The Union Budget 2022-23 gives no reasons to the poor to be happy
The Union Budget 2022-23 didn’t announce anything significant for 85% Indians, which exhibits Modi’s unapologetic corporate appeasement policy.
Higher Education Privatisation
Why Modi’s “Pariksha Pe Charcha” isn’t something Indian students need now?
Modi has donned the attire of a student and parenting counsellor in the new edition of “Pariksha Pe Charcha”. But who is benefitting from it?
Why the NEP 2020 will deprive the poor of education?
The NEP 2020 has been planned meticulously to deprive the poor students of the right to education, not just higher education but also school education.
NEP 2020: 10 uncomfortable questions that should be asked
The NEP 2020 is neither inclusive nor progressive. Ten questions are asked on this policy, which no one would like to answer. Read them here.
PmeVidya: A platform to disown a larger section of students
The PMeVidya online education programme is launched by the Modi regime for school students. But which class of students can avail online education in India?
JNU students’ movement: The struggle to save public education
The JNU students aren’t merely struggling against unjust fee hike by the university authorities but also to safeguard public-funded education in India.
JIO Institute: A Paradox of Eminence and Imminence in Higher Education
JIO Institute, the proposed higher education institution of the Reliance Foundation, owned by Mukesh Ambani’s wife Nita Ambani, which doesn’t even has a blade full of grass in its kitty, forget a campus or staff, is now granted the prestigious status of “Institute of Eminence” by Modi government’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD). This … Read more
Autonomy to 62 Higher Education Institutes a Subterfuge of Privatisation
In a sudden move, the University Grants Commission (UGC) decided to grant full autonomy to 62 higher education institutions, including six central universities, 21 state universities, 26 deemed universities and private universities, and 10 colleges. The decision was taken by the UGC during its meeting where the body was satisfied with the performance of these … Read more