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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.
The UGC and a Uniform Curriculum
Dinesh Singh | 07 September 2025 | The New Indian Express
What UGC’s Draft Curriculums for Undergraduate Courses Say, Why Some States Have Objected to Them
Abhinaya Harigovind | 04 September 2025 | The Indian Express
Court Steps in, JNU Bites the Dust on Termination of Faculty
Ifrah Mufti | 03 September 2025 | The New Indian Express
Rs 20,000 Fines, Expulsion: At JNU, Enquiries against Students Soar from 5 to 97 after New Rules Imposed in 2023
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 01 September 2025 | The Indian Express
UGC Draft Math Curriculum Obsolete and Retrograde: Prof Amber Habib
Aranya Shankar | 31 August 2025 | The Federal
How Row over ‘Fish Curry’ Led to Bangladeshi Scholar’s Expulsion from a Delhi University
Rokibuz Zaman | 30 August 2025 | Scroll.in
Prabhat Patnaik, Romila Thapar-Led Panel to Review UGC Draft Curriculum in Kerala
Shibimol KG | 28 August 2025 | India Today
‘Bid to Impose Ideologies': Karnataka Opposes UGC Draft Curriculum
29 August 2025 | The Deccan Herald
Ganesh Puja at Burdwan University Sparks Row over Religion on Campus
Snehamoy Chakraborty | 28 August 2025 | The Telegraph
Teachers Slam Incentive Axe on Research Faculty, Call Move 'Illegal' and Damaging to Academia
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 28 August 2025 | The Telegraph
Stan Swamy Lecture Row: ABVP Protest Led to Cancellation; PUCL Ensures Event Goes Ahead Online
Yogita Rao | 26 August 2025 | The Times of India
Ten Reasons Why UGC’s Push for ‘Indian Knowledge’ Is a Threat to Education
Pavan Korada | 26 August 2025 | The Wire
When Universities Replace Scientific Temper With Mythological Glorification and Ideological Propaganda
Kurian Mathew | 25 August 2025 | Madras Courier
Uncertainty Clouds Future of Caste, Minority Research Centres in Universities
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 25 August 2025 | The Telegraph
SC Restrains Trial Court From Taking Cognisance of Chargesheet Against Ali Khan Mahmudabad
25 August 2025 | The Wire
Why Academic Experts Are up in Arms over UGC’s New Curriculum Draft
24 August 2025 | The Federal
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