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News India Live, Digital Desk: The University Grants Commission (UGC), the country’s largest higher education policy making body, is facing huge opposition from students these days. Students are preparing to take to the streets regarding some new rules brought by the UGC, due to which tension has increased in the capital Delhi. To prevent any untoward incident, Delhi Police UGC Headquarters And the security of the area around it has been tightened.
Why are the students angry?
Student organizations believe that many of the changes brought by the UGC, especially PhD Admission Rules will make higher education expensive and difficult for students from ordinary backgrounds. The main issues on which students are protesting are:
- Complexity and Opacity: Rules such as admitting 4-year undergraduate students directly into PhD, and having separate eligibility for 3-year students, will complicate the admission process. Opponents feel that the ratio of 70:30 (written test: interview) may lead to discrimination.
- Impact on teaching: He says that these rules do not encourage quality research, but will limit it to only papers.
Tight security cordon outside the headquarters
According to the information received, various student organizations in front of UGC Headquarters (Delhi) protests Were planning to do. In view of the possible large crowd of students, Delhi Police and security forces have been alerted.
Outside UGC office large number of security forces Have been deployed. Police are ensuring that no protestor forcibly enters the premises and peace is not disturbed in the capital. Barricading has been done on the roads and the people coming and going are being intensively checked. In a way, the entire area around the UGC headquarters is currently a security camp As it looks.
The students’ demand is simple: They want the UGC to withdraw these controversial rules without any debate and issue new guidelines keeping in mind the interests of students and teachers. This protest is an indication that if these rules are implemented, then a bigger conflict may be seen in the coming days in the field of higher education.
