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Ill-tended Practices of Educational Institutions of India: A Discourse

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Author- Raghavendra Yadav* After the independence of India, the Government has made several attempts to improve the condition of the education system. It was in positive direction; in spite of these, the education system of India is also known as an arena of discrimination, exploitation, harassment and exclusion. However, in India, these are restricted by law, and the Constitution of India guarantees to not to discriminate on the basis of religion, race, sex, and place of birth or any of them. The University Grants Commission has issued “Guidelines for Students’ Entitlement”. It is mandatory in nature. Section 5 of the guideline clearly states that “The students are entitled to non-discriminatory treatment (in the sense of absence of harassment, victimization or exclusion) in every aspect of institutional functioning. Any discrimination based on caste, gender, creed, colour, race, religion, place of birth, political conviction, language and disability shall be prohibited”. Further, the

UGC Regulation for M.Phil./Ph.D.: Its Adverse Affect on Downtrodden, Rural and Remote Candidates

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Author: RaghavendraYadav*  The admission policy is one of the most debatable issues in Higher Educational Institutions of India. Efforts have been made during the pre-independence of India to improve and modernize the conditions of education and even after the Independence of India. Several efforts have been made by the Government(s) to improve the quality of education and expand the access to education towards a large segment of the country. In this article, the Author is focusing only on Regulation 2009 and 2016 for UGC “Minimum Criteria and Process to Provide M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree”.An effort was made by University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2009 to improve the condition of M.Phil./Ph.D. thru Regulation 2009 “Minimum Criteria and Process to Provide M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree”. After that, A similar effort was made in May 2016 by “Minimum Criteria and Process to Provide M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree” Regulation 2016 and again amendment thru Regulation 2018. UGC’s Regulation 2016 was the replacement a