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

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

Despite controversy and concerns about politicization, NC university system appears unified as it hammers out ‘academic freedom’ definition.

The Court’s intervention in the UGC’s equity regulations reveals how caste redress is diluted by administrative control, political signalling, and judicial caution.

Supreme Court stays UGC equity rules, highlighting the need for addressing caste discrimination in higher education institutions.

The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi stayed the implementation of the 2026 ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the University Grants Commission (UGC)'s recently notified rules to prevent caste discrimination in educational institutions be kept in abeyance.

The Supreme Court has stayed the UGC Equity Regulations 2026, a move seen as a relief for general category students amid concerns over exclusion and unequal grievance redressal.

The Faculty Assembly’s proposed definition will soon go before the state university system’s board, but with added language ...

A CJI Surya Kant led bench has kept the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 in abeyance.

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 ...

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