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UK sees rise in Indian students, boosts research ties: UCL President

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

India's states are starving education to feed freebies. It will hurt

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

IITs see strong recruiter rush on Day 1 as top firms roll out big offers

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

WB guv sanctions prosecution of ex-education officials in school jobs scam

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

Educate Girls wins Ramon Magsaysay Award for helping girls return to school

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

The learning curve: QS rankings reflect gaps in education governance

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

After foreign universities, international school boards look to tap India

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

Bihar's educational reforms: Nitish Kumar's high grades, and then a dip

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

Govt signs MoUs with 17 institutions to expand work under 'Gyan Bharatam'

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 ...

Outcome-based learning remains NIIT's focus, says CEO Pankaj Jathar

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

CBSE to teach the language of artificial intelligence from Class 3 onwards

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

University of Western Australia aims to open India campuses by Aug 2026

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

Indian students to gain wider access to education in UK in coming years

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

Azim Premji Scholarship 2025: Deadline, eligibility and procedure to apply

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

Govt plans to add skill-based learning in Class 11, 12 curriculum: Pradhan

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

The problem with schools: Growth in pvt coaching reflects systemic decay

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

East to West; urban and rural: The rise of private coaching in India

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

Datanomics: A changing educational landscape for India's schools

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

Govt schools' share shrinks further: NSO's Comprehensive Modular Survey

More students in higher secondary classes are preferring private schools in both rural and urban areas

70% urban students in private schools, 27% take coaching: Mospi survey

About 95% of students reported family members as the primary contributors towards education-related expenses, while only 1.2% students reported government scholarships as primary contributors