Caste discrimination in university campuses
3 days, 15 hours 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 been painfully clear that despite their lofty goals, India’s premier campuses are riven by persistent discriminatory attitudes that hurt young students from marginalised communities. Students from poorer families, marginalised castes and first-generation learner backgrounds often find it difficult to survive on campuses — not only because they fail to get adequate help but also due to hostility. The top court is right in stressing that the rules must be more than symbolic gestures and also in asserting that the judges would scrutinise the practical effectiveness of rules that the higher education regulator started drafting in 2023 but has not yet put into action.

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Indian student in UK criticises "biased" investigation of his allegations, says all charges ignored despite evidence
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2 days, 17 hours ago

Indian student in UK criticises "biased" investigation of his allegations, says all charges ignored despite evidence

Hindustan Times  

Satyam Surana, an Indian student in the UK, who alleged hate campaigns and smears against him during the college elections in London, has strongly criticised the handling of the case and accused the institution of showing a 'biased' treatment towards him. He has even alleged that the major university campuses today, have been "hijacked" by 'pro-left' ideologies and they can't …

UGC directed to submit data on caste discrimination in universities
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4 days, 7 hours 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 …

Caste Discrimination In Colleges : Supreme Court Seeks Data From UGC On Equal Opportunity Cells, Action On Complaints Received
5 days, 21 hours 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 …

Bombay HC Orders Directorate Of Higher Education To Look Into Allegations Of 'Institutional Casteism, Sexual Harassment' Within ILS Law College
6 months ago

Bombay HC Orders Directorate Of Higher Education To Look Into Allegations Of 'Institutional Casteism, Sexual Harassment' Within ILS Law College

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on its administrative side has asked the Directorate of Higher Education, Pune to look into the allegations of 'institutional casteism, ragging, sexual harassment, hooliganism, favouritism and ill-treatment of minority students' levelled by over 118 students and alumni of the ILS Law College, Pune. In a letter addressed to the Directorate of the Higher Education on July …

Confronting caste in educational institutions
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Confronting caste in educational institutions

Hindustan Times  

In August last year, two Dalit children in Nanguneri, a town in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, were brutally assaulted by their schoolmates, prompting the state government to appoint a retired judge of the Madras high court to study caste atrocities in schools and colleges. The report, submitted by justice K Chandru, offers suggestions that need a close discussion, not just …

Ashoka University row: How prevalent is casteism in Indian universities?
9 months, 1 week ago

Ashoka University row: How prevalent is casteism in Indian universities?

Firstpost  

A video of students at Haryana’s Ashoka University purportedly raising casteist slogans like ‘Brahmin-Baniyawaad Murdabad’ has sparked a row. The menace of caste discrimination plagues the higher education system in India, with the recent deaths by suicide of students from marginalised communities further throwing the issue into the spotlight A video of students at Haryana’s Ashoka University purportedly making casteist …

Call to enact ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ to rid educational institutions of caste discrimination
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Call to enact ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ to rid educational institutions of caste discrimination

The Hindu  

Leaders of the Kula Vivaksha Vyatireka Porata Samithi, an affiliated union of the Communist Party of India, have demanded enactment of the proposed ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ to safeguard the right to education and dignity for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes and minorities. In a statement on March 23, the organisation’s State general secretary, A. Malyadri, alleged …

IIT-Kanpur accused of facilitating discrimination by recruiters
1 year, 1 month ago

IIT-Kanpur accused of facilitating discrimination by recruiters

The Hindu  

As Indian Institutes of Technology across the country start campus placements, a complaint has been filed with the Education Ministry, Social Justice Ministry and the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, alleging that the Placements Office at IIT-Kanpur was allowing recruiting companies to discriminate against prospective candidates based on their caste or socio-economic category. Mr. …

UGC forms expert panel to ensure equality for SC, ST students in universities
1 year, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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 …

Battling bias on IIT campuses
1 year, 8 months ago

Battling bias on IIT campuses

Hindustan Times  

They were India’s islands of excellence, set up in an infant country to prepare a generation for nation-building. Yet, in recent years, various campuses of the Indian Institutes of Technology have been in the news for a string of student suicides, sparking allegations ranging from caste-based discrimination, harassment by faculty and alienation. In March, the Union education ministry told Parliament …

How caste discrimination permeates the language of meritocracy on campus according to Dr. Lakshmanan, Ajantha Subramanian and others
1 year, 9 months 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
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Asking JEE rank is caste discrimination? How activists are trying to force caste angle in IIT Bombay student suicide case
1 year, 9 months ago

Asking JEE rank is caste discrimination? How activists are trying to force caste angle in IIT Bombay student suicide case

Op India  

For days now, ‘activists’ have been trying to paint the unfortunate suicide of an IIT Bombay student as a case of caste discrimination, even though the probe into the incident did not find any caste angle. #justicefordarshansolanki https://t.co/wGaRo908xx — APPSC IIT Bombay March 12, 2023 They added, using quotes from a report, “He told me that my roommate had reduced …

Most SC/ST students at IIT-B wary of mentioning caste on campus: Report
1 year, 9 months 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 …

After Suicide in IIT-B, Former UGC Chief Demands Mandatory Civic Learning Course
1 year, 10 months ago

After Suicide in IIT-B, Former UGC Chief Demands Mandatory Civic Learning Course

The Quint  

The death of Darshan Solanki, a first-year BTech student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has reignited discussions around caste discrimination and harassment on campus. Sukhdeo Thorat, economist and former chairperson of the University Grants Commission, said that the higher educational institutions have not shown much initiative in addressing the discrimination faced by lower caste students on campus. In …

Dissecting caste discrimination in Indian universities from admissions to placements: Part 1 - IITs | Data Point podcast
2 years, 2 months ago

Dissecting caste discrimination in Indian universities from admissions to placements: Part 1 - IITs | Data Point podcast

The Hindu  

In July, The Hindu’s data team published a story that revealed major disparities in the admission rate of PhD candidates from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other backward classes backgrounds. Data released by the Lok Sabha found that in nine IITs, across India, the acceptance rate for SC/ST/OBC PhD candidates was at or below 8%, despite all of these universities …

24 cases of suicides by students of central universities in 5 years: Govt tells Lok Sabha
2 years, 9 months ago

24 cases of suicides by students of central universities in 5 years: Govt tells Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

New Delhi: As many as 24 cases of suicides by students of central universities were reported since 2017, Union Minister of State for Education Rajkumar Ranjan Singh said in Lok Sabha on Monday. The minister also said the central government and the University Grants Commission have taken several initiatives to check the incidents of harassment and discrimination of students. Singh …

‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban
2 years, 11 months 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?
2 years, 11 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
2 years, 11 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 …

UGC takes steps to eradicate caste-based discrimination in varsities
3 years, 3 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 …

'Are Caste-Based Reservations In Education For Eternity?': Plea In Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

'Are Caste-Based Reservations In Education For Eternity?': Plea In Supreme Court

Live Law  

A plea has been moved by an Advocate before the Supreme Court seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in education. The petitioner Dr Subhash Vijayran, who is also a MBBS Doctor, has made the Union of India, through the Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education as respondent in the plea. the plea has stated …

IIT-Madras Professor Alleges Caste Discrimination in Resignation Letter
3 years, 6 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, 8 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 …

The wrath of upper caste professors: How the education system normalised abusive, discriminatory teaching methods
4 years, 4 months ago

The wrath of upper caste professors: How the education system normalised abusive, discriminatory teaching methods

Firstpost  

Seniority, clout and power are directly related to caste privilege, and this may sound less shocking if you keenly observe who holds top positions in academia presently, and in the past. Caste privilege renders itself visible through one’s name, clothes, and social life – who one can call their peers in academic settings and outside it. Discrimination along these lines …

Centre’s word on University Grant Commission rule sought
5 years, 3 months ago

Centre’s word on University Grant Commission rule sought

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking the enforcement of the equity regulation issued by the University Grant Commission in 2012 to end caste discrimination against SC/ST in universities, colleges and other institutions. The bench of Justices N.V.Ramana and Ajay Rastoti sought response from the Centre on a plea by Abeda …

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, 3 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, 3 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 notice to Centre on plea of mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi
5 years, 3 months ago

SC notice to Centre on plea of mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the government’s response on a joint petition filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi for a direction to the University Grants Commission to take steps against “rampant” caste discrimination at universities and higher educational institutions. Radhika Vemula is the mother of Rohith Vemula, a PhD scholar at Hyderabad Central University who …

SC notice to Centre on plea of mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi
5 years, 3 months ago

SC notice to Centre on plea of mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste-based discrimination, seeking to end such bias in universities and other higher education institutions across the country. While Vemula, a Ph.D scholar at Hyderabad Central University had committed suicide on January 17, 2016, following …

SC Issues Notice On Plea By Mothers Of Rohit Vemula And Dr Payal Tadvi To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses
5 years, 3 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 …

Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi’s mothers move Supreme Court seeking end of caste bias in educational campuses
5 years, 4 months ago

Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi’s mothers move Supreme Court seeking end of caste bias in educational campuses

Firstpost  

The mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste-based discrimination, have moved the Supreme Court seeking to end such bias in universities New Delhi: The mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste-based discrimination, have moved the Supreme Court seeking to end such bias in universities …

Take Measures To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses: Mothers Of Rohit Vemula, Payal Tadvi Move SC [Read Petition]
5 years, 4 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, 7 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 …

Resident doctor's suicide in Mumbai a grim reminder of how caste bias plagues India's educational institutes even today
5 years, 7 months ago

Resident doctor's suicide in Mumbai a grim reminder of how caste bias plagues India's educational institutes even today

Firstpost  

While Dr Pragya Tadvi’s suicide in Mumbai following caste harassment is a grim reminder of how classrooms are not free from the social evil, it is also an indicator of the sorry state of the education system in India. The death of Dr Payal Tadvi, a 26-year-old resident doctor at Mumbai’s BYL Nair Hospital, brings back unpleasant memories of the …

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