Education
Budget 2026: Test of government’s priorities for...
January 28, 2026
As India prepares for Union Budget 2026, the education sector stands at a decisive moment. More than five years after the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 promised a generational transformation universal access, multidisciplinary learning, digital integration and increased pu...
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Student Startups: From study halls to stalls
January 12, 2026
As education in India evolves and begins its slow move from theoretical to practical learnings, a few students have begun to take the matters in their own hands and out of the classrooms as a rising number have begun to experiment with entrepreneurship, launching low-cost venture...
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Minority colleges welcome TN decision to allow ind...
January 7, 2026
Minority colleges in Tamil Nadu will henceforth be able to form their selection committees without government nominees, bringing an end to a four-year-long deadlock that had delayed approvals for hundreds of faculty appointments across minority-aided institutions in the state. Th...
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Education quality severely impacted by high AQI in...
January 1, 2026
Amid worsening air quality in Delhi, schools have been directed to shift classes up to Grade 5 to the online mode. For the past six weeks, the city has been recording Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the “severe” to “hazardous” category, frequently crossing 400, posing s...
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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 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-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 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 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...
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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