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Historic Victory at Panjab University, but Federalism Remains at Stake
At a time when the BJP is forcefully implementing the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 to advance a neoliberal, imperialist agenda of centralisation, privatisation, and saffronisation—branding all dissent as...
Torn Pages, Broken Bones – The Violent Suppression of Teachers’ Voices
W.Bengal school teachers who were not involved in bribery fight to retain jobs.
Two Questions ‘anti-national’, says ABVP UP professor barred for life from setting exam papers
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Vigilante justice UP style had a professor, Seema Panwar debarred from examination work for life after the ABVP “objected” to the two questions on RSS, its parent organisation, in a political science paper, at the Chaudhary Charan Singh University reports Omar Rashid for The Wire
Dissent Under Siege: Police action, suspensions, and the shrinking democratic space at TISS
Dalit scholar’s suspension for participating in protest, police detentions, and a court-backed curb on campus activism signal deepening threats to academic freedom and democratic expression in Indian universities
KIIT Suicide Case: Nepalese student’s harassment complaint ignored for 11 months before tragic suicide
In a startling revelation, Odisha’s Higher Education Minister Suryavanshi Suraj disclosed that Prakriti Lamsal, a 20-year-old Nepalese student who took her life at KIIT University in February 2025, had filed a sexual harassment complaint on March 12, 2024, NHRC also ordered an on-spot inquiry into the death
Tamil Nadu’s opposition to NEP 2020’s three-language formula: a federal pushback against central imposition
India’s education system has long been influenced by the...
‘Free speech under threat’: again, Jamia student moves court against ‘highhanded’ suspension
For the past few months, since November 2024, repression and police force have been used to intimidate students of the Jamia Milia Islamia
Rejecting NEP embodies Tamil Nadu’s fight for federal autonomy
Tamil Nadu fiercely opposes the National Education Policy, calling it an attack on federalism and a vehicle for Hindi imposition, undermining linguistic diversity and regional autonomy.
Tragedy at KIIT: The death of Prakriti Lamsal and the University’s controversial response
A Nepali student’s suicide sparks outrage as allegations of harassment, institutional negligence, and forced evictions expose KIIT’s failures
Academic Freedoms at Risk: Federalism and autonomy challenged by UGC’s VC appointment guidelines
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The new UGC draft regulations that centralize vice-chancellor appointments have raised concerns about the principles of federalism that grant states the rights and control to oversee education. Concerns regarding the future of higher education in India and prompted discussions about academic autonomy, and political control have also been voiced.
Public Education is Not a Priority in Union Budget 2025-26
The entire approach of the Union government involves a neglect of public education.
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