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.
‘Nation First’ Campaign: Jamia Millia Islamia Launches Tiranga March in Support of Armed Forces
13 May 2025 | Free Press Journal
The Educational Landscape, Its Disconcerting Shift
Shelley Walia | 13 May 2025 | The Hindu
HC Slams College Founded on Gandhian Principles for Keeping Professor on Probation for 7 Years
13 May 2025 | Karuna Nidhi | Hindustan Times
Promotions Being Used as a Tool to Gag Dissent, Allege Teachers at JNU
13 May 2025 | The Hindu
Haryana Women Panel Summons Ashoka University Professor for Remarks on Op Sindoor, Women Officers’ Role
Sushil Manav | 13 May 2025 | The Print
Delhi University Academic Panel Clears Syllabus Redo amid Dissent
Aheli Das | 11 May 2025 | Hindustan Times
Chennai Professor Suspended for ‘Anti-India’ Comments over Operation Sindoor against Pakistan
ETB Sivapriyan | 08 May 2025 | Deccan Herald
DU Panel Suggests Dropping Marx, Malthus from Sociology Syllabus
Aheli Das | 07 May 2025 | Hindustan Times
Replace Afro-Asian Philosophy Paper with Indian Traditions Course, Recommends DU Panel
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 07 May 2025 | The Indian Express
War and Peace: Editorial on Exclusion of Kashmir, Palestine Conflict from Delhi University Syllabus
07 May 2025 | The Telegraph
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
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