• Ashish Kumar Upadhyay

Public institutions that are rooted in and focused on furthering social democracy are crucial for any functioning democratic republic. Among such institutions, universities and other institutions of learning and education are of the utmost importance due to their being centres of learning and nurseries where the ideals of democracy are cultivated. Of late there has been an array of debates in India about the manner in which public institutions, notably universities and colleges have introduced dictums and practices which challenge the very basis on which the ideals of democracy can flourish. This paper deals with such development, namely the policy initiatives set in motion by the universities and colleges at the behest of the apex body, the University Grants Commission (UGC), with the stated intention of improving the safety and security of the campuses.

Surveillance, patriarchy, morality, judiciary, constitution, movement and protests.

"Surveillance State and Freedom in Educational Institutions: A Study of Recent Cases in Colleges and Universities in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.890-896, September 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009418.pdf

"Surveillance State and Freedom in Educational Institutions: A Study of Recent Cases in Colleges and Universities in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no. pp890-896, September 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2009418.pdf