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Delhi HC orders NTA to form expert panel on UGC NET History answer key ‘errors’, thousands of candidates wait for clarity

UGC NET December Session 2025: Delhi HC orders NTA to form expert panel on final answer key errors

March 05, 2026 9:56 am

The National Testing Agency conducted the UGC NET exam from December 31, 2025, to January 7, 2026, with provisional answer keys released on January 14.

List of state-wise fake universities as notified by UGC

These 33 universities are fake as per UGC; Delhi tops with 12

February 25, 2026 6:16 pm

For the sake of the student community, we are sharing a state-wise list of all the fake universities notified by UGC:

Tamil Nadu leads in hiring industry experts as professors of practice, central universities lag behind: UGC

February 17, 2026 10:30 am

Leading the way in hiring industry professionals in the academic workforce are private universities, while the central universities have hired only 15 PoPs so far.

UGC NET December 2025 Result Scorecard, Cut-offs Download Link

UGC NET December 2025 Result Highlights: UGC NET scorecards out, subject-wise cut-off at ugcnet.nta.nic.in

February 05, 2026 12:47 pm

UGC NET December 2025 Result, Cut-Off Download Direct Link at ugcnet.nta.nic.in Highlights: Of the registered candidates, 7,35,614 appeared for the test. According to the official data, 5,108 candidates have qualified for both Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor eligibility

Why UGC equity row has landed BJP in a double bind amid new lens on OBCs

February 01, 2026 7:06 am

While the Centre's push for new UGC rules has been stayed by the Supreme Court, the Congress-led Karnataka govt has drafted Rohith Vemula Bill to counter discrimination in higher education institutions against the SC, ST, OBC and minority students

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6 years after Payal Tadvi’s death, UGC rules in focus, mother says ‘still struggling to be heard’

February 01, 2026 6:59 am

The case, relating to the death by suicide of her 26-year-old daughter Dr Payal Tadvi in 2019 due to alleged ragging and caste-based harassment, remains stuck in court.

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Any decision inconsistent with UGC Regulations for appointing V-C legally untenable: Supreme Court

January 31, 2026 5:19 am

Top court upholds Madras HC decision to set aside appointment of S Mohan as the Vice-Chancellor of the Puducherry Technological University

UGC Equity Regulations 2026: Students were split on the Supreme Court stay order, while many criticising, and a section arguing the that rules were unclear

Behind Supreme Court’s concerns with UGC’s equity rules – ragging, segregation, caste definitions, and sub-group protection

January 31, 2026 9:44 am

Left-backed groups such as the All India Students’ Association and the Students’ Federation of India held marches across Delhi University campuses demanding that the stalled regulations be implemented.

‘Welcome order’ to ‘deeply shameful’: Student bodies split over SC stay on UGC anti-caste rules

UGC anti-caste rules: Major student bodies in campuses across India split over Supreme Court stay

January 30, 2026 1:43 pm

ABVP welcomes the apex court’s ruling, as does NSUI in UP; JNUSU chief pitches for Rohith Vemula Act; TMCP, SFI criticise the order

From 173 to 378, UGC’s 5-year data shows surge in caste discrimination complaints on campuses

January 28, 2026 2:17 pm

The UGC data provided to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education last year was based on details from 2,256 higher education institutions, comprising 704 universities and 1,553 colleges.