Advocate Disha Wadekar, who represents Radhika Vemula and Abeda Tadvi in the Supreme Court, breaks down the new UGC regulations aimed at eradicating caste-based discrimination against those from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, and other marginalised groups on Indian campuses. The newly notified rules, stemming from a Supreme Court petition, have faced backlash and protests from ‘upper-caste’ groups claiming “victimisation”. And yet, data shows rising suicides and complaints among Dalit, Bahujan, and Adivasi students.