“The need for innovation in higher education is not a long-range luxury; it is a near-term urgency with long-term consequences,” said B.L. Mungekar, former member of the Planning Commission of India and former member of the Rajya Sabha.

Equity in higher education institutions is more constrained by gaps in representation in employment than in admissions; the UGC regulations focus largely on anti-discrimination and complaint-resolution mechanisms, but do not adequately address these structural gaps

Equity in higher education institutions is more constrained by gaps in representation in employment than in admissions; the UGC regulations focus largely on anti-discrimination and complaint-resolution mechanisms, but do not adequately address these structural gaps