Bidyut Chakravarty’s tenure as VC of Visva-Bharati University has been a tumultuous one, full of protests, suspensions, rustications and court cases.
Public universities – Jadavpur, Osmania, DU – are finding ways to be thrifty, generate income as their funding needs far outstrip government grants.
However, after the death of IIT Bombay’s Darshan Solanki, students and activists have also questioned the role and impact of such cells.
One-on-one interviews for student visa allow for better scrutiny and verification, said Indian experts.
Workshops, internships, community service in high school make children socially conscious, foster independent thinking, boost employability.

Prajwal Gaikwad, the new president of University of Hyderabad’s (UoH) students’ union shares his views on casteism in educational campuses and its impact on students.
BBC Modi Documentary: “If I apologise, it will [mean] I have committed an act of indiscipline which I did not,” said a DU student.
National Education Policy 2020: Central universities struggle to implement NEP reforms such as multiple exits, ABC registration, FYUP, dual degrees.
A handful of Indian educational institutions, including IIT Delhi, NALSAR Hyderabad, are among the first to have gender-neutral toilets and spaces.