The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the University Grants Commission’s newly notified regulations aimed at preventing caste discrimination in higher educational institutions, expressing serious concern over their potential to deepen social divisions. The top court said that unless it intervened at this stage, the regulations could have “dangerous…
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Supreme Court Plea Challenges UGC’s Caste Discrimination Definition
A petition filed before the Supreme Court has raised serious constitutional questions over the University Grants Commission’s newly notified regulations aimed at addressing caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions. The plea argues that the current definition adopted by the UGC is exclusionary and fails to protect individuals outside the Scheduled…
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India, Australia Deepen Education Ties at 3rd AIESC
The third Australia-India Education and Skills Council (AIESC) meeting will be held in New Delhi on 8–9 December 2025, bringing ministers, education officials and sector experts from both countries together to map deeper collaboration across school education, higher education and skills development. The two-day event is set to feature the…
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Supreme Court Orders Nationwide Audit of All Private Universities
The Supreme Court has launched a sweeping review of how private universities operate in India, directing the Centre, all States and Union Territories, and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to disclose the legal, administrative and financial framework under which these institutions were created and are currently functioning. The directive came…