Higher
Education
Focusing on colleges, universities, and research institutions, this page assesses how academic freedom is protected or restricted in India’s higher education landscape. It investigates issues such as faculty autonomy, campus censorship, regulatory control, political influence, and student rights. The content highlights case studies, policy developments, and ongoing debates that shape the freedom to teach, learn, and research.
Battlegrounds of Belonging: Identity, Control and the Crisis of Indian Universities
Amal Chandra | 23 January 2026 | The Wire
Draft plan: Editorial on The ISI Bill, 2025 and India’s Academic Autonomy
21 January 2026 | The Telegraph
‘Your Career Is Ruined’: Judge Warns TISS Students Booked over Saibaba Death Anniversary Event
Sadaf Modak | 21 January 2026 | The Indian Express
Teachers' Outfit Writes to VC against Proposed Renaming of Dyal Singh (Evening) College
20 January 2026 | Hindustan Times
DU Hikes Fee for Second Time in Six Months; Colleges Worry
Sugandha Jha | 18 January 2026 | The Times of India
Row Erupts at Jindal Varsity over ‘Comparing’ Modi with Hitler
Bhartesh Singh Thakur | 18 January 2026 | The Tribune
‘False Nationalistic Pride has no Place in Science’: Renowned Mathematician Chandrashekhar Khare
Soham Shah | 16 January 2026 | The Indian Express
When a City Celebrates the Loss of Its Own Medical College
Anmol Ohri and Kanwal Singh | 12 January 2026 | The Wire
Alleged RSS-Affiliated ‘Ramayana Diplomacy’ Seminar Sparks Row at Tamil Nadu’s MSU
Subas Chandra Bose | 12 January 2026 | South First
MP's 'Gau Mutra, Gobar Cancer Project' Funds Splurged on Cars, Travel: Probe
11 January 2026 | The Times of India
National Conference on Hindutva Held at IIT Delhi; Academics, Minister Attend
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 09 January 2026 | The Indian Express
SC Grants Haryana Six Weeks to Consider Dropping Case against Ashoka Professor
07 January 2026 | The Telegraph
National Medical Commission Withdraws MBBS Permission to J&K Medical College Facing BJP-Led Protests
07 January 2026 | The Wire
JNU Says FIR Lodged After Students Raise Slogans; Vows ‘Strictest Action’
06 January 2026 | The Wire
Former CM Ashok Gehlot, LoP Jully Slams Rajasthan University's 'Dalit-Hostile' Neglect: Ambedkar Chair Scrapped in Secrecy, Phule Removed from Syllabus!
Geetha Sunil Pillai | 04 January 2026 | The Mooknayak
Gagged Campuses, Hollowed Classrooms: The Universities in India Today
Rishabh Kachroo | 04 January 2026 | The Wire
'Indianisation' of Syllabi is Hollowing Out Knowledge in Our Universities
Apoorvanand | 31 December 2025 | The Wire
Academics, Citizens Condemn Termination of SRM Institute of Science and Technology Faculty Santhakumar
29 December 2025 | The Wire
PM Modi, Savarkar Works Made it to Syllabus of Gujarat Varsity
29 December 2025 | Times of India
UPSC A 'Complete Waste Of Time': Sanjeev Sanyal On Degree-Based Education With Advent Of AI
Prajwal Jayaraj | 28 December 2025 | NDTV Profit
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