These regulations — a fresh version of the “equity” regulations the UGC first issued in 2012 — are now in the eye of a storm, ...

While the UGC says the regulations are meant to promote inclusion and institutional accountability, critics argue that the ...

The UGC’s 2026 anti-discrimination guidelines mandate Equal Opportunity Centres, set timelines for complaints, and expand ...

The Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the University Grants Commission’s 2026 equity regulations dealing with the definition of caste discrimination, raising serious concerns about their ...

The UGC’s new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations have reignited a national debate on campus ...

India’s electoral system was born not from consensus but from coercion and compromise, a reality revisited by author and ...

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

Explore the controversy surrounding Mumbai's woman mayorship, the lottery system, and objections from Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders.

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

UGC's new equity regulations mandating equity committees have triggered nationwide student protests. Here's what the rules ...

2026 UGC rules: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified new equity rules in January to stop caste-based ...

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.