Education

Youth-led private libraries spark educational revival in Kashmir

Youth-led private libraries spark educational revi...

December 15, 2025

In the quiet lanes of towns and semi-urban neighbourhoods in Jammu and Kashmir, a silent educational movement is taking shape. With government libraries struggling to meet the needs of students, a growing number of unemployed young men and women are opening private reading rooms ...

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Mandatory local guardian rule of Jamia Millia Islamia sprouts new businesses

Mandatory local guardian rule of Jamia Millia Isla...

December 1, 2025

A new rule imposed by Jamia Millia Islamia, a leading university in South Delhi, now makes it mandatory for students applying for hostel accommodation to furnish a letter from a local guardian. As a large number of students at the university are from outside Delhi, they are being...

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Guru Nanak College highlights fusion of Tamil-Punjabi cultures at Governor’s Meet

Guru Nanak College highlights fusion of Tamil-Punj...

November 3, 2025

To mark the States Reorganisation Day, R N Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu, organised an event at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai, to highlight the cross-cultural contributions of various communities in development of India. As part of this discussion, the Governor invited select speakers...

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MBA and Law entrance exams redefine India’s graduate testing season

MBA and Law entrance exams redefine India’s grad...

October 31, 2025

With major competitive exams like CAT, XAT, NMAT, and the All India Bar Exam fast approaching, coaching centres and aspirants across India are feeling the pressure. These entrance tests are critical gateways to coveted MBA programs and legal careers and their evolving formats ref...

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Chevening Scholarship: India’s gateway to global leadership and local impact

Chevening Scholarship: India’s gateway to gl...

October 27, 2025

For most Indian students, the dream of pursuing higher education abroad is driven by the promise of global exposure, better academic opportunities and improved career prospects abroad. However, financial barriers often come in the way. Scholarships like the Chevening Scholarship ...

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Teacher training and retention in India: Balancing tech advances and burnouts

Teacher training and retention in India: Balancing...

October 25, 2025

One of the biggest challenges, of the many that India faces in education sector, is the quality of its teachers, especially in terms of their continuous training and upgrading of their skills. Teachers also face issues of immense workload and responsibilities that go beyond teach...

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Missing placement cells in Kashmir universities undermine job prospects for students

Missing placement cells in Kashmir universities un...

September 19, 2025

In recent years, a worrying trend has emerged in most university departments across Kashmir that are struggling to fill postgraduate seats. If this persists, some faculties could be forced to shut down. In 2023, at the University of Kashmir’s main campus in Hazratbal, Srinagar,...

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Foreign university campuses in India reshape student choices and standards

Foreign university campuses in India reshape stude...

September 17, 2025

Over the past year, a growing number of foreign universities have begun establishing campuses in India, marking a significant shift in the country’s higher education landscape. This trend, facilitated by policy changes under India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, offer...

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Community service projects by students improve lives, but momentum often fades

Community service projects by students improve liv...

August 20, 2025

Community service projects are organised efforts aimed at improving the well-being of neighbourhoods by addressing pressing social issues such as hunger, environmental degradation, education gaps and healthcare shortcomings. Typically led by local volunteers, schools and communit...

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CII, EHL launch global diploma aligned to India’s NSQF

CII, EHL launch global diploma aligned to India’...

August 14, 2025

In a landmark development for vocational education in India, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and EHL Hospitality Business School, Switzerland, formally launched the Vocational Education & Training (VET) by EHL Diploma (Advance) under the National Skill Qualificatio...

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