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The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, notified on January 13, mandated that all higher education institutions form ‘equity committees’ to look into complaints of discrimination and promote equity, and that these committees must include members of the OBC, SC and ST communities, persons with disabilities and women

SC says UGC equity regulations framework ‘vague’

January 30, 2026, 09:34 AM - 3 min read

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Baghchi observed that the framework can have “very sweeping consequences” and may end up dividing the society with a “dangerous impact”

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A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre and the UGC on the various pleas challenging the regulation, contending that the Commission adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination and excluded certain categories from institutional protection

SC stays UGC regulation on caste-based discrimination

January 29, 2026, 03:24 PM - 2 min read

The new regulations mandating all higher education institutions to form “equity committees” to look into discrimination complaints and promote equity were notified on January 13

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