India’s new UGC equity rules are to curb caste bias in higher education by mandating equal‑opportunity centres and strict penalties, yet critics warn they may create reverse discrimination, turning ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

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

The interim order staying the UGC’s 2026 anti-discrimination guidelines has revived long-standing historical debates on merit ...

The  ruling in Keshaw Mahto vs State of Bihar raises a difficult but necessary question: can caste humiliation be legally ...

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 ...

Nearly a hundred years after Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar’s famous treatise, The Annihilation of Caste, who would have thought ...

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

IIT Delhi conference on caste and racism, its academic significance, and the controversy fueled by social media trolls, ...

The Indian higher education landscape is currently witnessing a tectonic shift with the notification of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education ...

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The new UGC guidelines are here, and the debates have started on the very fundamental issue of whether they will reduce caste ...