Reclaiming universities through trust, student voice
The article discusses the governance crisis in Indian universities, highlighting student protests and the need for academic autonomy. It argues that universities must foster trust and student voice to maintain their integrity and educational mission.
Why it matters
The tension between student activism and university administration reflects broader challenges in maintaining academic freedom and institutional governance.
Indian students, particularly Gen Z, are increasingly asserting their freedom and autonomy and demanding accountability. Now, some of the brightest law students are in the news for the wrong reasons, but Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant deserves some credit for his timely intervention in staying the Bar Council of India (BCI)’s atrocious order about the NALSAR graduating batch ; quashing all FIRs against the protesting students ; declaring that the BCI has no disciplinary control over the students , and reducing the three-year practice condition to just one year to write the judicial services examination.
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