Indian Education

Artificial intelligence is a force multiplier in the education sector but unethical use of AI tools for cheating, data and privacy breach is a matter of concern, according to educationist Shishir Jaipuria. Jaipuria, Chairman of the Seth Anandram Jaipuria Group of Educational Institutions, said the purpose of education is to nurture knowledgeable, skilled, conscientious and emotionally strong individuals who go on to make a positive impact on society, but the rat race defeats it and pushes students to take extreme steps. The advent and prevalence of artificial intelligence has been a watershed moment in the history of human progress. AI is not just transforming industries, but also reshaping the jobs of the future. Its integration and application in the education sector will have far-reaching implications," Jaipuria told PTI. AI platforms allow schools to map each child's learning style, identify the learning gaps, and recognise the strengths and weaknesses to optimise learning ...

India is fast emerging as the world's most attractive market for global universities, with foreign institutions accelerating their India-entry plans

University College London sees a 19-26% surge in Indian student enrolments for academic year 2025-26, focusing on partnerships and scholarships instead of a foreign campus

Far from empowering the poor, the proliferation of freebies could have the opposite effect, harming social and economic outcomes

Day 1 of IIT placements saw a surge of top recruiters, with NVIDIA, Amazon, Zomato, Google and Flipkart among those offering high-value roles, as more students opted for final placements over PPOs

The approval for prosecution follows a detailed investigation conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the submission of its final report

While receiving the award, Educate Girls founder Safeena Husain said the honour belongs to the organisation's team members who work in villages across India

India's slipping university ranks signal deep cracks in higher education quality - reforms must focus on academic freedom, research excellence, and teaching standards to stay globally competitive

International school boards IB, Cambridge, and WACE expand in India with teacher training, affordable programs, and growth beyond metros to Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities

The story of Bihar's educational reform is a lesson for all reforms done halfway

The culture ministry on Saturday signed agreements with 17 institutions across the country to "speed up" work on the conservation and digitisation of the country's manuscript heritage under the Gyan Bharatam Mission. The MoUs were exchanged with these institutions in the presence of Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at a ceremony held at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) here, according to an official statement. Twelve of these institutions, including the Department of Persian Studies at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, and Asiatic Society, Kolkata, have joined under the category of 'cluster', while five others, including Nagari Pracharni Sabha, Varanasi, have signed pacts as 'independent centres', it said. Shekhawat, in his address, said it was not just "another singing ceremony", rather a step towards "expanding the family" of the ministry, which has taken up this key mission. The event took place over a month after the three-day global conference on ...

NIIT CEO Pankaj Jathar says learning outcomes depend on instructor-led, mentor-guided education, as the company expands AI and digital training programmes globally

Separately, efforts are underway to integrate AI education into all degree programmes - including BA, BCom, BSc, and specialised courses

Starting with an initial cohort of around 100 to 150 students, Littlefair said that UWA would particularly focus on business and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses

With visa curbs in the US, British Council Country Director says students could get dual, joint degrees and credit transfer pathways to improve access

The Azim Premji Foundation will close the application window for the Azim Premji Scholarship 2025 today, September 30, 2025. Interested female candidates can apply at the azimpremjifoundation.org

The Government is considering to add skill based learning be incorporated in the curriculum of Class 11 and 12 as per the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Sunday. The Union education minister said there has to be a paradigm shift in learning methodology at the appropriate level and the National Education Policy 2020 was recommending it. "We are on the job to introduce skill based curriculum of Class 11 and 12," he said, at an event at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras here. Elaborating about the concept of including skill based learning in the curriculum, Pradhan said the earlier education system was certificate and degree focused. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi rightly said we need degree and certification but we need to make the students competent also," he said at the Dakshinapatha Summit 2025 at IIT Madras. "One of the primary recommendation of the NEP 2020 is skill based education," he said. Pradhan

One major concern that deserves greater policy attention arising from the report is, however, the unchecked growth of private coaching

Tripura leads in share of students in parallel schooling system but participation is low in Rajasthan

As many as 50.9 per cent of teachers are still employed in the government sector in FY25