Education

UGC’s War on Higher Education

GangaFebruary 13, 2025March 13, 2025

The University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Draft Guidelines 2025 are a direct assault on academic freedom, inclusivity, and social justice in Indian higher education. Marketed as reforms aligned with the National...

Education

Why is UUCMS a Matter of Concern for Students?

AratrikaFebruary 13, 2025March 13, 2025

Unified University and College Management System (UUCMS) is a project to digitise the activities of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Everything from admissions and examinations to awarding degrees will be done...

College Corner Education

Montfort College and its Nosedive

A student from MontfortFebruary 13, 2025March 13, 2025

Montfort College, Indiranagar, has a tiny student body (fewer than 300 students enrolled across its Masters and Bachelors programs) which makes it an attractive destination for those who wish for...

Caste Education

Rohith Vemula: An Episode of Institutional Casteism

MilanJanuary 29, 2025March 13, 2025

Rohit Vemula was a Dalit PhD scholar at Hyderabad Central University who was a vocal member of Ambedkar Students' Association (ASA) that fights against caste issues. ASA had friction with...

Education

A Facade of Student Democracy

adminJanuary 29, 2025March 13, 2025

Azim Premji University saw its first ever Student Council elections in September of last year. The elections were to elect student representatives into 8 committees, namely committees for the Residences,...

Education Imperialism

Indian Education System in the Age of Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization

KinjalDecember 30, 2024January 30, 2025

The world economy today is largely governed by neoliberal socio-economic policies of Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization (LPG). India surrendered to the World Bank-IMF led cartel of global financial institutions in...

Education

The Right to Education: Luxury or Necessity?

SaniyaDecember 1, 2024February 18, 2026

Education in Karnataka has been getting increasingly inaccessible, with reduced government investments, high dropout rates, teacher shortages, and inadequate infrastructure being recurrent issues. Students from elementary schools to degree colleges...

Education Science

Insidious Exclusions- Fate of Science in the Age of Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskars

SushantNovember 27, 2024December 27, 2024

Since coming to power in 2014 the BJP with the ideological backing of RSS has continuously attacked scientific institutions and scientific temperament and is trying to use science and scientists...

Education

Karnataka Government Fumbles and Stumbles

AratrikaOctober 21, 2024November 21, 2024

Recently, the Karnataka Public Service Commission conducted the Gazetted Probationers’ exam to recruit 350 probationary officers for gazetted positions in Karnataka. Almost 130,000 candidates sat for the exam out of...

Education Struggles and Movements

Student Council Elections – A Step in the Right Direction?

Students of APUSeptember 9, 2024October 10, 2024

Azim Premji University will be holding student council elections for the first time since they have moved to the Sarjapura campus. These council elections follow years of students demanding representation...