Breaking News: UGC New Rules 2026 Spark Nationwide Row in Universities

The controversy over the UGC New Rules 2026, implemented across universities and colleges in India, is intensifying. While the government and the University Grants Commission describe the rules as a major step toward eliminating discrimination in higher education, students from the General Category have strongly opposed them.

These students argue that the new regulations view them with suspicion and may institutionalize bias against them instead of promoting equality. According to protesting students, the framework of the new rules assumes discrimination at a structural level and categorizes communities in a way that could deepen divisions rather than bridge them.

As a result, demonstrations have erupted in several states, with students demanding either a rollback of the rules or wider consultations before full implementation. Many also allege that their concerns have not been adequately heard by policymakers or academic authorities.