Petitions argue the 2026 regulations limit protection to reserved categories as students protest nationwide seeking inclusion ...

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

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

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation questioning the University Grants Commission’s ...

A Supreme Court plea challenges a new UGC rule. The rule defines caste discrimination narrowly, excluding students and ...

The petition argues that by confining the scope of caste-based discrimination strictly to SC, ST, and OBC groups, the ...

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The University Grants Commission (UGC), on January 13, ...

The writ petition by Advocate Vineet Jindal said the regulations notified on January 13, 2026 “adopts an exclusionary, ...

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

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a UGC regulation for being non-inclusionary. It argues that the ...

What is caste and caste discrimination? “Caste” or a “caste system” is a social hierarchy passed down through families and can dictate an individual’s permissible professions as well as aspects of ...

BJP office bearers and a city magistrate in Uttar Pradesh resign over UGC’s 2026 caste discrimination regulations, citing ...