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.
“Kept In Custody by Police, Certificate Taken Away”: TISS Students Who Displayed Placards at Convocation
21 September 2024 | Maktoob Media
Assault on Academic Autonomy: JNU to Review Special Centres, Teachers Up in Arms
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 19 September 2024 | The Indian Express
'Surprised,' Say Berhampur Locals as Odisha College Expels 7 Students After Bajrang Dal's 'Beef' Complaint
Ashutosh Mishra | 17 September 2024 | The Wire
TISS Mumbai Revokes Ban on Student Body PSF, Withdraws Controversial Honour Code
16 September 2024 | Maktoob Media
Axe on JNU Hindi Translation Course Due to Lack of Funds
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 15 Sepetember 2024 | The Telegraph
'Emergency' Continues at Banaras Hindu University for 3 Years
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 15 September 2024 | The Telegraph
NEP 2020 Only for Private Varsities, What about Govt Ones, Asks Minister MC Sudhakar
11 September 2024 | The New Indian Express
Our Ancestors Discovered America, Not Columbus, Says MP Education Minister
Anand Mohan J | 11 September 2024 | The Indian Express
Indian Diocese Foils Bid to Install Hindu Deity Idol in College
10 September 2024 | UCA News
IIT Bombay Students Demand End of Collaboration with Israel: ‘Time for Us to Reflect on the Relationships We Maintain’
Deeksha Teri | 09 September 2024 | The Indian Express
Why a Professor from Belgium Was Branded ‘Anti-India’ After Delhi Lecture on 18th-Century Dutch Text
Jakob de Roover | 07 September 2024 | Scroll.in
National Medical Commission Cancels Regressive CBME Guidelines, Revised Framework to be Released in Due Course
06 September 2024 | The Times of India
Assam University Teachers Stage Protest on Teachers’ Day, Decry Election Duty Impact on Academics
05 September 2024 | India Today NE
Teachers' Day March Against Modi Government's 'Meddling' in Autonomy of Institutions
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 05 September 2024 | The Telegraph
Never in Independent India Has the Teacher's Role Been More Difficult – Or Necessary
Arun Kumar | 05 September 2024 | The Wire
Deafening Silence and Choreographed Timidity in SAU, says Sri Lankan Scholar Forced to Quit Over Chomsky’s Criticism of NDA Govt
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 05 September 2024 | The Indian Express
Sodomy, Lesbianism Are Unnatural Sex Offences: New Textbook for Medical Students
04 September 2024 | NDTV.com
TISS Honour Code Revised: What New Rules Say and Why Students Are Worried
Sandeep Shrivastava | 04 September 2024 | Moneycontrol.com
India's Top Universities See Dip in Research Scholars, Academics Blame Centralised Entrance Tests
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 03 September 2024 | The Telegraph
'TMC-Aided Bullying': Not Just R.G. Kar, Bengal Doctors Allege Deep Rot Pervades Medical Education Across State
Aparna Bhattacharya | 02 September 2024 | The Wire
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