Tag: Higher Education
You Can Crack IIT. Can You Crack Its Caste System?
IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s suicide has revived questions about caste discrimination, merit and student rights in India’s elite institutions. As allegations of harassment and casteist abuse emerge, the larger concern is whether campuses meant to nurture talent are becoming hostile spaces for marginalised students
She Never Went to School. Her Son Just Scored 100 Percentile in UGC-NET
Abdul Halim, a young man from Cooch Behar, has scored 100 percentile in Bengali in UGC-NET 2026 and secured JRF after eight attempts. Alongside years of preparation, he worked in the fields, carrying forward his late mother’s dream of seeing him become a teacher.
Gen Z Is Back in Politics: Madhya Pradesh Govt Agrees to Student Union Polls
The proposed return of student union polls in Madhya Pradesh marks a new chapter in campus politics, nearly two decades after Professor H S Sabharwal died following an alleged assault during a campus election dispute.
Years After IIT Kharagpur Student Faizan Ahmed’s Homicide, Mother Meets Bengal Chief Minister
Weeks after eNewsroom highlighted Rehana Ahmed's desperate wait for an appointment, the mother of slain IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed is finally set to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. She hopes the meeting will help revive the long-stalled homicide investigation ordered by the Calcutta High Court
23 दिन का अनशन, लाठीचार्ज और संघर्ष—नेहा बोरा क्यों कहलाने लगीं आंदोलन की आत्मा
23 दिन से उसने अन्न का एक दाना नहीं खाया था। शरीर का वजन साढ़े सात किलो घट चुका था। रक्त में शर्करा खतरनाक...
Faizan Chose IIT Kharagpur Inspired by Sundar Pichai. His Mother Still Seeks Answers
Nearly four years after IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed's death, his mother has returned to Kolkata seeking justice. She hopes to meet Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and revive the stalled investigation into a case the Calcutta High Court declared a homicide