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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.
Rescind Invitation to Zionist Nobel Laureate, Indian Universities Urged
07 January 2025 | Scroll
BJP Wants to Bring Out All Aspects of History: Pradhan on Savarkar College Row
05 January 2025 | The Hindu
Seat Sacrifice in ‘Unpopular’ Tech Courses: Over 3,000 BTech, MTech Vacancies in IITs, NITs
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 05 January 2025 | The Telegraph
Gulbarga University Faculty Takes Exception to Syndicate Restricting Academic Activities
04 January 2025 | The Hindu
Niamtre Students’ Body Opposes Consecration Ceremony for State Univ
03 January 2025 | Meghalaya Monitor
Supreme Court Directs UGC to Collate Data on Complaints of Caste Discrimination in Varsities
Ashish Tripathi | 03 January 2024 | Deccan Herald
UGC Proposes Apprenticeship, Skill Plan for Undergraduate Students: Academics Sound ‘Course Dilution’ Alarm
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 31 December 2024 | The Telegraph
DU to Propose Ending Muslim Student Quota in Joint Course with Jamia
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 30 December 2024 | The Indian Express
13 BHU Students Held for Trying to Burn Copies of Manusmriti on Campus
Namita Bajpai | 28 December 2024 | The New Indian Express
DU Proposes New Courses on Bhagavad Gita, ‘Viksit Bharat’ for UG Students Amid Objections by Faculty
Fareeha Iftikhar | 27 December 2024 | The Print
From CUET Chaos to DUSU Drama: A Tumultuous Year for Delhi Universities in 2024
26 December 2024 | Times Now
Mumbai: BUCTU Protests After 4 Khare-Dhere-Bhosale College Professors Brutally Attacked For Exposing Corruption; 5 Arrested
Vikrant Jha | 25 December 2024 | The Free Press Journal
Forum of Central Univ Teachers Urge CM Atishi to Reinstate AUD Professors Terminated Last Month
24 December 2024 | Education.com
1st Batch of DU’s 4-Yr Undergrad on Cusp of Final Yr, Concerns over Infra, Info & Faculty Loom
Fareeha Iftikhar | 23 December 2024 | The Print
DU to Implement Two-Year PG Framework for Students Who Pursue 3-Year Undergraduate Course
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 20 December 2024 | The Indian Express
IIM-B Officials Humiliated and Denied Equal Opportunities to Dalit Professor, Finds Probe
Shivani Kava | 20 December 2024 | The News Minute
Stopped from Screening Gujarat Riots Documentary, JNU Students Watch It on Laptop
18 December 2024 | The Indian Express
UGC’s Flexible Degree Options Spark Concerns over Learning Depth and Their Implementation
Divyansh Kumar | 16 December 2024 | Education Times
Over 40 Kashmiri Students Beaten, Thrown Out Of Rajasthan’s Mewar University: JKSA
16 December 2024 | Kashmir Observer
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