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.
Hundreds of Students March in JNU as Protest against VC’s Allegedly Casteist Remarks Escalates Sharply
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 23 February 2026 | The Indian Express
Student Wing Members form Human Chain to Shield Muslim Students Offering Namaz Outside Sealed Mosque on Lucknow University Campus
Mohita Tewari | 23 February 2026 | The Times of India
From ‘Azadi’ to Biometrics—a New Wave of Protest Takes Shape at JNU
Sakshi Mehra | 22 February 2026 | The Print
A Decade After JNU Sedition Case, Silenced Dissent Is the Norm on Indian Campuses
Tarushi Aswani | 21 February 2026 | The Wire
“Mohan Bhagwat Go Back” Slogans at Lucknow University, Students Detained
Ghazala Ahmad | 19 February 2026 | Maktoob Media
In Clampdown on Delhi University Students, A Failure of Leadership
19 February 2026 | The Indian Express
Universities Need to Remain Sites of Dissent
Vidyasagar Sharma | 18 February 2026 | The Wire
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
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