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"Rs 1,000 per month for General category women, Rs 1,500 for SCs, other ba
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"A scheme has been announced providing Rs 1,000 per month for women in the General category and Rs 1,500 for women from the Scheduled Castes and backward classes," Mann told the media.
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Ex-servicemen availing age relaxation cannot seek unreserved category bene
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has ruled that former servicemen who avail age relaxation to participate in a recruitment process cannot subsequently claim consideration under the unreserved category, even if they secure marks higher than certain candidates shortlisted in the general category.
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Assam CM launches distribution of first installment under CM-AAA 2.0 in Di
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
It may be noted that under the Chief Minister's Atmanirbhar Assam Abhiyan 2.0, the State government has decided to support 74,036 prospective entrepreneurs across the state. Under the general category, each beneficiary will receive Rs 2 lakh.
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Assam CM distributes 1st instalment under Chief Minister's Atmanirbhar Ass
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Through today's programme, the government disbursed the first instalment to a total of 5,572 beneficiaries from Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts. This includes 3,710 beneficiaries from Kamrup district and 1,862 from Kamrup Metropolitan district. Of these, 35 beneficiaries fall und
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"Delayed but welcome step": Tamil Nadu CM Stalin backs UGC regulations, ur
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Thursday described the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 as a "delayed but welcome" reform, calling it a crucial step towards addressing deep-rooted discrimination and institutional apathy within India's higher educat
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Students protest against new UGC guidelines at DU North Campus
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Students, mostly belonging to the general category, staged a protest on Wednesday at Delhi University's North Campus against the newly notified University Grants Commission (UGC) equity rules, demanding their immediate withdrawal.
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Congress' Digvijaya Singh calls for resolution of issues in new UGC guidel
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"The UGC's final Regulations also got rid of a separate provision that penalised students for lodging false cases of discrimination... the protests against the Regulations are by General category students and largely concentrated on two issues - removal of provisions penalising students f
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"EWS is totally reserved for the 'Swarn' category": SP's Ram Gopal Yadav r
Updated : 4 months ago IST
This came after new rules notified by the UGC on January 13, which update its 2012 regulations on the same subject, have sparked widespread criticism from general category students, who argue that the framework could lead to discrimination against them.
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"President's rule should be imposed": Suspended Bareilly City Magistrate A
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Claiming the constitutional processes had broken down, he added, "President's rule should be imposed to restore the constitutional system. The general category has turned against the government."
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BJP's Rae Bareli Kisan Morcha VP resigns citing dissatisfaction over new U
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The new rules notified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on January 13, which update its 2012 regulations on the same subject, have sparked widespread criticism from general category students, who argue that the framework could lead to discrimination against them.
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Reserved-quota students now outnumber General category in higher education
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Research by a team from IIM Udaipur has found that students from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) outnumber General Category students' enrolment into higher education, a press release by academic research platform CasteFiles said.
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Latin Grammy Awards 2025: Bad Bunny takes top honours for his album 'Debi
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Singer Bad Bunny was the biggest victor at the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards, taking home the top honours for the album of the year with "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" and marking his first win in a general category.
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