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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.
Manusmriti Will Not Be Taught at Delhi University, Says Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh after Inclusion in Sanskrit Course Syllabus
12 June 2025 | The Indian Express
Guards of Jamia: Between Duty and Discretion—A Student’s Account of Power and Compliance
Kanishka Chaturvedi | 11 June 2025 | The Mooknayak
Federalism on Trial: The Battle Over University Governance
K Ashok Vardhan Shetty | 11 June 2025 | DT Next
Why the National Testing Agency Continues to Fail Students in India
Johanna Deeksha | 10 June 2025 | Scroll.in
Academics Urge SRM University to Revoke Professor’s Suspension over Anti-war Views
Abhishek Vijayan, Dhanya Rajendran | 07 June 2025 | The News Minute
Kerala: Kannur Uni Revokes Order to Monitor Anti-national Campus Activity after Protests
Parvathy Pradeep | 06 June 2025 | The News Minute
Protesting Faculty Get Relief & Promotion after They Apologise, Withdraw JNU Case
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 06 June 2025 | The Indian Express
Three Years on, CUET Has Diminished Universities
Abha Dev Habib and Saikat Ghosh | 05 June 2025 | The Indian Express
How Colleges in India Bribe Assessors to Get Higher Grades
Johanna Deeksha | 04 June 2025 | Scroll
DU Overhauls Syllabus, Sidelines Subject Experts
Divyansh Kumar | 03 June 2025 | Education Times
Madras HC Stays Rustication of RGNIYD Student over “Jai Bhim” and “Free Palestine” Slogans
Fida Fathima | 02 June 2025 | Maktoob Media
DU: CCS-based Periodic Review A Threat to Academic Freedom
Mithuraaj Dhusiya and C Saratchand | 02 June 2025 | Newsclick
Education Eminence Scheme Hits Funds Wall, Oversight Panel Defunct Since 2021
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 01 June 2025 | The Telegraph
'As Our Fellowship Sees Long Delays, Our PhD Dreams Hang By a Thread'
25 May 2025 | The Quint
'A Direct Threat to Constitutional Freedoms..': New Code of Conduct at Pondicherry University Triggers Student Backlash
Hanan Shanavas | 28 May 2025 | The New Indian Express
NSUI Alleges ABVP Attack on DUSU Office over Student Activism, Caste-Based Issues
28 May 2025 | The Tribune
Dalit Scholar Denied Passport for Being Daughter of Devadasi Finally Gets Passport
28 May 2025 | Maktoob Media
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