The UGC’s Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations 2026, notified on January 13, sought to address ...
Explore the UGC's 2026 anti-discrimination regulations, highlighting progress, concerns, and expert critiques on caste-based ...
Disha Wadekar says existing regulations already address complaints of victimisation and harassment from any student, ...
Gazette notifications issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the statutory body that oversees higher education in India, usually don’t attract much p ...
The BJP, despite its umbrella Hindutva assertion, has been more successful than other parties in cobbling coalitions with ...
The petitioners submitted before the Supreme Court that the UGC regulations “institutionalise a narrow and exclusionary ...
For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...
These regulations — a fresh version of the “equity” regulations the UGC first issued in 2012 — are now in the eye of a storm, ...
The top court further noted that the new regulations had the potential to divide society and have "dangerous impacts" if ...
The UGC introduced new rules earlier this year to stop caste discrimination on campuses. It also set up a national monitoring ...
The UGC's new 2026 Equity Regulations aim to combat caste discrimination in higher education, mandating compliance and ...
The UGC guidelines to tackle caste-based discrimination at universities have resulted in widespread backlash from general ...