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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.
JNU Mulls Returning to In-house Entrance Test for PhD admission
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 12 July 2024 | The Indian Express
Spoke with Education Minister, But Decision to Drop ‘Manusmriti’ Our Own: DU V-C Yogesh Singh
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 12 July 2024 | The Indian Express
Proposal to Introduce Manusmriti in LLB Course Causes Uproar, DU V-C Says Readings Will Be Removed
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 12 July 2024 | The Indian Express
Varsity Admissions To Get Delayed As NTA Defers Announcement of CUET Results
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 11 July 2024 | The Telegraph
‘Recipe for disaster’: Why the NTA’s Lack of Transparency Matters
Johanna Deeksha | 10 July 2024 | Scroll.in
Delhi University Plans To Offer Courses On Vedic Literature, Bhagavad Gita
8 July 2024 | NDTV Education
Careers of More Than 100 TISS Employees at Stake, Letter to Union Min Seeks Redressal
Anjana Meenakshi | 6 July 2024 | The News Minute
NEET Fiasco and Centralised Exams: Was The NTA Designed to Fail?
Ajay U K | 5 July 2024 | The News Minute
‘Admin doesn’t want bad press’: Liberal Arts Universities Are Clamping Down on Dissent
Sheena Sachdeva | 4 July 2024 | News Careers360
164 Alumni of TISS Raise Concerns as Women’s Studies Centre Loses Most of Its Staff in Arbitrary Action
4 July 2024 | Maktoob Media
IGNOU Launches up to 4-year MA in Bhagavadgita Studies
PTI | 2 July 2024 | The Economic Times
TISS 'Termination Reversal' Leaves Women's Studies Department Out of Ambit
Sukanya Shantha | 2 July 2024 | The Wire
Computerised Or Paper: UGC-NET Exam Flip-Flop Raises Questions
Anubhuti Vishnoi | 2 July 2024 | The Economic Times
Ashoka University Students Protest Against Tie-up With Tel Aviv Varsity
2 July 2024 | The Indian Express
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