Education

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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Between facts and politics: The new NCERT history controversy

Between facts and politics: The new NCERT history ...

August 8, 2025

The latest revision of NCERT’s Class VIII Social Science textbook has ignited intense debate across academic and political circles. Released in 2025 under the framework of the New Education Policy (NEP) and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE), the ne...

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Broken at the base: India’s schools are failing their youngest learners

Broken at the base: India’s schools are failing ...

July 28, 2025

On July 1, 2025, India received a stark reality check from its classrooms. The country’s top educational body, National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), released results of its survey, Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic ...

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End of summer break: Students return to school after two months

End of summer break: Students return to school aft...

July 13, 2025

“I am excited to see my friends again, but I am also a little nervous about catching up with schedule after a long break,” Aarav Sharma, a Grade VII student in New Delhi, tells Media India Group, as he packs his bag for the first day back after a two-month break. Across the c...

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With 272 million children out of school, UNESCO flags SDG4 target

With 272 million children out of school, UNESCO fl...

July 1, 2025

Ahead of the 2030 SDG 4 targets, the global number of out-of-school children and youth reached 272 million in 2023, which is 21 million higher than previously estimated. This figure challenges the global commitment to reduce the out-of-school population by 165 million by 2030 und...

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Demand for microcredentials rises as traditional degrees fall short

Demand for microcredentials rises as traditional d...

June 24, 2025

In a world where technology evolves faster than textbooks can be printed, students and professionals alike are searching for ways to stay ahead. Enter microcredentials, short, targetted certificates that promise to bridge the gap between what traditional education offers and what...

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Australia’s WACE becomes first foreign government-backed school board to operate in India in 25 years

Australia’s WACE becomes first foreign governmen...

June 22, 2025

Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) has become the first foreign government-backed school board to begin operations in India in over two decades. Rollout is expected to begin with pilot implementation in select Indian schools from July, expanding to 100 partner ins...

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Indian students in suspense as US suspends visas

Indian students in suspense as US suspends visas

June 5, 2025

The recent suspension of student visa interviews and heightened scrutiny of Indian applicants by the United States has sent shockwaves through India’s academic community, abruptly halting the dreams of thousands of students aspiring to study in America this year. As of June, th...

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