Higher Education

Sri City International University will offer an industry-led work-study model, with paid internships from the first year and curricula designed with employers

Six years after NEP 2020, Indian universities are still struggling to attract foreign students and improve global reputation despite major internationalisation reforms

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

A parliamentary committee has flagged concerns over the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), saying its multiple-choice format may not suit humanities and social sciences, while calling for a review of its design and question quality in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. The department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, observed that CUET was brought from the 2022-23 academic year "to reduce the burden on students, universities, and the entire education system, and to bring candidates passing out from different boards on an equal footing." However, some members of the Committee are not convinced of the merits of introducing the CUET as the universal admissions method for undergraduate studies, it said in a report submitted to Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday. It was the 381st Action Taken Report on recommendations contained in the 364th Report on ...

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that education from kindergarten to postgraduate level will be free, aiming to improve access, equity and inclusion across Odisha

Experts say attracting global Indian-origin researchers is only part of the challenge; industry linkages, technology transfer and research commercialisation will determine impact

In this session, Nidhi Srivastava, CEO, DigiArmorX, ex-Deutsche Bank, talks on cybersecurity, scope for MBAs and others.

CBSE has reduced charges for answer-sheet access, verification and re-evaluation after concerns over low marks and glitches linked to the Online Scoring Mechanism

India faces 600,000 faculty shortfall amid rising student enrolments

Experts say pricing could prove a bigger hurdle than regulation

With India's push to build global leadership talent hitting a shortage of world-class faculty, a new institute plans to bring Ivy League academics and global research partnerships to a campus in the national capital. The International Institute for Faculty & Research (IIFR), led by former Indian School of Business (ISB) dean Rajendra Srivastava and set up at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan campus in New Delhi, targeting gaps in faculty development, industry linkages and applied research as India looks to deepen higher education reforms. Speaking at the launch, former President Ram Nath Kovind underscored the central role of teachers in nation-building. "Education is the foundation of personality development ... teachers, who are the pillars of the education system, hold a place of high respect in society," he said, adding that improving faculty quality is critical to meeting the aspirations of millions of students. "India is producing global leadership talent. Who is producing the ...

Tighter UK visa rules hit Indian student enrolments, even as universities adapt with flexible learning models and greater focus on AI and employability skills

The university plans to expand programmes in AI, cybersecurity and digital domains at its GIFT City campus, aligning with industry demand and India's evolving education reforms

Less than 20 per cent of colleges achieve strong placements within six months, highlighting gaps between academic outcomes and job readiness despite NEP reforms

Parliamentary panel flags over two-thirds vacancies at UGC, warns of impact on grants, monitoring and NEP rollout, calls for time-bound hiring drive

India has made substantial progress in expanding access to higher education for youth in the last four decades, helping them move from agriculture to industry and services, and reduced gender and caste-based disparities, a report said. However, the 'State of Working India 2026' report stated that the challenges remain and the extent to which the large, increasingly educated, and aspirational cohort is absorbed into the labour market will determine whether India's demographic dividend translates into an economic dividend. India has made substantial progress in expanding access to higher education for its young (15- to 29-year-old) population, ensuring a movement out of agriculture into industry and services, and reduced gender and caste-based disparities, it stated. "More young people today are educated, informed, and ambitious than ever before. These are real achievements of which we can be proud," noted Indu Prasad, President, Azim Premji University in a statement. The report dra

Acting tough against three experts involved in drafting of a controversial chapter in NCERT's class 8 social science book containing "offending" contents on corruption in the judiciary, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and all state governments to disassociate from them. The apex court directed the Centre to constitute a committee of domain experts within a week for the purpose of finalising the curriculum of NCERT's legal studies of not only class 8 but higher classes also. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant was informed that the chapter was drafted by the textbook development team under the chairmanship of professor Michel Danino and consisting of members Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar. "At the outset, we have no reason to doubt that professor Michel Danion and his associates Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar either do not have reasonable informed knowledge with respect to Indian judiciary and/or they deliberately and knowingly misrepresent

Current education system does not create the expertise required to achieve leadership in a complex, nuanced, and multidisciplinary field like semiconductors

At least 2-3 more foreign universities to open campuses in India this year