Tag: higher education

Mayawati Backs Supreme Court Stay on UGC PhD Quota Regulations

Politics
BSP leader Mayawati supports SC's interim stay on UGC's 2026 equity rules, calling them unconstitutional and discriminatory against general category students.

Supreme Court Stays UGC’s 40% Women Faculty Quota Regulations

Learning
Supreme Court puts hold on UGC's 2024 rules for 40% women faculty quota, citing risk of misuse and excessive delegation. Details on the legal challenge.

Supreme Court to Hear Petitions Against New UGC Regulations on Monday

Learning
CJI-led bench to hear challenges to UGC rules allowing biannual admissions & foreign campuses. Petitioners fear commercialisation of education.

Rohith Vemula Case: Court Acquits All Accused After 8-Year Legal Battle

Politics
A Hyderabad court acquits all accused in the Rohith Vemula abetment to suicide case, concluding an eight-year saga that sparked a national movement against caste discrimination.

UGC Anti-Discrimination Rules: Education Ministry to Issue Clarification

Learning
Facing online backlash, the Education Ministry will clarify new UGC guidelines banning discrimination in universities. Get the latest updates here.

New UGC Guidelines Trigger Equity Debate in Higher Education

Learning
UGC's new admissions and faculty recruitment rules face criticism for potentially disadvantaging reserved categories. Learn the key issues and political fallout.

UGC Foreign University Policy Row: Bureaucrat, BJP Leader Quit

Politics
Protest grows against UGC's draft rules for foreign universities as a senior official and BJP youth leader resign. Minister calls it a 'proposal'.

New UGC Faculty Rules Ignite Debate on Caste Divide in Academia

Learning
UGC's new guidelines prioritizing research publications face backlash for potentially marginalizing SC, ST, OBC academics. Critics warn of a threat to social justice in higher education.

China’s Top Universities Outrank Harvard in Global Research Output

World
Nature Index 2024 reveals Chinese universities surpass Harvard in research share, signaling a major shift in global science leadership driven by decades of investment.