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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.
Mumbai Police Detain TISS Students Who Attended Gathering In Honour of G.N. Saibaba
Sukanya Shantha | 14 October 2025 | The Wire
UGC Draft Maths LOCF Risks Diluting Academic Rigour
Rajlakshmi Ghosh | 11 October 2025 | Education Times
UGC’s Push for Ancient Maths May Undermine Students’ Global Readiness
Multiple Authors | 11 October 2025 | Deccan Herald
DU Teachers Slam Foreign University Campuses in India over Social Justice Concerns
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 11 October 2025 | The Telegraph
Re-evaluate PhD Selection Method: Government to Ministries
Dipak K Dash | 10 October 2025 | The Times of India
Resignations of IIM Directors in Recent Years Put Institutes' Autonomy Under Scanner: Report
10 October 2025 | The Wire
Delhi University Students Detained over Pro Palestine Protest
Mohammed Baleegh | 10 October 2025 | The Siasat Daily
Delhi Teachers Fraternity Up in Arms Against DUTA President’s ‘Toxic’ Post
09 October 2025 | Clarion India
JNU's Crisis Deepens: 36% Academic Budget Cut, Women and Research Students Vanish
Roshni Chakrabarty | 09 October 2025 | India Today
EFLU Palestine Solidarity March Ends in Violence as ABVP Attacks and Police Side with Assailants, Students Allege
08 October 2025 | Maktoob Media
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
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