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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.
JNU Faces Questions over Faculty Shortlist Amid Claims of Eligibility Rule Violations
01 October 2025 | The Telegraph
BJP Govt Asks Varsities to Plan Activities Around Phule's Life, Critics Say Move is For Political Gains
28 September 2025 | The Wire
Best of Both Sides: UGC’s Draft Mathematics Curriculum Will Make Students Less Capable
R Ramanujam | 26 September 2025 | The Indian Express
‘Regressive, Unscientific’: Kerala Rejects UGC’s Draft Curriculum Framework
26 September 2025 | Scroll
ST Faculty Member Suspended Without Inquiry at MNNIT amid Discrimination Complaint
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 26 September 2025 | The Telegraph
Non-veg Food Not to Be Served During Navratri at SAU, Students Protest
24 September 2025 | The Indian Express
Gauhar Raza's Event at IIT-BHU Cancelled, Organiser Says ‘Under Lot of Pressure’
Ankit Raj | 24 September 2025 | The Wire
Why Protests Persist as NUJS Students Call for Vice-Chancellor’s Resignation
Taniya Basu | 24 September 2025 | The Wire
'Defects' Flagged in Draft UGC Maths Module: Concepts Not Germane to the Subject, Say Scholars
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 21 September 2025 | The Telegraph
National Fellowship for OBC PhD Researchers Effectively on Pause, Students Left in the Lurch
Osama Rawal | 20 September 2025 | The Wire
Nearly 1,000 Experts Urge Withdrawal of UGC’s 2025 Draft Mathematics Curriculum, Call It ‘Gravely Defective’
18 September 2025 | The Hindu
EFLU Students Allege Admin Blocked Gathering on Political Prisoners, Citing Prisoners “Rioters,” Event “Anti-Govt.”
17 September 2025 | Maktoob Media
Jamia Millia Islamia Students Detained, Manhandled During March on 17 Years of Batla House “Encounter”
19 September 2025 | Maktoob Media
Two Years After His Suspension, SAU Fires Faculty Member Who Supported Protesting Students
Syed Affan | 19 September 2025 | The Wire
'Tampering with Education to Promote One Ideology': Ashok Gehlot Slams BJP, RSS on Removal of Jyotiba Phule from Rajasthan Syllabus
Rewati Karan | 17 September 2025 | Moneycontrol
Why Humanities at IITs? Arts Courses Spark Debate on Left Liberal Agenda
Sushim Mukul | 16 September 2025 | India Today
UGC Gets 8 Weeks to Include Norms on Tackling Caste Bias
Aaratrika Bhaumik | 16 September 2025 | The Hindu
Ex-Diplomat Issues ‘Unconditional Apology’ for Misogynistic, Sexist Remarks at LSR
Sneha Richhariya | 16 September 2025 | The Tribune
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