UGC Act

Photo: IMAGO/ANI : JNU Crackdown and the ‘Victim Card’: When Campus Dissent Meets Ideological Power

JNU Violence And The ‘Victim Card’: When Campus Dissent Meets A Police Crackdown

BY Anand Teltumbde

Past Protest: Students protesting in 1990 against the recommendations of the Mandal Commission for quotas in government jobs for backward castes with signs including anti-PM V. P. Singh

Everybody Is A Guerrilla: No Justification For Opposing The UGC Equity Regulations

BY Mohammad Sajjad

| Photo: IMAGO/ANI News : Advocates of Allahabad High Court stage a protest against UGC over new caste-based equality rules in colleges Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

The Higher, The Lower: India's Entrenched Caste Hierarchy Feels Challenged By UGC Guidelines

| Photo: IMAGO/ANI News : Students of Lucknow University stage a protest against UGC's new caste-based equality rules in colleges at university campus, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Seeking Equity: Caste Discrimination Remains Firmly Entrenched With Little Progress

BY Surajit Mazumdar

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Seeking Equity: Time For Course Correction

BY Sukhadeo Thorat

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : The new guidelines, they argued, would weaponise anti-caste law, expose the faculty to frivolous complaints, and unleash a wave of false cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The Myth Of Misuse: Examining The 'False Cases' Narrative in UGC Debate

BY Mrinalini Dhyani

| Photo: Imago/ANI : Up in Arms: Students of Lucknow University stage a protest against the new UGC equity regulations

Seeking Equity: UGC Norms Expose Cracks In The Caste Coalition

BY Mohammad Ali

Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari : Fair Demand: Delhi police detain an activist from the Students’ Federation of India during a protest in Delhi on February 5 demanding the immediate implementation of the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026

Aggressive Victimhood Versus Predictable Protests

BY Ajay Gudavarthy

| Photo: Imago/Zuma Press : On the March: Ekdandi sadhus protest against the UGC’s equity regulations at Sangam during the Magh Mela in Prayagraj

Equity On Trial: When Accountability Is Called Persecution

BY Anand Teltumbde

UGC Bill in India

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

BY Anjali Rawat (Avi)

UGC declared 20 universities as 'fake' across the country.

UGC Declares 20 Universities As 'Fake', Says Degrees Awarded By Them Won't Be Recognised

BY Outlook News Desk

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