UPSC educator Vijender Chauhan claims ChatGPT favours Upper-Caste: How UPSC coaching faculties are injecting caste discrimination in education

The caste politics in the country know no bounds. The denigration of the upper castes (savarna) concerning the adverse situations of those from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes is a grim truth, as those who perpetuate this victimhood narrative leave no stone unturned in disseminating falsehoods. All things are depicted as tools of oppression devised by the upper castes to dominate those they regard as beneath them. Now, after proclaiming that everything from education to bureaucracy and the complete democratic framework, including institutional bodies, has a caste bias, the focus has shifted to technology. ChatGPT is painted as the perceived foe of the caste warriors, as it is asserted to be partial towards their all-time preferred targets, the upper castes. Vijender Singh Chauhan, an Associate Professor at Delhi University, known for conducting mock Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) interviews for Drishti IAS, used artificial intelligence to direct his malice against the upper castes in front of a cheering audience during the recent launch of a book. He stated, “Provide a brief prompt to ChatGPT and examine the data it generates. There is a higher likelihood that the information will lean towards the upper castes due to the individuals who have trained it. ChatGPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer. It is trained on existing content that favours the upper castes and the people in power. It is trained by excessively represented individuals from this group.” “Consequently, if there is a machine with a flawed foundation, how can it be anticipated to deliver justice? Therefore, the battle is not only with the vice chancellors of universities, chief ministers, prime ministers, or bureaucrats, but also with an algorithm. In fact, the challenge is more pronounced with the algorithm because it strips away your ability to discern right from wrong,” he further alleged. While the remarks might initially seem amusing and only worthy of ridicule on the surface, they uncover a significant and worrying trend of consistent denunciation of the upper castes without any fear of repercussions. These statements are made to further divide Hindu society along caste lines, consistently pitting two communities against each other, vilifying one and portraying the other as a perpetual victim. This also illustrates how fault lines are exploited for political or personal gain, as has been done repeatedly by colonisers, imperialists and invaders to establish their control over the indigenous people of India and later by “secular parties” for electoral advantage. Netizens slam the comments with a comedic flair. The video has been widely disseminated, attracting criticism from netizens. A UPSC aspirant inquired about the benefits of introducing “caste angles into something as neutral as AI.” He also expressed concern over the persistence of these narratives being circulated in 2026. He outlined how shocking it is to be still confronted with such persons peddling this propaganda to divide communities. He pointed out, “As someone prepping for UPSC myself, I expect educators to unite us, not spread hate under the guise of observations. This kind of talk is harmful and sets a bad example for aspirants. We need better from our mentors.” Hey everyone, I just came across this ridiculous statement from Vijender Chauhan, that UPSC teacher who's always popping up in interviews and talks. He basically said that ChatGPT is biased towards "savarns" like, what? Claiming an AI tool is somehow made for upper castes? That's… pic.twitter.com/pSKHWBX29r— Ankit Pandey (@iamankitpande) January 18, 2026 “The Skin Doctor” opted for a hilariously sarcastic approach, writing that Chauhan was indeed right, as the family of Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) was actually from the Maithil Brahmin lineage in Bihar’s Samastipur. He added that they relocated to the United States at the time of India’s independence because they “would no longer be able to exploit Dalits” and altered their surname. He then wryly remarked that Altman continues to wear janeu (sacred thread), practice Brahminism and has trained ChatGPT based on the principles of the Manusmriti, leading to ChatGPT’s inclinations towards the upper castes. “Sam thought he was too smart and wouldn’t be caught, but the eagle-eyed watchfulness of our UPSC coach Vijender Singh Chauhan exposed him,” the doctor humorously mentioned. He is right.ChatGPT’s founder Sam Altman’s family was actually Maithil Brahmins from Samastipur, Bihar.When they realised the country was about to get independence and they would no longer be able to exploit Dalits, they moved to America and changed their surname to blend in… pic.twitter.com/xU29xB8mlT— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) January 17, 2026 A person labelled Chauhan a “clown” as well as questioned his knowledge and common sense. The user insinuated, “Anyone can understand how he would

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UPSC educator Vijender Chauhan claims ChatGPT favours Upper-Caste: How UPSC coaching faculties are injecting caste discrimination in education

ChatGPT, according to Vijender Chauhan, favours higher castes.

The caste politics in the country know no bounds. The denigration of the upper castes (savarna) concerning the adverse situations of those from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes is a grim truth, as those who perpetuate this victimhood narrative leave no stone unturned in disseminating falsehoods.

All things are depicted as tools of oppression devised by the upper castes to dominate those they regard as beneath them. Now, after proclaiming that everything from education to bureaucracy and the complete democratic framework, including institutional bodies, has a caste bias, the focus has shifted to technology. ChatGPT is painted as the perceived foe of the caste warriors, as it is asserted to be partial towards their all-time preferred targets, the upper castes.

Vijender Singh Chauhan, an Associate Professor at Delhi University, known for conducting mock Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) interviews for Drishti IAS, used artificial intelligence to direct his malice against the upper castes in front of a cheering audience during the recent launch of a book.

He stated, “Provide a brief prompt to ChatGPT and examine the data it generates. There is a higher likelihood that the information will lean towards the upper castes due to the individuals who have trained it. ChatGPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer. It is trained on existing content that favours the upper castes and the people in power. It is trained by excessively represented individuals from this group.”

“Consequently, if there is a machine with a flawed foundation, how can it be anticipated to deliver justice? Therefore, the battle is not only with the vice chancellors of universities, chief ministers, prime ministers, or bureaucrats, but also with an algorithm. In fact, the challenge is more pronounced with the algorithm because it strips away your ability to discern right from wrong,” he further alleged.

While the remarks might initially seem amusing and only worthy of ridicule on the surface, they uncover a significant and worrying trend of consistent denunciation of the upper castes without any fear of repercussions. These statements are made to further divide Hindu society along caste lines, consistently pitting two communities against each other, vilifying one and portraying the other as a perpetual victim.

This also illustrates how fault lines are exploited for political or personal gain, as has been done repeatedly by colonisers, imperialists and invaders to establish their control over the indigenous people of India and later by “secular parties” for electoral advantage.

Netizens slam the comments with a comedic flair.

The video has been widely disseminated, attracting criticism from netizens. A UPSC aspirant inquired about the benefits of introducing “caste angles into something as neutral as AI.” He also expressed concern over the persistence of these narratives being circulated in 2026. He outlined how shocking it is to be still confronted with such persons peddling this propaganda to divide communities.

He pointed out, “As someone prepping for UPSC myself, I expect educators to unite us, not spread hate under the guise of observations. This kind of talk is harmful and sets a bad example for aspirants. We need better from our mentors.”

Hey everyone, I just came across this ridiculous statement from Vijender Chauhan, that UPSC teacher who's always popping up in interviews and talks. He basically said that ChatGPT is biased towards "savarns" like, what? Claiming an AI tool is somehow made for upper castes? That's… pic.twitter.com/pSKHWBX29r
— Ankit Pandey (@iamankitpande) January 18, 2026

“The Skin Doctor” opted for a hilariously sarcastic approach, writing that Chauhan was indeed right, as the family of Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI) was actually from the Maithil Brahmin lineage in Bihar’s Samastipur. He added that they relocated to the United States at the time of India’s independence because they “would no longer be able to exploit Dalits” and altered their surname.

He then wryly remarked that Altman continues to wear janeu (sacred thread), practice Brahminism and has trained ChatGPT based on the principles of the Manusmriti, leading to ChatGPT’s inclinations towards the upper castes. “Sam thought he was too smart and wouldn’t be caught, but the eagle-eyed watchfulness of our UPSC coach Vijender Singh Chauhan exposed him,” the doctor humorously mentioned.

He is right.

ChatGPT’s founder Sam Altman’s family was actually Maithil Brahmins from Samastipur, Bihar.

When they realised the country was about to get independence and they would no longer be able to exploit Dalits, they moved to America and changed their surname to blend in… pic.twitter.com/xU29xB8mlT
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) January 17, 2026

A person labelled Chauhan a “clown” as well as questioned his knowledge and common sense. The user insinuated, “Anyone can understand how he would have got his degrees. This country is becoming a place of clowns because of these social justice schemes.”

He is Vijender Singh Chauhan, Associate Professor, Delhi University.

He holds degrees in BA, MA, B.Ed, M.Phill, PhD.

Now look at his knowledge and common sense. Anyone can understand how he would have got his degrees. This country is becoming place of clowns because of these… pic.twitter.com/CECuO4jVzp
— Lovlesh (@LovleshPokra) January 18, 2026

Another individual described the statements as “outlandish” and asked, “Should there be reservations in ChatGPT teams?”

Vijender Chauhan, UPSC educator, makes outlandish claims about how ChatGPT produces answers coloured by caste.

He asserts, due to lesser representation of people of lower castes among teams for these apps, ‘savarna’ people, i.e., upper caste people determine somehow, how apps… pic.twitter.com/sB5jLFoSWS
— ALLCLEAR (@allclearlive) January 18, 2026

On the other hand, the professor invoked the “intrinsic bias” of AI and ascribed his statement to “several studies” in a following video after observing the increasing backlash.