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Upset students reach UGC gates
The Morning Standard
|January 28, 2026
A small group assembled at regulator’s office to protest against new campus equity norms
A group of students from colleges across Delhi staged a protest outside the University Grants Commission (UGC) headquarters on Tuesday, opposing the recently notified Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026.
The protesters alleged that the new regulations could lead to confusion, misuse, and unrest on university campuses and demanded their complete rollback.
Despite heavy barricading and intermittent rain throughout the day, around 100 students gathered outside the UGC office to voice their opposition. The demonstrators submitted a memorandum to the commission, claiming that the framework could result in discrimination against general category students. Protest organisers appealed for unity among the student community”
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