Tag: Caste Based Discrimination

In a letter, the University Grants Commission said the officials and faculty members of higher education institutions should desist from any act of discrimination against SC/ST students on grounds of their social origin.

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 72 cases of caste based discrimination against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students were reported by University Grants Commission (UGC) in various universities and colleges across the country during 2017-18. Most of the cases are handled and disposed off by the authorities of concerned Universities and Colleges, as empowered under their respective Acts […]