As India debates caste discrimination once again aftert the new UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulation 2026, in courts, campuses, and politics, a large-scale Pew ...

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

The UGC's new 2026 Equity Regulations aim to combat caste discrimination in higher education, mandating compliance and ...

What is the UGC rule on caste discrimination? The University Grants Commission has notified new equity regulations to address ...

The Supreme Court has put a temporary halt on the implementation of the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Equity ...

The Supreme Court stayed new UGC regulations on equity committees in higher education due to concerns over a narrow ...

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

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

Several students claimed that the regulations could create mistrust in classrooms and hostels, further exacerbating caste divisions.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 r ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the recent UGC Equity Regulations on preventing caste-based discrimination on campuses, observing they are prima facie “vague” and “capable of misuse”. The apex ...