UGC takes steps to eradicate caste-based discrimination in varsities
3 years, 6 months ago

UGC takes steps to eradicate caste-based discrimination in varsities

Firstpost  

No official and faculty members should indulge in any kind of discrimination against any community or category of students, said UGC secretary Rajnish Jain in a letter to all VCs New Delhi: The University Grants Commission has asked varsities and colleges to ensure that no official and faculty indulges in any kind of discrimination against any community or category of students. The university and colleges should ensure that no official and faculty members indulge in any kind of discrimination against any community or category of students,” UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said in a letter to all vice chancellors. The commission noted that the university may constitute a committee to look into the discrimination complaints received from the SC, ST, OBC students, teachers and non-teaching staff. You are also requested to provide information for the year 2020-21 in the prescribed format on the University Activity Monitoring Portal of UGC urgently,” Jain said.

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Caste Discrimination In Colleges | 'Draft Regulations Prepared By UGC', Tells Union; Supreme Court Mulls 'Strong & Robust' Mechanism
4 weeks ago

Caste Discrimination In Colleges | 'Draft Regulations Prepared By UGC', Tells Union; Supreme Court Mulls 'Strong & Robust' Mechanism

Live Law  

In the PIL assailing caste discrimination in higher educational institutions, the Union recently told the Supreme Court that the University Grants Commission has prepared draft regulations to inter-alia address the issues raised. On its part, the Court expressed that it is looking to create a "very strong and robust mechanism" for "really" tackling the unfortunate issues.A bench. Insofar as the …

Draft regulations for universities, colleges against caste bias, insults are ready: UGC tells Supreme Court
1 month ago

Draft regulations for universities, colleges against caste bias, insults are ready: UGC tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The University Grants Commission on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that new regulations to prevent caste discrimination in higher education institutions and universities across India have been drafted and will be placed in the public domain for soliciting comments. The Court had further, on January 3, directed the UGC to collate the total number of complaints of caste discrimination received …

Act tough on teachers promoting caste discrimination in schools: T.N. Police Commission
1 month ago

Act tough on teachers promoting caste discrimination in schools: T.N. Police Commission

The Hindu  

In a bid to eradicate caste feelings in schools and bring about uniformity among students, the Tamil Nadu Fifth Police Commission has called for firm action against teachers promoting caste discrimination in schools. Stalin recently, the Commission said the School Education Department should be sensitive to the caste discriminatory practices in Government and Government-Aided Schools where the problem was acute. …

Caste discrimination during IIT campus placements: Scheduled Caste panel issues notice on one-year-old complaint
2 months, 1 week ago

Caste discrimination during IIT campus placements: Scheduled Caste panel issues notice on one-year-old complaint

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has now taken up a complaint of caste discrimination at the hands of the campus placement offices in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and IIT-Bombay, over a year after it was filed in November 2023. The NCSC notice, issued on January 15, comes within days of the Supreme Court taking up a case …

Annihilating caste in universities and colleges
2 months, 1 week ago

Annihilating caste in universities and colleges

Hindustan Times  

After suicides by some Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students in All Indian Institutes of Medical Sciences, the Union health ministry set up a committee that I led, which brought to light shocking evidence of discrimination faced by the SC/ST students. In response to this, the Supreme Court, in a hearing dated January 3, 2025, directed UGC to notify the …

UGC affidavit in Supreme Court refers to a letter to VCs to act against caste discrimination by faculty, officials
2 months, 3 weeks ago

UGC affidavit in Supreme Court refers to a letter to VCs to act against caste discrimination by faculty, officials

The Hindu  

A University Grants Commission affidavit in the Supreme Court in a case filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi stated that a letter was sent by it to Vice Chancellors of all the universities in the country telling them to take prompt action against officials and faculty members who discriminate against Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe students. On January …

How SC wants UGC to 'effectively' end caste discrimination on campus
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How SC wants UGC to 'effectively' end caste discrimination on campus

India Today  

The Supreme Court’s directive on January 3 marked a significant turning point in addressing caste-based discrimination in India’s higher education institutions. The petition filed by Vemula and Tadvi’s mothers also highlighted institutional apathy, with many universities failing to record or address complaints of caste-based discrimination adequately. Institutions must also invest in mental health resources tailored to the unique challenges faced …

Caste discrimination in university campuses
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste discrimination in university campuses

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s directive asking the University Grants Commission to notify within six weeks new regulations to combat caste-based discrimination and suicides in higher education institutions has come not a moment too soon. Since the tragic suicide of the University of Hyderabad doctoral student Rohith Vemula amid allegations of caste-based bias by the campus authorities in January 2016, it has …

UGC directed to submit data on caste discrimination in universities
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

UGC directed to submit data on caste discrimination in universities

India Today  

The Supreme Court has directed the University Grants Commission to provide data on caste discrimination complaints received under the UGC Regulation, 2012. The court's order came in response to a Public Interest Litigation filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, raising concerns over caste discrimination in higher educational institutions. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, representing the petitioners, argued …

SC gives UGC six weeks to notify anti-discrimination regulations
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SC gives UGC six weeks to notify anti-discrimination regulations

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the University Grants Commission to notify within six weeks new regulations to combat caste-based discrimination and suicides in higher education institutions, clarifying that the fresh norms cannot be a mere “ream of white paper” but must be effective. When UGC’s counsel informed the court that new regulations were in the drafting stage, the bench …

SC seeks Centre's response on caste discrimination in educational institutions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SC seeks Centre's response on caste discrimination in educational institutions

Hindustan Times  

Terming it as a sensitive issue, the Supreme Court on Friday said it will devise an effective mechanism to combat caste-based discrimination in educational institutions in the country. SC asked the UGC to furnish data within six weeks on the complaints over such discrimination among students in all universities and higher education institutions besides the consequent action A bench of …

Caste Discrimination In Colleges : Supreme Court Seeks Data From UGC On Equal Opportunity Cells, Action On Complaints Received
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste Discrimination In Colleges : Supreme Court Seeks Data From UGC On Equal Opportunity Cells, Action On Complaints Received

Live Law  

In a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohit Vemula and Payal Tadvi assailing caste discrimination in higher educational institutions, the Supreme Court today called on the University Grants Commission to collate and furnish data from universities with regard to setting up of Equal Opportunity Cells and total number of complaints received under the UGC. In a PIL filed by …

Caste discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions: SC seeks data from UGC on Equal Opportunity Cells
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Caste discrimination in Higher Educational Institutions: SC seeks data from UGC on Equal Opportunity Cells

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court on Friday called on the University Grants Commission to collate and furnish data from universities with regard to setting up of Equal Opportunity Cells and the total number of complaints received under the UGC Regulations 2012 alongwith action taken reports. The court was dealing with a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohit Vemula and Payal Tadvi …

Four students allegedly subject to caste discrimination at government school in Chennai
3 months ago

Four students allegedly subject to caste discrimination at government school in Chennai

The Hindu  

Four students from the Scheduled Caste community were allegedly subjected to casteist slurs and discrimination by two teachers in the PCKG Government Higher Secondary School in Kodambakkam here. In a now viral video, a Class X student details how two teachers — Srinivasan, the physical education teacher, and Meenakshi, a Class X teacher — told him to stop coming to …

Rutgers Caste Report lacks substantial evidence of caste-discrimination
7 months ago

Rutgers Caste Report lacks substantial evidence of caste-discrimination

Op India  

In August 2024, a task force at Rutgers University released a “Caste Report,” which they wanted to push forward to include “caste” as a new protected category under the university’s discrimination policy. It said, however, “that these personal stories do justify comprehensive policy changes.” Recommendations for Policy Changes With less-than-substantial evidence of caste-based discrimination at Rutgers to go on, the …

UGC forms expert panel to ensure equality for SC, ST students in universities
1 year, 7 months ago

UGC forms expert panel to ensure equality for SC, ST students in universities

India Today  

The University Grants Commission is in the process of updating its guidelines pertaining to the enrollment of individuals from SC, ST, and other minority communities in Higher Educational Institutions. In response, the UGC has initiated the revision of its regulations concerning SC, ST, and other minority community students in Higher Educational Institutions and has formed a panel to propose innovative …

UGC Sets Up Expert Panel To Suggest Revisions To Existing Regulations To Ensure Non-Discrimination Of SC, ST Students In Educational Institutions
1 year, 7 months ago

UGC Sets Up Expert Panel To Suggest Revisions To Existing Regulations To Ensure Non-Discrimination Of SC, ST Students In Educational Institutions

ABP News  

The University Grants Commission is gearing up to revamp its regulations concerning students from the SC, ST, and other minorities, studying in various Higher Education Institutions across the country. The bid to revise and enhance the existing norms comes following the Supreme Court identifying terming the death of students from marginalized communities in higher education institutions as a "sensitive matter" …

IIT-Bombay sends missive on anti-discrimination guidelines ahead of arrival of new batch
1 year, 7 months ago

IIT-Bombay sends missive on anti-discrimination guidelines ahead of arrival of new batch

The Hindu  

After the suicide of a Dalit B. student shook up the Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay with allegations of widespread caste discrimination early this year, the institute is publicising its anti-discrimination policy, which now specifically includes triggers and don’ts for caste discrimination, with the Dean of Student Affairs sending out the guidelines to everyone on campus in an email on …

A prescription to curb caste bias on campuses
1 year, 8 months ago

A prescription to curb caste bias on campuses

Hindustan Times  

A raft of unfortunate suicides by students from marginalised communities in elite institutions over the past year, including the latest incident at IIT-Delhi, has underlined a failure by the authorities in developing an appropriate policy to deal with the discrimination and humiliation faced by pupils from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe groups. The UGC Regulations, 2012 identifies about 35 …

'Specify Steps Taken To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses' : Supreme Court To UGC In Plea By Mothers Of Rohit Vemula & Payal Tadvi
1 year, 8 months ago

'Specify Steps Taken To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses' : Supreme Court To UGC In Plea By Mothers Of Rohit Vemula & Payal Tadvi

Live Law  

Terming it a ‘very sensitive matter’ the Supreme Court on Thursday sought the UGCs’ response in a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, for guidelines for creating an enabling environment for students belonging to SC/ ST communities in institutions of higher education.The matter was before a division bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice MM …

Caste integration in IITs: ‘I faced caste discrimination’
1 year, 10 months ago

Caste integration in IITs: ‘I faced caste discrimination’

Hindustan Times  

I was 17 when I left my small village in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district and came to Delhi to fulfil my IIT dream in 2010. While the majority of my fellow students were understanding, there were some who had the perception that students like me were “undeserving” because we got into IIT through reservation. Comments like “ye reservation se aya hai'' …

How caste discrimination permeates the language of meritocracy on campus according to Dr. Lakshmanan, Ajantha Subramanian and others
2 years ago

How caste discrimination permeates the language of meritocracy on campus according to Dr. Lakshmanan, Ajantha Subramanian and others

The Hindu  

“People think casteism only comes in the form of beatings or open abuse, but nowadays, it also comes in the form of subtle gestures,” Dr. Lakshmanan, an associate professor at the Madras Institute for Development Studies, tells me while discussing the nature of caste discrimination in higher education institutions. He documents how professors threaten to cut Dalit students’ attendance and …

No case of caste discrimination or alienation of SC/ST students reported from IITs in last 5 years: Govt. in RS
2 years ago

No case of caste discrimination or alienation of SC/ST students reported from IITs in last 5 years: Govt. in RS

The Hindu  

The Union government on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha, “No cases of caste discrimination and alienation in SC/ ST students have been reported from IITs in the last 5 years,” in response to a question about caste discrimination in higher educational institutes by MDMK MP Vaiko. Mr. Vaiko had asked the Union government about cases of caste discrimination in IITs …

Most SC/ST students at IIT-B wary of mentioning caste on campus: Report
2 years ago

Most SC/ST students at IIT-B wary of mentioning caste on campus: Report

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: According to a draft report of a survey conducted by IIT Bombay’s SC-ST student cell last year, nearly one-third of the 388 SC/ST students said that they did not feel comfortable openly discussing their caste identity on campus. “The number maps how hostile, insensitive and unsafe a place IIT Bombay is for SC/ST students,” notes the draft report, adding …

UGC Directs Colleges, Universities to Set up Complaint Committee Against Gender Bias
2 years, 9 months ago

UGC Directs Colleges, Universities to Set up Complaint Committee Against Gender Bias

News 18  

The University Grants Commission has directed universities and colleges to ensure the formation of the Internal Complaint Committee and a special cell to deal with gender-based violence and conduct gender sensitisation programmes. In an earlier notice, UGC had asked varsities to ensure the nomination of ‘Gender Champions’ among students who would lead the effort of making the campuses more gender-inclusive. …

‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban

Al Jazeera  

Activists behind the move by the California State University system say it will accelerate the civil rights movement for caste equity in the US. Thenmozhi Soundararajan, a Dalit American activist and executive director of Equality Labs civil rights organisation, considers the addition of caste protections at CSU systems a “watershed moment” for the community. “We respectfully disagree with the position …

Explained | How is U.S. tackling discrimination on campuses?
3 years, 2 months ago

Explained | How is U.S. tackling discrimination on campuses?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The California Faculty Association this month added caste criteria into its anti-discrimination policies, a move that was subsequently ratified by the Board of Trustees of the California State University system. These include Harvard University, which became the first Ivy League university to recognise caste-based discrimination as an issue of concern, when it ratified, in December 2021, …

Faculty members of California State University protest inclusion of caste in non-discriminatory policy
3 years, 2 months ago

Faculty members of California State University protest inclusion of caste in non-discriminatory policy

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Days after California State …

UC Davis adds caste to its anti-discrimination policy
3 years, 4 months ago

UC Davis adds caste to its anti-discrimination policy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The University of California, Davis …

IIT-Madras Professor Alleges Caste Discrimination in Resignation Letter
3 years, 8 months ago

IIT-Madras Professor Alleges Caste Discrimination in Resignation Letter

News 18  

A professor at IIT-Madras — India’s top-ranked engineering institute — has alleged discrimination at his workplace. In his parting letter to the institute’s administration, the professor of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences department said that there were multiple “specific” instances of discrimination and that he will be pursuing appropriate actions to address the matter. Any complaint received by …

California student body demands ban on caste-based discrimination
3 years, 11 months ago

California student body demands ban on caste-based discrimination

Al Jazeera  

San Jose, California, US – An association representing nearly half a million university students in California, United States has passed a resolution seeking a ban on caste-based discrimination faced mainly by the Dalit students, with rights groups calling the move “historic”. Last week, the Cal State Student Association, the country’s largest four-year public university system representing 23 campuses of the …

Caste in the USA, Episode 2: Dalit technologist Sam Cornelius on how casteism pervades tech world in India and US
4 years, 4 months ago

Caste in the USA, Episode 2: Dalit technologist Sam Cornelius on how casteism pervades tech world in India and US

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: Firstpost is holding a series of conversations with Indians in the US, across its campuses, offices and households, to understand how caste discrimination pervades the community just as much as it does back home in India. One evening my seniors came up to me and said: “Boss, I know who you are, so don’t try to fool me.” …

Discrimination Against SC-STs Still Prevalent; Cannot Presume They May Misuse Provisions Of Law As A Class: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 5 months ago

Discrimination Against SC-STs Still Prevalent; Cannot Presume They May Misuse Provisions Of Law As A Class: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

While withdrawing the conditions imposed by the March 20, 2018 judgment for arrest of a person under the SC/ST Act, the Supreme Court observed that the discrimination against the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is still prevalent in various parts of the country The bench comprising Justice Arun Mishra, Justice MR Shah and Justice BR Gavai observed …

SC seeks response from Centre, UGC on plea moved by mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi to stop caste-based discrimination in universities
5 years, 6 months ago

SC seeks response from Centre, UGC on plea moved by mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi to stop caste-based discrimination in universities

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Central government and University Grants Commission on a petition filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Central government and University Grants Commission on a petition filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi seeking a …

SC issues notice to Centre over caste bias plea
5 years, 6 months ago

SC issues notice to Centre over caste bias plea

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a petition seeking a direction to put an end to discriminatory practices in university campuses filed by the mothers of Payal Tadvi and Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide over alleged caste-based bias. A Bench of Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Ajay Rastogi agreed to examine the plea and …

SC Issues Notice On Plea By Mothers Of Rohit Vemula And Dr Payal Tadvi To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses
5 years, 6 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea By Mothers Of Rohit Vemula And Dr Payal Tadvi To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a PIL filed by the mothers of Rohit Vemula and Dr.Payal Tadvi for seeking measures to end caste discrimination in higher educational institutions.The bench comprising Justices N V Ramana and Ajay Rastogi asked Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, who appeared for the petitioners, as to the need for orders from Court when UGC …

Take Measures To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses: Mothers Of Rohit Vemula, Payal Tadvi Move SC [Read Petition]
5 years, 7 months ago

Take Measures To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses: Mothers Of Rohit Vemula, Payal Tadvi Move SC [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Mothers of Rohit Vemula and Dr Payal Tadvi have approached the Supreme Court seeking a sound mechanism to end the caste-based discrimination campuses.Rohit Vemula, a PhD Scholar at University of Hyderabad working for rights of the Dalit community, was a member of the Ambedkar Students Association. Mothers of Rohit Vemula and Dr Payal Tadvi have approached the Supreme Court seeking …

'When we are constantly made to feel inferior, we internalise it': MBBS student from Tadvi Bhil community speaks up after Payal Tadvi suicide
5 years, 9 months ago

'When we are constantly made to feel inferior, we internalise it': MBBS student from Tadvi Bhil community speaks up after Payal Tadvi suicide

Firstpost  

Vijay Tadvi is a 19-year-old second-year undergraduate MBBS student at another college in Mumbai. Editor’s Note: The suicide of 26-year-old Payal Tadvi, who was a second-year postgraduate gynaecology student at the TN Topiwala National Medical College in Mumbai, has sparked outrage across the country against caste discrimination in the medical field, and also in academia as a whole. As demands …

UGC seeks data on incidents of caste-based discrimination from universities
6 years, 9 months ago

UGC seeks data on incidents of caste-based discrimination from universities

Firstpost  

Action taken reports have to be sent to UGC. New Delhi: The University Grants Commission has asked higher learning institutions to send data of complaints received against caste-based discrimination during the period 2017-18 and action taken by them to curb such incidents. A circular issued on 4 June asked the 958 central, state, and private universities in its list to …

UGC: Not shutting centres studying discrimination
8 years ago

UGC: Not shutting centres studying discrimination

Deccan Chronicle  

Vellore: Calling the letter received by Jawaharlal Nehru University a ‘forged’ one, UGC chairman Ved Prakash said: “UGC is not closing down any centre studying discrimination.” Close on the heels of JNU’s dalit research scholar Muthukrishnan’s suicide last week, media reports said the commission will stop funding the Centre for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion at JNU from April …

Discrimination on the campus
9 years, 2 months ago

Discrimination on the campus

The Hindu  

There is a need to apply our minds in a calm manner to address the problems that Dalit students face in institutions of higher education and find a more durable solution, now that the >University of Hyderabad has revoked the suspension of students in the context of >Rohith Vemula’s death. The student population on campuses of higher education has become …

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