Nurturing Social Equity in Higher Education

Abstract

This brochure outlines a number of initiatives launched by the UGC towards enhancing access with equity through provision of various fellowships, post-graduate scholarships, coaching schemes, residential coaching academies for minorities, support to institutions with relatively higher proportion of SCs, STs, Minorities, capacity expansion for OBCs, support to persons with disabilities, empowerment of women, etc. On the conceptual plank, centre for studies of social exclusion and inclusion have been established in a number of Central, State and Deemed to be universities.