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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.
Rituals of Selection: UGC’s New Draft and Politics of Faculty Recruitment in Indian Universities
Vidyasagar Sharma | 23 March 2025 | Doing Sociology
Delhi Police Arrests Muslim Student Leader from Jamia Millia over Diwali Scuffle Instigated by ABVP
22 March 2025 | Maktoob Media
JNU Professor Rohit Azad Withdraws from SAU Event in Solidarity with Suspended Professors, Students
Anu Parthiban | 21 March 2025 | Careers360
5 Years on, Key NEP Policies are Failing on the Ground
Shradha Chettri | 21 March 2025 | Careers360
Delhi Govt to take over UCMS, Faces Backlash from DU Faculty
Anshita Mehra | 21 March 2025 | The Tribune
Government Stands by Contract Hiring of Teachers, Defends UGC Proposal to Scrap 10 Per Cent Cap
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 21 March 2025 | The Telegraph
Why Kerala’s University Bill has the Opposition Seeing ‘Red’
Aneesa PA | 20 March 2025 | The Print
Political Intolerance and Declining Academic Freedom in India
Zoya Hasan | 19 March 2025 | The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy
Delhi: Jamia University Revokes Suspension of Students Involved in ‘CAA-NRC Remembrance Day’ Protests — With Separate Conditions
Sohini Ghosh | 18 March 2025 | The Indian Express
Madhya Pradesh's Sanskrit University To Use 'Bharat' Instead Of 'India'
17 March 2025 | NDTV
‘No Longer an Individual's Fight’, Says Suspended TISS Scholar After Bombay HC Denies Him Relief
Sukanya Shantha | 17 March 2025 | The Wire
Silencing Dissent: How the JNU Playbook Was Used for Jadavpur University
Aparna Bhattacharya | 17 March 2025 | The Wire
University of North Bengal Limps Without VC, Key Heads, Jeopardised by Politics
Binita Paul | 17 March 2025 | The Telegraph
UP: Muslim Student Sent to Jail for Offering Namaz in Open Area of University in Meerut
16 March 2025 | Maktoob Media
What the Sidelining of a Delhi University Professor Says About India’s Attacks on Academic Freedom
Charu Singh | 15 March 2025 | Scroll.in
Delhi HC Seeks Response from Centre, Jamia Millia in Plea Challenging V-C’s Appointment
Sohini Ghosh | 14 March 2025 | The Indian Express
Bombay HC: Suspension of Dalit PhD Student by TISS ‘Not Outcome of Discrimination’, Dismisses Plea
Omkar Gokhale | 13 March 2025 | The Indian Express
Texts Like ‘Manusmriti’ and ‘Baburnama’ Are Essential Reading for Students of Indian History
Vikas Gupta | 12 March 2025 | The Indian Express
University Authorities Need to Protect Collegiality: Apoorvanand to DU VC Yogesh Singh
Apoorvanand | 12 March 2025 | The Wire
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