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Students protesting over the NEET-UG and UGC-NET examinations issue outside the Ministry of Education in New Delhi on June 20.
NEET Fiasco — The Lede

The fallacy of one nation, one examination

Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, we need a system that combines aptitude test scores with academic performance to make the merit list.
Furqan Qamar
Youth and Politics

Uttarakhand should restore student union elections

The suspension silences the very voices Uttarakhand needs most: young leaders from marginalised backgrounds who understand the region’s challenges.
Arunima Naithani,Devam Thapa
COMMENT

Dinanath Batra: The ‘educationist’ who waged war against knowledge 

The RSS stalwart used lawsuits to pulp books and purge curricula on the grounds of making education ‘Indianness-centric’. 
Apoorvanand
Emancipation

Vyasai Thozhargal’s free school in North Chennai shows how grassroots education movements can empower communities

Blending academics with social justice training, it aims to create young leaders who can question discrimination and access constitutional rights.
Siddarth Muralidharan
Campus Politics

Delhi University student elections: A microcosm of Indian politics

Caste allegiances, gender imbalances, and lavish spending dominate elections to the world’s largest student body, compromising its true purpose.
Vedaant Lakhera,Vitasta Kaul

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Students from a Chennnai school listening to a demonstration at a literary event in the city in January 2015.

Tamil Nadu school’s ‘motivational speaker’ fiasco raises questions

Should governments give autonomy or exercise strict control over state-run schools?
Apoorvanand
In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at the construction site in Thoppur.

AIIMS Madurai: Elusive medical institution mired in delays and disappointment

The much-awaited hospital has already enrolled three batches of students, but they struggle in temporary facilities as construction crawls.
Saatvika Radhakrishna
Students at a school at Tirumalaigiri near Salem, Tamil Nadu, in March 2018. The Chandru Committee report recommends dropping caste appellations from the names of all educational institutions and says there is overwhelming support for the merger of all schools under one unified school education department management.

Justice Chandru report illustrates eradicating caste in classrooms remains a tall order

The report shows Tamil Nadu’s education system is infested with deep-rooted caste discrimination, challenging the State’s social justice credentials.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
Students browsing books at Stella Maris College in Chennai. The World Humanities Report highlights how humanities thrive in multiple locations—universities, classrooms, social movements, and collective solidarities.

Humanities is alive and kicking, thriving where you least expect

A new report shows how humanities disciplines shape critical thinking in universities, social movements, addressing contemporary challenges from inequ
Mridula Vijayarangakumar
A collage of Paperclip stories.

Paperclip: Pinning down truth in the age of misinformation

Digital storytelling platform fights fake news by sharing captivating anecdotes and lesser-known facts about India’s diverse cultural heritage.
Anusua Mukherjee
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