India, Jan. 27 -- A group of students from colleges across Delhi protested outside the University Grants Commission (UGC) headquarters on Tuesday, alleging that the commission's newly notified "equity regulations" against caste-based discrimination could "create chaos" on university campuses.

Despite heavy barricading and rain, at least 100 students gathered at the protest site. The demonstrators later submitted a memorandum to the UGC, demanding a complete rollback of the regulations. "UGC officials agreed to discuss a few points from our list of demands," Alokit Tripathi, a PhD student from Delhi University, told news agency PTI.

The University Grants Commission notified the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulat...