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.

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

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

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 (January 29, 2026) raised serious concerns over provisions in the University Grants ...

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

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 ...

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 UGC guidelines to tackle caste-based discrimination at universities have resulted in widespread backlash from general ...

The court suggests that the regulations must be revisited by a committee comprising eminent jurists. The regulations are ...

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