The University Grants Commission (UGC) on May 24, 2024, notified regarding the Prevention of Caste-Based Discrimination in Higher Education Institutions.
The following has been stated:
• The officials/faculty members should desist from any act of discrimination against SC/ST students on grounds of their social origin.
• The University/institute/College may develop a page on their website for lodging such complaints of caste discrimination by SC/ST/OBC students and also place a complaint register in the office of the Registrar/Principal for the purpose. If any, such incident comes to the notice of the authorities, action should be taken against the erring official/faculty member promptly.
• The University and its constituent/affiliated colleges should ensure that no officials/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 complaints of discrimination received from the SC/ST/OBC Students/teachers and non-teaching staff The Committee shall also include members belonging to the SC/ST/OBC category.
• It has advised the officials/faculty members of your university/institute to be more sensitive while dealing with Incidents of caste discrimination. The above instructions should also be circulated to all your university's constituent and affiliated colleges for follow-up action.
• It has also requested to provide the information for the years 2023-24 in the prescribed format (copy enclosed) on the University Activity Monitoring Portal (UAMP) of UGC at the link https://ugc.ac.in/uamp/ at the earliest and not later than July 31, 2024.
[Notification No F. 1-2/2024(SCT/Circular)-Part (1)]
