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.
Delhi University Clamps Down on Protests, Imposes One-Month Campus-Wide Ban from February 17
17 February 2026 | The Times of India
From ‘Nation First’ To ‘Brahmanvaad Zindabad’: Inside the Chaos at DU
Samarth Grover | 14 February 2026 | Newslaundry
Rajasthan university Suspends 33 Kashmiri Students over Protest against Lack of Approval for Nursing Course
Hamza Khan | 13 February 2026 | The Indian Express
When Universities Become Sites of Silent Repression
Bupinder Singh Bali | 09 February 2026 | The Wire
Naseeruddin Shah 'Disinvited at the Last Moment' From Mumbai University Event
05 February 2026 | The Quint
Four JNUSU Office-Bearers Suspended for ‘Vandalism’
Ashna Butani | 03 February 2026 | The Hindu
How to Silence Scholarship and Subject a Conference on Caste to a Probe: The IIT Delhi Model
Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta | 31 January 2026 | The Wire
TISS Redraws Rules of Campus Politics, Replaces Students’ Union with Council, Removes Student Reps from Key Admin Bodies
Pallavi Smart | 31 January 2026 | The Indian Express
PhD Backlog in IITs ‘Bares Systemic Malady’: Academics Flag Output-Centric Policy
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 31 January 2026 | The Telegraph
UGC Equity Regulations Protests and The Myth of Upper-Caste Victimhood
Mohammad Ali | 28 January 2026 | Outlook
‘Why Discussing Caste Is A Crime?’ Faculty, Scholars Shocked by IIT-Delhi Probe on Conference
Nootan Sharma | 27 January 2026 | The Print
Pedagogical Reflections on Silence in the Classroom: Rekha and Rahul
Nivedita Menon | 27 January 2026 | Kafila
IKS To Be Integrated Across Subjects, Says UGC Officials
26 November 2026 | The Times of India
Withdrawal of Permission, Systematising Exclusion
24 January 2026 | Economic and Political Weekly
Periodic Table Meets Shakespeare: Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU) Appoints Chemistry Professor as Hod of English
Saeed Khan | 24 January 2026 | The Times of India
Battlegrounds of Belonging: Identity, Control and the Crisis of Indian Universities
Amal Chandra | 23 January 2026 | The Wire
Draft plan: Editorial on The ISI Bill, 2025 and India’s Academic Autonomy
21 January 2026 | The Telegraph
‘Your Career Is Ruined’: Judge Warns TISS Students Booked over Saibaba Death Anniversary Event
Sadaf Modak | 21 January 2026 | The Indian Express
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