Dr Aadarsh Mishra went from a curious schoolboy in Lucknow to research in India, Cardiff University and Oxford. His journey included financial struggles, losing his father, working part-time in the UK and health challenges. Now a Royal Asiatic Society Fellow, he hopes his research can eventually help patients and improve healthcare.
Getting into an IIT is often seen as the ultimate academic milestone, but life after the JEE rank brings its own challenges — rigorous coursework, cut-throat competition and mounting expectations. As well-being concerns grow, India Today Digital spoke to directors of top engineering institutes on the real challenges of the IIT journey.
More Indian students are using psychometric tests to assess aptitude, interests and personality before choosing careers. The shift reflects growing uncertainty around career options and a move beyond marks alone.
Prof Kishore Kothapalli of IIIT Hyderabad outlines how BTech CSE and AI and ML differ for Class 12 aspirants. The comparison turns on course breadth, mathematical focus, career tracks and institute-specific placements.
Delhi University's DUSU elections officially cap candidate spending at Rs 5,000, yet every election brings allegations of far larger campaign expenditure. An IIT Delhi professor's FB post has revived questions over who finances the SUVs, mobilisation and campaigning, why candidates spend their own money and what they expect in return.
Delhi University's 2026 student union election has unfolded amid a year of protests, education controversies, caste debates and campus safety concerns. With NSUI fielding an Adivasi candidate, ABVP betting on established student-political networks and an NSUI rebel leading the VP race as an Independent, DUSU is reflecting a changing Gen Z political landscape.
As the Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) Election 2026 votes are counted today, most students know the DUSU President role is powerful, but few know what it actually controls. Here is a full breakdown of DUSU powers, limits, funding and past presidents who became national leaders.
China's universities now sit alongside some of the world's most prestigious institutions in global rankings. Yet the SAR Free to Think 2026 report notes that China's academic freedom is in the "completely restricted" category, among the world's bottom 10%. Its history, political controls and ranking methodology explain how both realities can exist together.
QS CEO Jessica Turner said students should look beyond a university's headline ranking while making college choices. She said the data behind rankings, including subject strength and employer reputation, matters more.
Full-time MBA or Executive MBA? The choice depends on your career stage, work experience, finances, and goals. Compare programme formats, fees, eligibility, rankings, and career outcomes before deciding which path fits you.
Utkarsh Ranjan, a fifth-semester Bioengineering student at IIT Mandi, recounts his campus life beyond classes, labs and rankings. His account centres on hostel routines, hands-on projects and the idea that life at IIT does not arrive fully sorted.
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya in Vadodara is India's first university dedicated to transportation and logistics. A Central University under the Ministry of Railways, it offers BTech programmes in rail engineering, aviation, maritime engineering, and AI and Data Science with a transportation and logistics specialisation.
A Class 11 student's summer trip across Germany, Austria and Croatia became more than sightseeing as visits to Dachau (a historic town in southern Germany), the Sigmund Freud Museum (in Austria), and Plitvice Lakes (in Croatia) connected her lessons in psychology, sociology and biology with real-world experiences. The journey changed how she viewed history, the human mind, nature and learning beyond school.
IIT Kanpur's recently cancelled ISKCON tie-up for wellness programmes has reopened a difficult question about student mental health. Experts say meditation, yoga and wellness can build resilience, but cannot replace psychiatrists, psychologists and counsellors when students face serious mental-health problems or suicidal thoughts. What should a genuinely effective IIT mental-health system look like?
IIT Bhubaneswar is asking faculty to file Teaching Portfolios for every course, documenting classroom methods, student questions, feedback and interventions. The exercise is meant to make teaching effectiveness evidence-based and has also drawn interest from others.
Students choosing between Mathematics and Computing and Computational Engineering and Mechanics face two distinct BTech paths. The better fit depends on whether they prefer data-led computing or physical engineering systems.
Harvard's iconic John Harvard statue is known as the "statue of three lies" because its likeness, founder claim and founding year are inaccurate, revealing surprising truths behind one of the university's most famous landmarks.
Handcrafted ByOur Editors At 16, Lucky Rawat went from studying in Vikasnagar in Uttarakhand to standing on Arctic ice at the geographic North Pole. He travelled aboard a nuclear-powered icebreaker, met students from 22 countries, conducted a stratospheric experiment and returned with a much bigger curiosity about science, space and technology.
As India celebrates Teachers' Day today, Monika Arya's story is a reminder that education can sometimes be a fight before it becomes freedom. She once fought family resistance and threats to continue college. After a 12-year break, she returned to complete her MSc. Today, in tribal Jharkhand, she works to ensure vulnerable children do not have to fight for their education alone.
Jaskiran Arora says students choosing between MBA in Finance and Marketing should focus on the kind of judgement they want to develop. The comparison shows both fields now overlap more as AI, analytics and technology reshape business roles.
