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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 Plans Shivaji Centre: Lessons From His Era on Akhand Bharat Concept
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 18 October 2024 | The Indian Express
Is Hindutva’s Agenda to Be Blamed for The Decline in India’s Academic Freedom?
Arshad Shaikh | 16 October 2024 | India Tomorrow
JNU, DU, & AUD Professors Are Rushing from Classroom to Court. VC Office Doesn’t Listen
Antara Baruah | 16 October 2024 | The Print
Delhi University Flip-Flop on Workload Increase for Promoted Faculty Member
16 October 2024 | The Telegraph
‘Integrity’ Haze on Early Retirement, Modi Government Directive for Teachers Sparks Concern
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 16 October 2024 | The Telegraph
Academic Freedom is Eroding in India, Here’s How to Stop It
Vinay Kambipura | 15 October 2024 | The News Minute
Probation Extended Arbitrarily: JNU Teachers’ Body; As per Rules, Says VC
15 October 2024 | The Indian Express
‘Attack on Autonomy’: Education Ministry Seeks Presence in DU, Other Central University Executive Councils
Atul Krishna | 14 October 2024 | News Careers360
DU Centralised Entrance Keeps over 3000 Seats Vacant after Undergraduate Mop-up Round
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 14 October 2024 | The Telegraph
At JNU, No Headway on Bid to Bring Back Internal Entrance for PhD Courses
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 14 October 2024 | The Indian Express
IITs Disregard Fee Waiver to SCs, STs
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 13 October 2024 | The Telegraph
Months after Acquittal in Case That Took a Decade Away, Former DU Professor G N Saibaba Dies at 57
Vidheesha Kuntamalla and Sreenivas Janyala | 13 October 2024 | The Indian Express
Readings on ‘Yoginipura’, Omission of Irfan Habib’s Article: Changes Passed in DU’s History Paper, Faculty Voice Dissent
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 11 October 2024 | The Indian Express
Why a Professor Is Gaining Global Support for Fight against Discrimination at IIM-B
10 October 2024 | The News Minute
How NTA’s Centralised Exams Are Failing Students
Shefali Jain | 08 October 2024 | Deccan Herald
India Slipped on Academic Freedom Index over the past Decade: Report
Maitri Porecha | 08 October 2024 | The Hindu
‘No Pay for a Year’: LR DAV College Teachers Start Stir in Ludhiana
08 October 2024 | Hindustan Times
Faculty Members Raise Voice against No Duty Leave, No Promotion in Central Universities
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 07 October 2024 | The Telegraph
Allahabad University Professor Says: 'People May Regard Cow as Their Mother, but Mine Is Savitribai Phule'
Rajan Chaudhary | 06 October 2024 | The Mooknayak
Company’s Defamation Suit Raises Research Freedom Concerns
Shuriah Niazi | 04 October 2024 | University World News
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