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Students stage protest against the new UGC regulations in Lucknow (PTI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing a plea challenging the recently notified University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations on equity in higher education, which have been criticised for adopting a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination.A bench comprising Chief Justice…
UGC Promotion of Equity Regulations 2026 On January 13, 2026, the University Grants Commission notified the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, replacing the earlier 2012 anti-discrimination framework. The new rules aim to curb caste-based discrimination in higher education by turning it into an enforceable governance issue rather than…
When the University Grants Commission (UGC) unveiled its draft curriculum for undergraduate mathematics this August, it was presented as an ambitious alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The proposal sought to weave together classical mathematical traditions, modern pedagogy, and interdisciplinary courses, even drawing on sources like the ‘Narada Purana’ and ‘Bharatiya Bijaganit’. But…
