Auhona Mukherjee

Applications under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme fell to a six-year low in 2025, exposing a widening gap between vacancies and candidate participation

Institution plans to expand student recruitment, dual-degree programmes and research collaborations in India even as Australia tightens scrutiny of international student visas

The board has started releasing revised Class XII results through DigiLocker, with outcomes for most re-evaluation and verification applications now available to students

The NTA conducted the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination with enhanced security measures and multi-agency support, even as candidates reported overcrowding and delays at some centres

The agency said its web activity records indicated that the city change was carried out through the candidate's registered login during the open correction period

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the employment-linked incentive scheme has generated nearly 7 million jobs and expanded social security coverage for first-time workers

Coempt Edu Teck denied software and security failures in CBSE's digital evaluation system, attributing reported answer-sheet discrepancies to scanning errors

Digital platforms have sought additional time beyond the June 21 deadline to upload gig worker data to the eShram portal, citing operational and technical challenges

India adds two new institutions to global rankings; research impact and employability improve, but internationalisation remains a challenge

States asked to integrate portals as government moves towards a common labour administration framework

Demand shifts from AI experimentation to deployment, creating acute shortages in GenAI, governance, MLOps and other specialist roles

Centre has restricted Telegram access till June 22 and disabled message editing till June 30 after NTA flagged concerns over examination-related fraud ahead of the Neet-UG re-examination

Data from the NSDC Academy dashboard show that only 23 per cent of enrolled candidates have secured jobs, highlighting challenges in converting training into employment

The workers are demanding restoration of wages, compliance with minimum wage norms and improved workplace facilities, according to the workers' federation

Labour Ministry is considering a universal pension scheme under EPFO that would let workers contribute flexibly at any time, aiming to widen retirement coverage across formal and informal sectors

Centre has extended the Samagra Shiksha scheme by six months beyond its March 2026 expiry to ensure continuity of funding to states while a revamped NEP 2020-aligned version is finalised

The re-examination is scheduled for June 21 after the original test was cancelled amid allegations that its integrity had been compromised

India participated in a Global Coalition for Social Justice meeting in Geneva, reaffirming its engagement with the ILO-led initiative on labour rights and social protection

Companies are increasingly adopting AI and automation in payroll management, though concerns over data privacy, compliance and governance continue to shape deployment strategies

IFAT says non-compliance by aggregator firms is delaying welfare schemes and social security benefits for lakhs of gig and platform workers across the country