It is hoped that Supreme Court's directive to UGC to inform of the steps taken to end caste discrimination in higher education institutions will usher in a new change. The intervention of Supreme Court was based on the petition filed by the mothers of Dalit students Rohit Vemula and Dr. Payal Tadvi in ​​the wake of their suicide. Supreme Court opined that caste discrimination is an emotive issue and UGC should clarify what it can do to address the concerns of the petitioner without appearing hostile. Although caste persecution cannot be completely eradicated, strict laws will force the majority to refrain from it for fear of punishment.

Dalit students from rural areas are the ones who mostly attend higher education institutions in cities with the benefit of reservation and government scholarships. They would have already experienced discrimination in the name of caste in their native land with all its perversity. Dalit students who are gifted in intelligence and education may have thought that the upper castes of the village are behaving like this because of their lack of knowledge and education. Their associations will also help them to face and fight back in the villages. Whereas when they reach the campuses and see some highly educated teachers and some retrograde students indulging in caste abuse, the children of the backward classes feel bewildered and isolated. This is what leads to suicides. The way a group of students and administrators come together to suffocate them in every possible way still exists on the campuses of many higher education institutions in the country.

The suicide of Rohit Vemula, who was a research student of the University of Hyderabad, had led to many protests and agitations in the country. In the suicide note written by Rohit, it was stated that he was a victim of caste discrimination, and as proof of this, he pointed out the retaliatory measures taken by the institutional authorities. The university authorities had stopped the stipend of Rs 25,000 given to Rohit, in retaliation for raising some demands on campus under his leadership on behalf of the Ambedkar Students Association. Vemula committed suicide after this because he was unable to hold on. Payal, a second-year medical student of Mumbai's TN Topiwala Medical College, committed suicide due to caste abuse by three senior female students. They even forbade Payal to enter the operation theater. Payal complained but the authorities did not take any action. Precautions need to be taken to avoid the recurrence of such incidents. Hence, UGC should consider all aspects of the issue and submit the proposals very seriously. At any rate, casteism on campuses should end.