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.
Fundamental Politicisation of India’s HE Poses Grave Danger
Philip G Altbach and Eldho Mathews | 02 April 2025 | University World News
Indefinite Sit-in Protest Begins at Ambedkar University over PG Student’s Suspension
02 April 2025 | The Indian Express
‘Joote Se Peetungi’: Delhi School of Journalism Director Threatens Students Who Complain of ‘Lack of Facilities’
Amrita Tripathi, Yuvraj Pandey | 02 April 2025 | The Indian Express
Teachers’ Body Criticises V-C’s Office, Allahabad University Gags All Its Staff
Shyamlal Yadav | 02 April 2025 | The Indian Express
Academic Censorship Has Become the Norm in Indian Universities
Apoorvanand | 02 April 2025 | The Wire
'Vikram University Will Now Be Known As Samrat Vikramaditya University,' Says Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav
31 March 2025 | The Free Press Journal
Activists, Students Detained for Staging Protest over the Suspension of TISS Student
Purnima Sah | 27 March 2025 | The Hindu
UGC Mandates Indian Knowledge Systems in Higher Education Curricula
Abhay Anand | 27 March 2025 | Shiksha.com
‘Diluted Existing Rules’: Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi’s Mothers Slam UGC's Draft Equity Regulations
Sukanya Shantha | 26 March 2025 | The Wire
Going After Campuses Is the Toolkit of Trump, Netanyahu, Modi. Columbia University Is Latest
Amitabh Dubey | 25 March 2025 | The Print
DU Sees A Spurt in ‘Awareness’ Events on Simultaneous Polls
Ashna Butani | 25 March 2025 | The Hindu
The Weight of Fear: The Silent Erosion of Academic Freedom
Samyuktha Kannan | 24 March 2025 | Z Network
Kerala Governor Criticises anti-Savarkar Banner at Calicut University, CPI(M) Responds
23 March 2025 | The News Minute
Pondicherry University Admin Stops Football Tournament over Palestine Solidarity Banner
23 March 2025 | Maktoob Media
Academics Air Equivalency Worry over UGC’s New Role in Foreign Degree Recognition
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 23 March 2025 | The Telegraph
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
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