Even EWS students left without protection under UGC rules: IIM Professors
Udaipur (Rajasthan), Jan 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The University Grants Commission’s (UGC) 2026 regulations aimed at “promoting equity” in higher education have come under sustained academic scrutiny, not only for their alleged vagueness but also for deep 'internal inconsistencies' that 'risk excluding' the very groups they claim to protect. An essay authored by IIM Udaipur professors Kunal Kamal Kumar and Gyanesh Raj argues that the regulations suffer from a serious lack of coherence -- particularly in their treatment of the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).