The task before policymakers is not to choose between competing fears, but to design systems that deftly assimilate both ...

The UGC’s 2026 Equity Regulations have sparked upper-caste outrage and exposed deep caste anxieties. The rules strengthen ...

The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging new UGC regulations on higher education equity. Critics argue the rules define ...

In an exclusive interview to The Quint, former UGC Chairman Sukhadeo Thorat weighs in on the new regulations, points out ...

A plea was filed in the Supreme Court challenging a recently notified University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation, alleging that it has adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based ...

UGC Equity Regulations Explained: What Exists What Changed And Why It Has Sparked Protests The UGC’s new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations have reignited a national ...

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

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste ...

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

UGC Equity Rules Discrimination Case SC hearing: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, notified on ...

Supreme Court stays UGC Regulation 2026 on caste discrimination, asks Centre to redraft rules for equity in higher education ...

While staying the 2026 UGC regulations in its entirety, a bench of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi termed the language of the provision that defines "caste-based ...