The Karnataka government is soon expected to release the draft of the Rohith Vemula Bill for public consultation. It may be ...

Bhakti Mehare, Hema Ahuja, and Ankita Khandelwal—3 of her seniors—were initially arrested on charges of harassment & casteist ...

The UGC’s Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations 2026, notified on January 13, sought to address ...

A student at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) alleges he was attacked over a protest poster related to new UGC regulations, sparking controversy and opposition criticism.

Why have there been protests? How have the regulations defined caste-based discrimination? Why were new regulations ...

Gazette notifications issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the statutory body that oversees higher education in India, usually don’t attract much p ...

Before diving into the raging UGC controversy gripping the nation, I would like to share a personal note as a teacher-one that I often repeat to my students.

General category or upper caste students believe that the rules introduced mainly to address caste discrimination on campuses ...

The persistence of caste-based discrimination within Indian higher education is not a contested proposition. It is a ...

The Supreme Court’s interim return to the 2012 UGC rules reveals a deeper discomfort with caste-based remedies. The pause ...

The steep rise in caste discrimination complaints in Indian universities has revealed a troubling paradox. Even as regulatory frameworks expand and institutions report impressive disposal rates, ...

Disha Wadekar says existing regulations already address complaints of victimisation and harassment from any student, ...