Caste bias: UGG told to submit data on Equal Opportunity Cells
Hearing a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohit Vemula and Payal Tadvi alleging caste discrimination in educational institutions, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan asked the University Grants Commission to file a counter affidavit in four weeks.
The draft UGC guidelines, currently open for public consultation, propose sweeping changes to the process of appointing Vice-Chancellors. (Photo Courtesy: UGC)
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The Supreme Court on Friday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to submit data on setting up Equal Opportunity Cells in universities and on the number of complaints received under the UGC Regulations, 2012, and the action taken.
Hearing a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohit Vemula and Payal Tadvi alleging caste discrimination in educational institutions, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan asked the University Grants Commission to file a counter affidavit in four weeks.
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