Education

India's school-to-work push faces test of skills, jobs and apprenticeships

The government plans to link education and employment databases and expand career counselling in schools, but experts say apprenticeships, training, and job creation are key to improving outcomes

University of Liverpool targets 10,000 students at Bengaluru campus by 2036

University of Liverpool plans to grow its Bengaluru campus from nearly 300 to 10,000 students over 10 years, adding two to three courses annually and expanding research links

Foreign varsities' India campuses unlikely to strengthen research

Teaching-led campuses likely as labs, funding, doctoral pipelines prove harder to build

University of Colorado Denver gets UGC approval for Hyderabad campus

First US public university approved under UGC framework plans to admit inaugural cohort in Telangana by August 2027

As India's edtech giants stumble, Manipal's UNext bets on discipline

Backed by MEMG, the company is betting on AI, university partnerships and lower acquisition costs while avoiding the high-spend consumer model that hurt several edtech rivals

Indian student enrolments in Ireland dip amid geopolitical uncertainty

Geopolitical tensions and weaker visa applications weigh on overseas study decisions even as Ireland remains a key destination

Classroom to career: Govt looks to build school-to-job pathway for students

Labour, education ministries plan linking student, e-Shram and employment databases, besides career counselling in schools

Govt appoints IAS officer Mandeep K Bhandari as new CBSE chairperson

The 2001-batch AGMUT-cadre IAS officer has been appointed in the rank and pay of an Additional Secretary to the Union government, with the post temporarily upgraded

PhysicsWallah plans deeper expansion across South India in next two years

Founder Alakh Pandey says he will be based in South India for 24 months as PhysicsWallah expands in five states and partners with Mohan Babu University on online courses.

Rethink B-school curricula amid AI, geopolitical risks: CEA Nageswaran

CEA V Anantha Nageswaran says business schools must focus on judgement, resilience and deep thinking as AI and geopolitical disruptions reshape management

Dorms to degrees

India needs a well-regulated student-housing market

Datanomics: Fewer hostel seats in Delhi, but fill-up rate highest

Delhi's hostel capacity remains limited as lakhs of students seek accommodation for higher studies

AI helps students with work, but more use doesn't mean better scores: Study

The report said students who do not use AI for schoolwork generally score higher in science than students who do

Brics calls for safe, ethical AI use in education, backs academic mobility

Brics' New Delhi Declaration calls for mutual recognition of qualifications, student and professional mobility, stronger university partnerships, scholarships and responsible use of new technologies

Bristol opens first campus in Mumbai as foreign universities expand

The Mumbai Enterprise Campus will offer programmes in finance and data science, facilitate research and industry collaborations, and provide global mobility opportunities

International schools expand in India, but is the premium worth paying?

Global school brands and international curricula have widened choices in terms of curriculum, teaching quality, and global exposure. Here's what parents need to weigh before paying the premium.

NIT Rourkela, ISRO, Tea Board join hands for AI-based tea monitoring

Three-year CHAYANKAN project will combine satellite imagery, UAV observations, field data and AI to monitor plantations, estimate yields and forecast pest outbreaks

Datanomics: More teachers in classrooms, but fewer women in senior roles

Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand reported PTRs below 15, among the best in the country

IIT Guwahati unveils brain-inspired AI model for energy-efficient computing

SH²RFSSM combines spiking neural networks with state space modelling to process long data sequences efficiently, with potential applications in edge AI devices

Education is a right, not privilege, Rahul Gandhi tells tribal students

Education is not a privilege, but the right of every student in India, and students from marginalised communities should not face neglect from the system, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has said. He met a delegation of tribal students, including those who were on a hunger strike to press for their demands, during his visit to Nashik in Maharashtra on Wednesday. The students were protesting over a range of issues, including the condition of ashram schools meant for tribals. Gandhi, in a post on X, later said, "Education is not a privilege -- it is the right of every student in India." The Congress leader said during his Nashik visit, he met with a delegation of tribal students and carefully listened to their problems and demands. Every student has the right to a respectful, safe, and conducive environment for their studies, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha asserted. "Students from marginalised communities should not face neglect from the system; they need its support and every poss