UGC Bill in India: Key Features, Objectives, and Impact on Higher Education

NEP 2020 reforms replacing UGC Act 1956. Key features, objectives, university autonomy, quality standards, higher education regulation impact.
The Print

SC stays UGC regulations on caste discrimination, says it is ‘capable of misuse’

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 ...

Supreme Court stays UGC regulations on caste discrimination, says it is 'capable of misuse'

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

UGC rollback backlash driven by anti-Mandal regressive mindset, don’t dilute regulations: Stalin tells Union govt

In the view of Stalin, also the DMK president, the ascent of the BJP at the Union Government has seen a corresponding rise not only in student suicides in top-notch institutions but also attacks on ...