‘I’ve never felt more stuck in my life’: 4 months on, Indian students remain in US visa limbo despite SEVIS reinstatement

‘I’ve never felt more stuck in my life’: 4 months on, Indian students remain in US visa limbo despite SEVIS reinstatement

They had picked a wedding date. His H-1B lottery selection had come through. A 27-year-old MBA graduate from Monroe College, New York, was weeks away from becoming both a husband and a full-time US employee on a work visa. Then, in April, a notice landed in his inbox: his SEVIS — the Student Exchange Visitor […]

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Academia margins to NCERT row: French-born scholar’s tryst with India’s past

Academia margins to NCERT row: French-born scholar’s tryst with India’s past

“I enjoy (historical) controversies in a kind of perverse way, perhaps,” Michel Danino, 69, said during his lecture at Azim Premji University in October last year. Arguing that “historical controversies” are inherent part of the discipline, he said: “We should not shun controversies, we should desire them. We should make use of them to go […]

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Kerala to scrap traditional classroom backbenches in state schools

Kerala to scrap traditional classroom backbenches in state schools

Backbenchers in Kerala’s state-run schools will soon be a thing of the past, as the southern state moves to abolish conventional row-wise seating, citing its adverse effects on students. General Education Minister V Sivankutty said on Tuesday that the government would like to do away with the concept of ‘backbenchers’ from the school classrooms. Announcing […]

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NBEMS releases exam schedule for NEET SS, FMGE, DNB & others

NBEMS releases exam schedule for NEET SS, FMGE, DNB & others

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has released the tentative schedule for the NEET SSC, FMGE, DNB and Diploma Final Theory Exam on their official website. Here is the schedule for the same: Exam Schedule DrNB (SS) Final Theory Exam – October 2025 Exam Dates: 29th, 30th, 31st October 2025 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)Exam […]

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NEET UG 2025 Counselling: MCC allows conversion of 188 candidates to NRI category

NEET UG 2025 Counselling: MCC allows conversion of 188 candidates to NRI category

NEET UG 2025 Counselling NRI Conversion: The Medical Council Committee (MCC) has approved the conversion of 188 candidates from Indian to NRI status for the NEET UG 2025 counselling process. These candidates are required to submit their scanned documents to MCC via email at ug.nri.mcc@gmail.com, no later than August 3, 2025. The list of NRI […]

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‘Line between help and cheating has blurred’: IIT Kanpur Director on ethics of AI use by students

‘Line between help and cheating has blurred’: IIT Kanpur Director on ethics of AI use by students

At IIT Kanpur, a team of researchers is training drones to navigate without GPS or satellite signals — relying only on onboard visual cues to find their way through hostile environments. In parallel, faculty in biosciences and cognitive science are building AI tools to detect signs of psychological distress among students before symptoms escalate. These […]

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KEAM Counselling 2025: CEE issues phase 1 seat allotment list at cee.kerala.gov.in

KEAM Counselling 2025: CEE issues phase 1 seat allotment list at cee.kerala.gov.in

KEAM Counselling 2025: The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, has released the Phase 1 seat allotment result for the Kerala Engineering, Architecture, and Medical Examination (KEAM) 2025. Candidates who registered for the KEAM can view their allotment details on the official website at cee.kerala.gov.in. Those who have been allotted seats are required to pay the […]

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Meet Kerala’s Pranav S, recipient of Australian National University’s FRT programme

Meet Kerala’s Pranav S, recipient of Australian National University’s FRT programme

“I had a dream to visit a foreign country for higher education, but I did not think that the opportunity would come this early,” said Pranav S, a native of Kerala’s Kollam, and one of the shortlisted students for the Future Research Talent (FRT) programme. The programme is jointly awarded by the Australian National University […]

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US student visas for Indians lowest since Covid in March-May

US student visas for Indians lowest since Covid in March-May

The US student visa season is off to a slow start for Indians, with the number of F-1 visas issued from March to May falling to the lowest level for these months since the pandemic, recording a 27% drop compared to the corresponding period last year, according to the latest available data from the US […]

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