UGC Equity Commission | Students React To UGC's Equity Commission
It has been ten years since research scholar Rohith Vemula died by suicide, an incident that forced the country to confront caste-based discrimination in higher education. A decade later, caste discrimination continues to remain a grim reality across campuses in India. In this context, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced new regulations and set up an Equity Commission to protect the rights of students and staff from reserved categories. While the move is being seen as long overdue, concerns remain over how effectively it will be implemented on the ground.
