LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Opposition to the UGC's Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 intensified on Wednesday, with students and doctors staging separate protests demanding a rollback of new norms.

Students and activists associated with the Rashtriya Chhatra Panchayat gathered at GPO Park in Hazratganj, where they raised slogans and termed the regulations "black laws". A memorandum was later submitted to police officials.

Priyanshu Pandey, a BA final-year student of Lucknow University said that the University Grants Commission (UGC) should improve the efficacy of higher education and research, but such regulations would instil fear and uncertainties among students. He added that the committee formed by UGC ...