UGC sets up expert panel to look into schemes for SC/ST students
Regulations and schemes for marginalised communities will be scrutinised by an expert panel of the higher education regulator, the education ministry informed Parliament after the Supreme Court in July asked for a status report on steps the University Grants Commission was taking to protect the interest of scheduled castes and tribes, other backward classes, persons with disabilities and minority communities. UGC sets up expert panel to look into schemes for SC/ST students The committee has been formed in pursuance of Supreme Court’s July 6 order, when it directed the commission to submit such a report, junior education minister Subhas Sarkar said on Wednesday in response to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha. “In pursuance to this order, the UGC has constituted an expert committee on 21-07-2023 for revisiting the UGC Regulations/Schemes concerning the SC/ST/OBC/PwD and minority communities in Higher Educational Institutions and suggest further remedial measures if required to make non-discriminatory environment for SC/ST Students in HEIs,” the minister said in response to a question asked by DMK MP M Shanmugam. Under the existing UGC Regulations, 2012, all higher educational institutions have to ensure no discrimination takes place against any student belonging to SC and ST communities in matters of admission.
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