Many people are opposing the UGC Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 — and the concerns are serious. This opposition is not against equity, but against a system that may promote reverse discrimination, social division, and fear on campuses instead of harmony. Key concerns: • Possible targeting of general category students, leading to harassment and exclusion • No safeguards against false or motivated complaints • Equity committees include select groups but exclude general category representation • Vague definitions of “discrimination” and monitoring squads may increase surveillance and tension • Burden of proof shifting to the accused, violating principles of natural justice Education should promote inclusion, trust, and equal opportunity — not suspicion, imbalance, and division. Policies meant to end discrimination must not institutionalize another form of it. #UGCBill#UGCRegulations2026#EducationReform#SaveHigherEducation#StudentsFirst#AcademicFreedom#CampusJustice#NoReverseDiscrimination#EqualOpportunity#MeritMatters#EducationNotPolitics#FairEducation#CampusRights#RuleOfLaw#NaturalJustice#StopCampusFear#InclusiveEducation#IndiaEducation#FutureOfStudents
Dr. Deepak Shukla
Many people are opposing the UGC Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 — and the concerns are serious.
This opposition is not against equity, but against a system that may promote reverse discrimination, social division, and fear on campuses instead of harmony.
Key concerns: • Possible targeting of general category students, leading to harassment and exclusion
• No safeguards against false or motivated complaints
• Equity committees include select groups but exclude general category representation
• Vague definitions of “discrimination” and monitoring squads may increase surveillance and tension
• Burden of proof shifting to the accused, violating principles of natural justice
Education should promote inclusion, trust, and equal opportunity —
not suspicion, imbalance, and division.
Policies meant to end discrimination must not institutionalize another form of it.
#UGCBill #UGCRegulations2026 #EducationReform #SaveHigherEducation #StudentsFirst #AcademicFreedom #CampusJustice #NoReverseDiscrimination #EqualOpportunity #MeritMatters #EducationNotPolitics #FairEducation #CampusRights #RuleOfLaw #NaturalJustice #StopCampusFear #InclusiveEducation #IndiaEducation #FutureOfStudents
4 months ago | [YT] | 0
View 0 replies