Memorandum with scholar signatures submitted today (03.07.25) to MoE through WB Governor. Demands: Increase non-NET and university fellowships, No to mandatory NET, Stop scholar harassments, Scrap NTA, Withdraw all fee hikes, Employment opportunities after research. #DRSO WB

Today (07.07.25) #DRSO Vidyasagar University unit submitted Memorandum to MoE through VC with scholar signatures. Demands: Increase non-NET and university fellowship, No mandatory NET, No fee hike, Stop scholar harassment, Scrap NTA, Employment opportunities after PhD. DRSO WB

Memorandum with thousands of signatures submitted Today (07.07.25) to the union education minister by #DRSO Delhi on behalf of DRSO National Council. Signature form:drive.google.com/file/d/18TLWG7… Final letter incorporating common suggestions is attached. Strengthen scholar solidarity✊

Today the Research scholars of NIT SILCHAR protest against the implementation of huge Thesis evaluation fees. Congratulations the scholars for raising voice. Solidarity ✊ Tomorrow the authority asked the scholars for discussion. No fee hike. Resist NEP 2020.

Big fee hike by IIT Guwahati, Rs 10k per semester, scholars protesting. indiatoday.in/amp/education-… Resist fees hike. Resist NEP 2020.

In the course of extreme centralisation of higher education in lines with #NEP2020, the #HECI is being reinitiated by the centre. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news… In addition to curtailment of democratic space and diversities, this will foster unabated privatisation-commercialisation.

Nobel Laureate David Gross: ‘Discover in India Before Make in India’ It is important, and will be possible if scholars and people can raise the voice with enough strength and persistence. deccanherald.com/india/before-m…

Opinion piece on Sci-Hub Libgen, written by #DRSO general secretary Dr. Arghya Das, has appeared in "The Print". theprint.in/yourturn/subsc… This is based on our recent statement on the issue.

“An Introduction to the Slipbox System for Researchers”: session held on 20.09.25 at Trivandrum by #DRSO Kerala. Talk delivered by Dr. Shajahan T. K., Asst. Prof. NITK Surathkal. DRSO President Dr. Akil Murali, State Convenor Ajith Mathew, Dr. Johnson Y. of AISEC also addressed.

"With this incident, the number of unnatural deaths in IIT Kharagpur in 2025 touched six, five of these are suspected cases of death by suicide..." thehindu.com/news/national/…

" Research questions and hypothesis should be based on topics that fit emerging needs and priorities of the country." - Govt of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12… We've to strive harder to save the soul of research and education in the face of such growing assaults.

12 October 2025, 14th foundation day of #DRSO Remember our pledge today. facebook.com/share/p/1GxdfE…