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.
Private Universities, Public Betrayal: How the Two-Tier Elite–Mass Divide Flattens the Critical Intellectual Landscape
Narendra Kumar Aya | 16 May 2026 | Countercurrents.org
The New Culture of Fear at Aligarh Muslim University
Aquib Raza | 14 May 2026 | Countercurrents
AAP MP Writes to Punjab Governor after SATH Activists Blacken Signboards over Omission of Punjabi
Dhruv Noatay | 14 May 2026 | The Indian Express
RSS Unit at JU, Vows to ‘Uproot Maoism’, Daily Morning Drills on Campus Football Ground, ‘Dand Prayog’ Soon
Subhankar Chowdhury | 13 May 2026 | The Telegraph
Men Claiming to be ABVP Members Storm Bengal University, Tear Down Portraits of Tagore, Vidyasagar
Madhu Sudan Chatterjee | 12 May 2026 | The Wire
Bihar’s 208 New Degree Colleges Have No Urdu Posts, Sparks Grave Concerns
Waquar Hasan | 11 May 2026 | The Hindustan Gazette
Bihar Governor’s ‘5-Hour Teaching’ Rule Sparks Faculty Revolt, DU Teachers Back Protest
Santosh Singh | 10 May 2026 | The Indian Express
RSS-Affiliated Teachers’ Association Reaffirms Presence at Jadavpur University, Meets Vice-Chancellor
Subhankar Chowdhury | 09 May 2026 | The Telegraph
Students Term It A Witch-hunt after APU Suspends Student for Two Years, Ignores ABVP Violence
09 May 2026 | Maktoobmedia
Jadavpur University Postpones EC Meeting After Objection from Governor’s Office
Subhankar Chowdhury | 07 May 2026 | The Telegraph
Lotus for VC, ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Flags Pop Up at JU, Staff Body Seeks ‘Naxal-Free’ Campus
Subhankar Chowdhury | 06 May 2025 | The Telegraph
Casteist Assault, Rs 5K fine: ASA Calls Out UoH’s ‘Tokenism’ With Hunger Strike
Vivek Bhoomi | 05 May 2026 | The Siasat Daily
Licensed, Renewed, Then Declared ‘Unlawful’: The Mysterious UAPA Crackdown on a Kashmir School
Tarushi Aswami | 05 May 2026 | The Wire
Amravati University Students Can Write Exam on Book Dropped from BA Syllabus for Being ‘Anti-Govt’: Bombay HC
Azib Ahmed | 05 May 2026 | News at Career 360
Ruckus at University of Hyderabad Over a Play; Student Groups Clash
05 May 2026 | The Hindu
‘Modi Tattva’, RSS, Hinduism & Patriotism in Vadodara MSU’s New Sociology Courses
Aditi Raja | 02 May 2026 | The Indian Express
Forced Resignations, Suspensions, Threats, Imprisonment: India's Shrinking Academic Freedom
Hajara Najeeb | 29 April 2026 | The Wire
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