UGC asks universities to encourage students to write “cow science” examination Updated: Updated: February 17, 2021 12:58 IST Tamil, Malayalam study material includes claims that cow dung protects from nuclear radiation, slaughter causes quakes Share Article AAA A view of University Grants Commission (UGC), in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Tamil, Malayalam study material includes claims that cow dung protects from nuclear radiation, slaughter causes quakes The University Grants Commission has written to all Vice-Chancellors asking them to encourage students in their universities and affiliated colleges to write the Central government's "indigenous cow science" examination later this month. The study material for the examination includes claims that cow dung is used as protection against radiation in nuclear centres in India and Russia, and protected Bhopal residents from the gas leak. It claims a link between cow slaughter and earthquakes and posits that Jersey cows are lazy and give poor quality milk, while indigenous cow milk is yellow, because it has traces of gold.