in Korea Education Fair in the city on Sunday.
On the opposition by CPI, CPM and PMK, he said, “The amendment will not lead to privatisation of education as it relaxes the rule exclusively for establishing new universities.” The amendment to TN Private Universities Act, 2019 reduced the land requirement for private universities in Chennai from 100 acres to 12 acres. For municipal corporations and municipal councils, the minimum requirement is 18 acres.
In the education fair, 12 Korean universities such as Kangwon National University, Busan Health University took part.
