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7 issues

Student Deaths in Higher Education: What Is Required, and What Can Actually Be Checked

India now requires a great deal to happen after a student dies in higher education. Almost none of it is required to reach the public — and for most of it, there is no public evidence either way.

Published

#006

No Separate Healthcare for Decision-Makers

Our position: those who govern and represent the public — every MP and MLA, ministers, Group A and Group B officials with delegated administrative or command authority, and senior armed forces leadership — should use government hospitals for their own routine and planned care, starting with ourselves; and every person in India should receive emergency treatment immediately, with no paperwork, no approvals and no referrals standing between a patient and a doctor.

Published

#005

Reservation for the Neediest: A Creamy Layer for SC and ST Quotas

Our position: extend the income- and status-based "creamy layer" exclusion that already applies to OBC reservation to SC and ST reservation too, so that quota seats in education and public employment go first to families that have not yet escaped poverty — while every SC/ST citizen keeps full, unchanged constitutional protection against discrimination.

Published

#004

Classroom First: Ending Category-Based Reservation in Teacher Recruitment

Our position: end category-based reservation for teaching posts at every level, and replace it with fully funded pre-service pathways so access to the profession does not depend on a lower passing mark or a guaranteed seat.

Published

#003

Increase the GATE-qualified M.Tech stipend to ₹20,000 a month

The M.Tech stipend has not been revised since 2015. We are finding out how many students want that to change.

Open for responses

#002

One Window for Every IIT M.Tech Application

COAP already made accepting an offer simple. Aarunya Issue #002 asks whether applying should be made simple too — while every IIT keeps full, independent control of who it admits.

Open for responses

#001

Every Exam Must Be Secure: Accountability and Reform for National Examinations

NEET-UG was compromised in 2024, and again in 2026 — this time by an insider with legitimate exam access. Students are asking for secure exams, real accountability, and lasting reform.

Resolved