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.
IIT-Gandhinagar Students Slam Right-Wing Swipes at Humanities Dept— ‘Attack on Integrity of Our Work’
Zenaira Bakhsh | 06 May 2025 | The Print
ABVP Protests Use of Word ‘Makbara’ for Rani Durgavati’s Samadhi in Varsity Exam Paper
06 May 2025 | Deccan Herald
‘Overrepresentation of Western Ideas’: No Kashmir, Palestine in DU Psychology Syllabus
Sugandha Jha | 03 May 2025 | Times of India
Is DUSU President Uncivil or Is He Contesting the Incivility of the University?
Apoorvanand | 03 May 2025 | The Wire
A Year after Suspension, SC Orders TISS to Reinstate Dalit PhD scholar and Left Student Leader
02 May 2025 | Maktoob Media
Karnataka: UGC Directive to Incorporate Indian Knowledge Systems in Higher Education Curricula Faces Opposition
Jayanth R | 01 May 2025 | The Hindu
Amid over 17 attacks, Kashmiri Students Abandon Studies or Live in Fear
Umer Farooq and Ilhak Tantray | 01 May 2025 | Kashmir Times
JU Erases Graffiti Again, This Time ‘Azad Kashmir’, Provoked ‘Anti-National Sentiment’: TMCP Letter
Subhankar Chowdhury | 30 April 2025 | The Telegraph
Protest in Srinagar Calls For End to Harassment of Kashmiri Students Across Country
30 April 2025 | The Wire
Delhi University VC Draws Flak for One Nation One Election Run in Campus
Aranya Shankar | 30 April 2025 | The Federal
As Indian Universities Crush Dissent, Admins Gain Iron Grip on Teaching Staff
Aranya Shankar | 28 April 2025 | The Federal
An Anatomy of Control in Indian and US University Spaces
Shuvrajit Biswas | 28 April 2025 | Deccan Herald
LU Asst. Prof Booked for Sedition over Pahalgam Attack Remarks
28 April 2025 | Hindustan Times
Hate Speech Against Muslims in TISS WhatsApp Groups After Pahalgam Attack; Left Student Body Demands Action
28 April 2025 | Maktoob Media
How Indian Universities have Systematically Crushed Student Dissent since 2014
Aranya Shankar | 27 April 2025 | The Federal
Trump’s Attack on Academia: An Unsettling Reminder that it’s Happened in India and Elsewhere Before
Raheel Dhattiwala | 27 April 2025 | Scroll.in
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