AdvertisementThe 2026 UGC regulations, notified on January 13, had intended to update the “equity” regulations first issued by the UGC in 2012. Several student leaders across the country have not only backed new UGC regulations, despite their flaws, but also criticised the Supreme Court’s decision to stay them. In an official statement on Thursday, the ABVP welcomed the Supreme Court’s stay order. TMCP general secretary Abhirup Chakraborty said, “The new UGC rules should have been introduced earlier. Initially, these student outfits had welcomed the new UGC regulations, but with caveats.