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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.
DU VC Calls Arundhati Roy’s Remarks ‘Hate Speech’ at Law Faculty Event
Aheli Das | 08 October 2025 | Hindustan Times
Delhi University VC Yogesh Singh Uses X Account, Speeches to Push BJP Agenda
Aranya Shankar | 07 October 2025 | The Federal
Myth Over Math: UGC’s Blueprint for Academic Suicide
Tata Sivaih | 05 October 2025 | Countercurrents.org
Outrage on Campus as DU Shares Video Link of VC Speech on ‘Urban Naxalism’ via E-Mail
Ashna Butani | 05 October 2025 | The Hindu
From Women Students to Filmmakers, DU Vice-Chancellor's 'Urban Naxal' Brush Spares None
Pheroze L. Vincent | 04 October 2025 | The Telegraph
SFI Criticises RSS for Holding March at JNU, Says It Was Held without Prior Permission
04 October 2025 | Maktoob Media
ABVP JNU Stages “Ravan Dahan,” Burning Effigies of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Raising Slogans for Hanging Them
03 October 2025 | Maktoob Media
‘Space Crunch’: MA Philosophy Students of DU Attend Classes in Corridor
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 03 October 2025 | The Indian Express
You Can’t Build a Strong India on a Weak Math Curriculum. UGC’s New Mathematics Curriculum Needs to Be Scrapped
Mahan Mj | 02 October 2025 | The Indian Express
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
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