Shashi Tharoor has weighed in on the death of a Kerala BDS student, supporting allegations from the victim's parents and friends. They claim the student faced 'relentless verbal abuse, casteist slurs, threats, and deliberate academic sabotage' from faculty.

The Karnataka High Court has allowed Malnad College of Engineering to terminate faculty services due to the closure of its Automobile Engineering Department, but directed the college to pay ₹40 lakh to each affected professor.

Aided college faculty in India have written an open letter to the Chief Minister demanding Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) benefits, with teachers also protesting at the Directorate of Collegiate Education.