Delhi University Releases Data to Counter Gandhi's Allegations

Delhi University on Sunday released detailed enrollment and recruitment data to counter allegations by Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, that the institution uses interviews to discriminate against students based on caste. The university emphasized that admissions are conducted transparently through scores on the Common University Entrance Test, or CUET, without interviews for most undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Gandhi made the claims on Friday during an event in Lucknow marking the birth anniversary of Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram. "I had gone to Delhi University. Interview is just a way to eliminate students. They ask what your caste is, and then you fail in the interview," he said, asserting that the process targets students from marginalized communities. He also criticized the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, for lacking representation from Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes among its pracharaks and senior leaders, calling it unconstitutional.

In response, Delhi University posted the data on X, formerly Twitter, urging Gandhi to avoid unsubstantiated statements that undermine the...