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As SC upholds Telangana’s 4-year domicile rule for NEET admission, a look at rules in other states

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on 1 September upheld Telangana’s rules for admission to MBBS and BDS courses under the state quota, settling a...

Over 33 lakh Indian students enrolled in schools with just one teacher; issue most stark in UP, Jharkhand

UDISE+ data for 2024–25 reveals a stark reality. Schools with low enrolments are now being merged to ensure optimal utilisation of educational infrastructure, say officials.

Defacement bonds out, DU student bodies plan DUSU polls campaign with ‘dried leaves, jute posters’

Following a 2018 Delhi HC directive, which was reinforced in 2024, DU issued guidelines for strict action against the defacement of public property, this week. The order was struck down Friday.

Delhi HC ban on ‘shadow libraries’ is pushing Indian researchers up against the paywall

Researchers say necessary journal articles usually locked behind expensive paywalls, ban gives unfair advantage to those studying abroad with access to institutional resources.

Sharp drop in number of boys is driving overall dip in school enrolment numbers, reveals UDISE+ data

Government officials attributed the decline in overall enrolment primarily to falling birth rates, but experts said lower birth rates impacted both genders

Govt report flags digital divide in schools—25% in Bihar, Bengal have computer facilities, 65% nationally

Similarly, only 18.6% of schools in Bengal have internet connectivity as compared to 63.5% nationally, says UDISE+ 2024-25 report. Chandigarh, Delhi & Lakshadweep boast 100% access.

Demographic decline is hitting Indian classrooms. Govt says enrolment at 7-yr low due to falling birth rate

Govt report shows biggest fall of 34 lakh enrolments in class 1-5 category, overall drop across categories at 11 lakh vs previous yr as 'fewer children are entering lower classes'.

Parents’ spend on school education highest in Haryana & Manipur, lowest in Bihar—latest govt survey

Comprehensive Modular Survey reveals that Indian parents, on average, spend Rs 12,616 per child on school education each year; it also highlights gender divide in education spending.

At IIT council meet, Pradhan suggests use of regional languages as teaching medium besides English

IIT council resolves to take every step to facilitate learners from ‘different bhasha backgrounds so that they are able to learn effectively’. 

IIT Council meet today: Accreditation, student mental health, JEE (Advanced) reforms on agenda

The IIT Council, which is the apex coordination body of all the 23 premier engineering institutes, held its last meeting in April 2023.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.