Higher
Education
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.
SRM Uni Dismisses Dalit Christian Professor Targeted by Right-Wing for Anti-War Views
Shabbir Ahmed | 06 December 2025 | The News Minute
Elgar Parishad Case: After 5 Years, Bombay HC Gives Bail to DU Ex-professor Hany Babu Tharayil; 3 Still in Jail
Swati Deshpande | 05 December 2025 | The Times of India
Why DU’s Mandatory Seminar Approval Rule Is Seen as a Tool of Ideological Control
Tarushi Aswani | 04 December 2025 | The Wire
Ghost Teachers Join Ranking Race: Data Manipulation Cloud on Delhi's Hansraj College
G.S. Mudur | 04 December 2025 | The Telegraph
Cash Crunch, Research Void and Guest Faculty Surge: The Collapse of Social Sciences in India
Kishor K. Podh | 03 December 2025 | The Wire
Is Delhi University No Longer in Demand? Vacant Seats, Misfit Faculty, Bloated Syllabus
Shubhangi Misra | 28 November 2025 | The Print
A Curriculum Without Calculation: The Risks of UGC’s Math Overhaul
Saumya Malviya | 28 November 2025 | The Indian Express
India Gate Protest Air Pollution Protest: Four Protestors Sent to Police Custody, 13 to Judicial Custody
Nirbhay Thakur | 28 November 2025 | The Indian Express
In J&K, Don’t Count Students by Faith. It Shrinks the Campus and Is Wrong, Illegal
26 November 2025 | The Indian Express
Class, Caste, Collapsing Public Universities: Why Indian Researchers Publish in Predatory Journals
Tridib Mukherjee | 22 November 2025 | Scroll
90% of Selected Students Muslim, Sangh Outfits Want Admission for Vaishnodevi Medical College Scrapped
Arun Sharma | 21 November 2025 | The Indian Express
Kashmiris Living in Northern States Facing Profiling, Eviction After Delhi Blast, Says J&K Students Association
18 November 2025 | Maktoob Media
11,000 Delhi University Postgraduate Students to Get One-Time Promotion
Anmol Nath Bali | 16 November 2025 | India Today
Why an Email About Cows Is Intensifying Concerns About Academic Freedom in India
Esha Mitra | 16 November 2025 | CNN
Heritage Must Not Replace Rigour in Mathematics
Arghya Bandyopadhyay | 13 November 2025 | Deccan Herald
Hindutva Groups Protest Hiring Muslim Doctors, MBBS Admissions at Vaishno Devi Medical Institutions
14 November 2025 | Maktoob Media
10 Dalit-OBC Students Evicted from Hostel at Wardha University for Rejoicing Left Victory in JNUSU Polls with Anti Savarkar-Modi Slogans!
Geetha Sunil Pillai | 13 November 2025 | The Mooknayak
Islamophobic Graffiti Saying “Muslims and Dogs Should Not Enter” Found at Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata
13 November 2025 | Maktoob Media
Hate Speech: Al Falah University, AMU, JMI, Darul Uloom Should Be Blown Up with Cannons, says Yati Narsinghanand
13 November 2025 | Maktoob Media
HC Orders Regularisation of 2 Long-Serving Contractual Teachers at Panjab University
Manraj Grewal Sharma | 11 November 2025 | The Indian Express
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