Prakas Javadekar said in Lok Sabha that the govt can "bring an ordinance if its review petition filed in the top court is rejected".

The proposed ordinance will say, “for the purpose of reservation of posts, a central educational institution shall be regarded as one unit”.

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar made a brief statement in the House saying till such time no recruitment will be allowed in universities.

"The government is sensitive to the issue and we want reservation to continue," said HRD minister Javadekar in Rajya Sabha.

Members of SP, BSP, RJD and CPI demanded to introduce a new bill to protect the interest of SCs, STs and OBC.

"First, Modiji snatched educational opportunities from the deprived section of people by reducing seats. Stopped scholarships. Attacked you...

At the same time, general category representation in faculty posts could rise by 25% to 40%, according to the study.

The proposal is now back on the table after SC refused to strike down the HC verdict which ordered that percentage of faculty posts reserve...

Under pressure from politicians and the parliamentary committee on welfare of SCs and STs, the HRD ministry attempted a reversal of the cou...

The HRD ministry has been caught in a reservation row ever since the 2017 Allahabad High Court order set aside the formula prescribed by th...

Following the HC order, which ordered quota per department, the UGC issued a circular on March 5, sparking an uproar across universities an...

The high court had struck down a UGC circular on institution-wise quota to fill vacant SC/ST posts, pointing out that there were department...

The recruitment in DU has been stalled due to confusion over the implementation of UGC’s SC/ST posts notification of march 5.

UGC's decision to calculating total posts department wise is believed to cut down the number of posts available for SC and ST faculty membe...

SP member Dharmendra Yadav claimed in Lok Sabha during Question Hour that 27 per cent reservation has not been given to OBCs in central uni...

A Parliamentary committee has expressed anguish at the underutilisation of central funds to educational institutions to upgrade infrastruct...

In the backdrop of the government directive to implement 49.5%caste-based reservations in the faculty, IITs are toying with ideas that woul...