Overview

• On July 2, ten Dalit professors threatened to resign from administrative roles, alleging nearly a decade of unpaid “in-charge” duties and caste-based discrimination
• In a July 11 letter to the SC/ST Teachers Association, the university called the claims of an anti-Dalit policy baseless and reiterated its adherence to reservation norms
• Official figures show that SC/ST faculty hold 80 of 126 teaching posts (63.5 percent) and occupy 22 of 30 university-controlled administrative positions
• Bangalore University clarified that statutory roles such as Vice-Chancellor, Registrar and Finance Officer are appointed by the state government, not the institution
• The university said it has filled 35 of 55 backlog posts identified by the Social Welfare Department and is in the process of appointing candidates to the remaining vacancies