Tamil Nadu will introduce its 1 Degree, 6 Skills scheme in government arts and science colleges from January 2027. The plan will add one practical skill each semester and link colleges more closely with industry.
Nitin Gupta, IIT-JEE 2000 AIR 1, returned to IIT Kanpur in 2014 after training in the US and shifted from computer science to neuroscience. His work now uses insect brains and digital mental health tools to probe how nervous systems turn information into behaviour.
SFI students held a Campus Justice March at Delhi University's North Campus, raising concerns over women's safety and calling for greater accountability, stronger institutional action and safer campuses and public spaces for women.
NEET PG 2026 candidates have raised concerns over alleged score discrepancies and the evaluation process. AIMSA has written to Health Minister JP Nadda, seeking the official question paper, answer key, and individual recorded responses.
GATE 2027 registration closes today, September 27, without a late fee. Candidates can apply until October 5 with a late fee. IIT Madras has introduced Robotics and Automation as a new test paper.
After studying in London, a young entrepreneur returned to India to build his own startup, an app that brings planning tools into one place. The platform reflects his view that technology should guide travellers without taking control of their journeys.
Sahil Wakode's parents have announced an indefinite hunger strike at Mumbai's Azad Maidan from Monday. They allege police are preventing them from entering IIT Bombay campus and have demanded an independent inquiry into their son's death.
IIT Bombay students held a candlelight march demanding a reconstituted panel in Sahil Wakode's death case. Their protest has widened scrutiny of alleged bias, caste discrimination and the institute's response.
CISCE will hold a three-tier national student mental health conclave involving nearly 16 lakh students from Classes 6 to 12. The exercise aims to turn student experiences into recommendations, a charter and other school well-being frameworks.
In 1991, Preeti Aghalayam joined IIT Madras to study chemical engineering. After higher studies in the United States and years of teaching and research, she returned to the institute in a very different role. In 2023, she became the first woman to lead an IIT, taking charge as a director of its international campus in Zanzibar.
NCERT said its draft Class 9 Mathematics syllabus has not dropped topics but redistributed some across chapters. It said the final version, due in October, will reflect feedback and focus on competencies over chapter counts.
Odisha told the Assembly that 1,741 errors were found in textbooks for Classes 1 to 8 after printing and distribution. The disclosure has led to revised editions, stricter checks and action against education officials.
The NEET PG 2026 qualifying cut-off has fallen to its lowest level in six years across categories. Experts say the drop reflects score distribution, coaching dependence, weak undergraduate training and vacant PG seats.
A viral video from a student event at Nirma University shows a professor grabbing a student's collar on stage. The university has formed a three-member committee after ABVP protested the incident.
Heavy rain warnings have prompted school closures in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, and eight Uttar Pradesh districts on September 26, with the classes covered varying across districts
A 20-year-old engineering student allegedly died by suicide at Marwadi University in Gujarat's Rajkot district on Friday. The incident came six days after a 19-year-old female student of the same university allegedly died by suicide. Police said the latest student had been distressed about his health.
She had a mechanical engineering degree and a stable job at Tech Mahindra. But after two unsuccessful UPSC attempts, Nidhi Siwach had to make a difficult choice. She quit her job, prepared through self-study and cleared the exam with AIR 83.
A Himachal Pradesh polytechnic student turned an Rs 87,000 drone prototype into a Rs 3.5 crore Ministry of Defence-backed project. Sarvesh Sharma will now develop the Rudra Edge T-1 (Spectra) for Army border surveillance at an IIT Roorkee incubation facility, with 20 months to complete the project.
IIT Delhi researchers have developed India's first working indigenous micro-GPU designed in India. The technology could be used in low-cost displays, e-rickshaws and other embedded systems. Here is more on what it does and where it can be used.
Nine-year-old Vrishvardhan Sharma has memorised the Bhagavad Gita and Panini's Ashtadhyayi, competed against university students and built free technology around the texts he learnt. His GitaVardhan app works offline in 13 Indian languages, while his handmade voice-enabled devices bring Sanskrit texts together with software and hardware.
