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.
DU Protest Ban Has United Rival Student Groups. ‘ABVP, NSUI, Left Are All Together’
Sagrika Kissu | 06 March 2026 | The Print
Haryana Prof Suspended for Hitler-PM Remark
Bhartesh Singh Thakur | 27 February 2026 | The Tribune
NAJAR Backs APU Students, Condemns ABVP Violence, Demands FIR Withdrawal
National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights | 27 February 2026 | Countercurrents
Delhi Court Grants Bail to 14 JNU Students Arrested After Protest March Turned Violent
Priyankan Ghosh | 27 February 2026 | The New Indian Express
After ABVP Violence over Kunan Poshpora Discussion, FIR Filed against Reading Circle Based on APU’s Complaint
26 February 2026 | Maktoob Media
The Story of JNU’s First Woman VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and Why Students Turned Against Her
Sakshi Mehra | 26 February 2026 | The Print
18 ABVP Members Held After Azim Premji Uni Vandalised to Protest Kashmir Event
25 February 2026 | The Quint
AICTE Paves Engineering Path for Vedic Education Students
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 25 February 2026 | The Telegraph
‘Casteist’ Remarks Made at Podcast Interview: Ex-JNUSU President, Founder of Forum on Ambedkar Move NCSC against JNU VC
Vidheesha Kuntamalla and Vikas Pathak | 25 February 2026 | The Indian Express
JNUSU Leaders Booked over Protest against VC’s Remarks
24 February 2026 | The Indian Express
‘Where Is the Tolerance?’: Delhi HC Says Punishment Disproportionate as AUD Student Expelled over Alleged Participation in Protest
Sohini Ghosh | 24 February 2026 | The Indian Express
Students Sent Notices after ‘Purification’ of Lucknow University Campus Road Where They Offered Namaz
Samridhi Tewari | 24 February 2026 | The Print
Clubbing at College, with Govt Nod: DU Welcomes Bhajan Initiative
Aishwarya Khosla | 24 February 2026 | The Indian Express
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
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