Policies
Budget adds insurance for school students, introduces PhD fellowship of Rs 15000, setting up of a global school and boosts funding for universities and technical education
Survey urges safer screen use for children and youth, stronger school and college interventions, reduced dependence on online teaching and community-based mental health support to address rising digital dependence
Economic Survey PDF: India hosts 49,000 international students against lakhs going abroad, calls for faster visas, two-way exchanges; warns against marginalised exclusion
The Supreme Court says non-intervention in UGC Equity Regulations could have dangerous impact and divide society.
Economic Survey 2025-2026 suggests partnering with ‘independent agencies’ for evaluation, starting with CBSE schools
The petition said that by limiting the scope of "caste-based discrimination" only to SC, ST and OBC, the UGC has effectively denied institutional protection to general and non-reserved categories.
The petition filed in the Supreme Court flagged UGC Regulation 3(c) for defining caste discrimination only for SC, ST, and OBC.
Scheme to begin in Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Pune, with industry-backed funding model
Students say new ugc rules could shift burden of proof and create surveillance-like conditions on campuses
Opponents say UGC Promotion of Equity Regulations unclear on definition, don’t punish false complaints; claim on external oversight despite 2 civil society members
