Fellowships, research grants for retired faculty and single girl child to be launched on Teachers’ Day

The opportunities will be beneficial for single girl children, retired teachers, and regular in-service faculty members

Casteist slurs at Delhi campus: sanitation workers continue to protest

A corrupt nexus between officials of a women’s university under the Delhi Government and private companies who have been given labour contracts have led to ongoing protests by sanitation workers. After years of illegal salary ‘cuts’, a breaking point has been reached  

JNUSU alleges ‘attempt to rape’

There is again ferment on campus, as students allege the police is downgrading a case of sexual assault to molestation    On January 18, hundreds of students gathered near the North Gate of Jawaharlal Nehru University to protest against the inaction of Delhi Police in an ‘attempt to rape’ case. This protest was organized by […]

Autonomy angst

With professors continuing their anti-autonomy protest, the evaluation process has been stalled and is affecting final year students What is the link between the latest Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) protests and exam paper evaluation? In their latest attempt to draw the attention of the university administration and the University Grants Commission, the teachers have […]

LOOMING THREATS ON CAMPUS

Institutions that have been given autonomy will probably hike fees, taking higher education out of the reach of weaker sections No less than 62 state-funded universities have been given “autonomy”, which might be good for their managements but might cut off easy and affordable access to higher education, especially for students belonging to socially and […]

TEACHERS ON THE WARPATH AGAINST MINISTRY AGENDA

UGC and HRD orders that the teachers protesting will affect the student body way more than teachers A five-day strike, an ‘Adhikar Rally’, was called by the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA), following its general body meeting on March 18. A large number of students lent support to it, while an equal number remained indifferent. The strike […]