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 petitioners submitted before the Supreme Court that the UGC regulations “institutionalise a narrow and exclusionary ...

How is caste discrimination observed and documented on campus? How much can the new UGC rules, now at the centre of a row, ...

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.

The BJP, despite its umbrella Hindutva assertion, has been more successful than other parties in cobbling coalitions with ...

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 ...

The UGC introduced new rules earlier this year to stop caste discrimination on campuses. It also set up a national monitoring ...

The top court further noted that the new regulations had the potential to divide society and have "dangerous impacts" if ...

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 ...

The refusal to acknowledge casteism is a structural response to Dalit assertion, an indignation sparked by outspoken Dalit, Adivasi and OBC students. Students who file caste discrimination complaints ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed ...