THE PERCENTAGE of students with pre-school experience when admitted to Class 1 has seen an uptick in recent years, hitting 80% in 2024-2025, says the Education Ministry’s latest UDISE+ report. Of the 1.92 crore students admitted to class 1 in 2024-25, 80% (1.54 crore students) had pre-school experience in the same school or another school […]
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School enrolment has dropped for the third consecutive year, with the government’s latest data showing a dip of 11 lakh in enrolment over 2023-24. The drop in enrolment is led by government and government-aided schools while enrolment in private schools went up in this period. The Education Ministry’s UDISE+ data — which tracks and monitors […]
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A few years ago, a doctoral student on the verge of dropping out was sent to Professor Arun Chakraborty at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur. Colleagues warned him that the youth may never finish his research. Within weeks, Chakraborty had turned the tide. The student began making progress, and soon enough, his first paper appeared […]
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At least four first-generation IITs have seen a post-pandemic rise in students seeking counselling — a shift driven not just by rising distress, but by these premier institutes’ growing investment in student well-being, with full-time psychiatrists, dedicated centres and expanded support teams, amid mounting concern over students’ mental health. Data accessed by The Indian Express […]
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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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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has approved a proposal to integrate open-book assessments in Class 9 from the 2026-27 academic session, after a pilot study showed “teacher support” for such assessments. The CBSE’s Governing Body, the board’s highest decision-making authority, approved the proposal at a meeting held in June. According to the minutes […]
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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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Driven by interest in computer science and related fields, enrolment in BTech programmes hit an eight-year high in the 2024-25 academic session, with 12.53 lakh seats filled across the country — a 67% jump from 2017-18, according to data from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Vacancy rates dropped to just 16.36%. Computer science […]
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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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PM Internship Scheme 2025: The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will soon start the registration process for the youth to get internship opportunities. As of now, the government has not announced the dates to start round two. But before round two starts for the internships, here are some of the frequently asked questions that an aspirant […]
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