UGC asks institutions to prevent discrimination against SC/ST students
UGC has asked universities and colleges to develop a page on their official website for lodging such complaints of caste discrimination by SC/ST students
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked institutions to prevent Caste Based Discrimination. The Commission has also requested heads of institutions to advise their officials and faculty members to be more sensitive while dealing with incidents of caste discrimination.
With reports of caste-based discrimination against students and faculty members surfacing from some of the leading institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the apex higher education regulator has asked for the prevention of caste-based discrimination in universities and colleges.
The UGC letter reads: “The Officials/faculty members should desist from any act of discrimination against SC/ST students on grounds of their social origin.”
It has asked universities and colleges to develop a page on their official website for lodging such complaints of caste discrimination by SC/ST students and also place a complaint register in the Registrar/Principal Office for the purpose.
“If any such incident comes to the notice of the authorities, action should be taken against the erring official/faculty members promptly,” reads UGC notice.
The Commission has also asked institution heads to ensure that no official of their institution or faculty members indulge in any kind of discrimination against any community or category of students.
The University may constitute a committee to look into the discrimination complaints received from the SC/ST/0BC Students /Teachers and non-teaching staff. It further reads: “You are requested to advise the officials/faculty members of your university/institute to be more sensitive while dealing with incidents of caste discrimination.”
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