Mixed reactions across campuses to SC stay on UGC

New Delhi: Universities across the country have shown contrasting responses to the Supreme Court’s stay on the UGC’s Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026.

While students at JNU and Delhi University have protested the stay, Banaras Hindu University has seen a legal

challenge filed in the

Supreme Court, highlighting sharp divisions over addressing caste-based discrimination in academia.