#HigherEducation Archives

IIM Jammu Modi Birthday Row: ₹500 Fine Notice, Congress Protest and Campus Autonomy

September 20, 2026 Editor

IIM Jammu Modi Birthday Event Row: ₹500 Fine Notice Sparks Questions Over Campus Autonomy By: News Desk | 19 September 2026 A disputed Students’ Council notice, a political backlash from Congress and the institute’s denial have turned a campus lamp-lighting ceremony into a wider debate over institutional autonomy, student choice and the place of political symbolism inside India’s premier educational institutions. What began as a lamp-lighting ceremony at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu has quickly become a political and institutional controversy. On September 17, 2026, IIM Jammu hosted…

NTA Exam Calendar 2026–27 Is Out: The Career Roadmap Students Should Start Following Now

September 19, 2026 Editor

NTA Exam Calendar 2026–27: Career Roadmap for JEE, UGC-NET & CUET-PG

NTA Exam Calendar 2026–27: Turn the Exam Schedule Into a Career Roadmap By : Javid Amin | 18 September 2026 For students preparing for competitive examinations, a date on an exam calendar is rarely just a date. It can determine when to complete a syllabus, when to start mock tests, when to apply to universities, when to shortlist courses and, ultimately, which career path becomes possible. The National Testing Agency’s latest examination calendar up to March 2027 therefore deserves to be read as more than a list of examination dates.…

Mehbooba Mufti Targets Omar Abdullah Over ‘Silence’ on Budgam Law University Promise

May 10, 2026 Editor

Mehbooba Mufti Questions Omar Abdullah’s Silence on Budgam Law University Promise By: Javid Amin | 09 May 2026 Budgam Law University Row Intensifies as Mehbooba Questions Omar Abdullah’s ‘Silence’ A fresh political confrontation has emerged in Jammu and Kashmir after Mehbooba Mufti accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of remaining silent on the establishment of a proposed law university in Budgam — a project that had reportedly figured prominently in the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference election manifesto. The issue has quickly evolved beyond a simple infrastructure debate, turning into a…

33 Kashmiri Students Suspended in Rajasthan Over Nursing Course Approval Crisis; JK Body Seeks Omar Abdullah’s Intervention

February 12, 2026 Editor

33 Kashmiri Students Suspended in Rajasthan Over Protest: Why a Regulatory Failure Has Turned Into a Crisis Demanding Omar Abdullah’s Intervention By: Javid Amin | 12 February 2026 Suspensions at Mewar University raise serious questions about regulatory compliance, student rights, and the vulnerability of Kashmiri students studying outside the Union Territory A Protest That Ended in Suspension—and Uncertainty What began as a peaceful protest over academic legitimacy has escalated into a full-blown crisis for Kashmiri students studying nursing in Rajasthan. At least 33 Kashmiri students enrolled in the B.Sc. Nursing…

NLU Debate in Jammu and Kashmir Rekindles Regional Divide Over Equity and Development

January 20, 2026 Editor

NLU Debate Reignites Regional Divide in Jammu and Kashmir: Education, Equity and the Politics of Place By: Javid Amin | 19 January 2026 When a University Becomes a Political Flashpoint The proposal to establish a National Law University (NLU) in Jammu and Kashmir should, by any objective measure, have been a moment of collective optimism. NLUs are among India’s most prestigious educational institutions, shaping future judges, policymakers, constitutional lawyers, and legal scholars. For a region long plagued by conflict, educational migration, and limited access to elite institutions, an NLU promised…

Merit Over Residence: Supreme Court Bans Domicile Quota in PG Medical Admissions

January 30, 2025 Editor

Supreme Court strikes down domicile-based reservation for PG medical courses New Delhi, Jan 29: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that providing domicile or residence-based reservation for admissions to postgraduate (PG) medical courses within the State Quota is unconstitutional, as it violates the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The ruling came in the case of Tanvi Behl v. Shreya Goyal, as reported by Bar and Bench. A Bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Sudhanshu Dhulia, and SVN Bhatti emphasized that merit alone should determine admissions…

Freezing Classrooms in Kashmir: Students Stay Home Amid Heating Crisis

November 30, 2024 Editor

Students shiver as Kashmir colleges lack heating facility Srinagar, Nov 29: The students across the Government Degree Colleges (GDCs) in Kashmir shiver daily in the classrooms due to lack of heating facilities. An official said while the mercury has witnessed a dip and most of the areas reel in sub-zero temperatures, the Higher Education Department (HED) has not made any heating arrangements for the students. “There are no heating arrangements available for the college students in the classrooms despite the cold weather prevailing inside the classrooms,” a college professor told, wishing…