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.
Discipling Dissent: How Jamia Campus Is Forced Into Submission
Huzaiful Reyaz | 11 February 2025 | Maktoob Media
What Jamia’s Protest Ban Means for Students and Free Speech
Ishika Satwika | 11 February 2025 | Youth ki Awaaz
Minister Asks TMC College-Varsity Teachers’ Body Members to Be Followers of Mamata’s Ideology
10 February 2025 | Deccan Herald
AMU Student Moves Allahabad High Court Against FIR over Alleged Objectionable Speech
Vartha Bharati | 10 February 2025
Research Scholars From SC, OBC Communities Face Delays in Fellowship Grants
07 February 2025 | The Wire
Parliamentary Panel Flags ‘Govt’s Retreat from Public Education’, Shift Towards Contractual Posts
Sravasti Dasgupta | 06 February 2025 | The Wire
Shutdown Sword on Universities: Panel Flags HECI Bill as Threat to State Control
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 06 February 2025 | The Telegraph
How Bribery Scandal Involving a Guntur University Has Cast Doubts on Integrity of NAAC’s Rating Process
Fareeha Iftikhar | 05 February 2025 | The Print
NAAC Bribery: JNU Suspends Prof, His Tenure as Dean Was Cut Short in 2023
Vidheesha Kuntamalla , Abhinaya Harigovind | 04 February 2025 | The Indian Express
Delhi University Students Detained by Delhi Police over Wall Paintings on Bastar Killings
04 February 2025 | MaktoobMedia
University Blues: Flexible Academic Guidelines May Be Open to Abuse
Sukanta Chaudhuri | 03 February 2025 | The Telegraph
Union Budget 2025: Rise in Medical Seats Without Proportionate Increase in Faculty
Meetu Jain | 02 February 2025 | The Wire
More for Tech, Less for Science: Budget Allocates Funds for IITs, Cuts IISERs and IISc
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 02 February 2025 | The Telegraph
On Martyr’s Day, Students Expelled from Wardha’s Gandhi University Say: "Gandhi’s Philosophy is Dead Here"
Geetha Sunil Pillai | 31 January 2025 | The Mooknayak
Regional University: A Good Idea That Failed, Says Former VP
Pathum Seneviratne | 29 January 2025 | University World News
UGC May Slash Minimum Land Requirement Criterion for Universities, Academics Fear Privatisation of Education
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 25 January 2025 | The Telegraph
Teacher Alleges Pressure to Join RSS; M.P. HC Disposes of Plea After Govt Assures Action
25 January 2025 | The Hindu
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