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University of Calcutta to have third gender option in admission forms from next academic session'

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The University of Calcutta will have third gender option in admission forms from next academic session, Vice-Chancellor Sonali Chakraborty Banerjee has said.

A notice from UGC undersigned by its secretary Jaspal S Sandhu read, "As per the judgement of Honourable Supreme Court of India, Transgender will be included as third gender under the various scholarships/fellowship schemes of UGC.

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First Published: Nov 23 2019 | 9:11 PM IST

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