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HRD works on big-ticket higher-education reforms to keep them ready for new govt

The new programme, called EQUIP, aims to improve quality and boost access to education. It will be a single-window plan for development of higher education. 

13 students get highest score of 499 in CBSE class 10 results

The Trivandrum region performed the best with a pass percentage of 99.85.

As CBSE Class 12 students score 499, non-CBSE state boards worry about DU edge

Only two students from this CBSE Class XII batch have fallen one mark short of a perfect 500, while 21 others have scored over 495.

Cheap Chinese medical degrees may no longer be an easy option for Indian students

China's medical universities have been a strong draw for Indian students for years with their cheap courses and low threshold for admission scores.

CBSE class 12 board results: Thiruvananthapuram records highest pass percentage

CBSE class 12 board results: Thiruvananthapuram records highest pass percentage

CBSE 12 board exam results announced, 2 girls get top score of 499

Hansika Shukla from Ghaziabad and Karishma Arora from Muzaffarnagar led the trend of girls outperforming boys in the class 12 CBSE board exams.

CBSE social science syllabus for Class X is now five chapters lighter

The CBSE has dropped five Class X social science chapters from the board syllabus, while retaining them for internal assessment.

Why just 1 CBSE student picked theatre studies — disinterested parents, lack of teachers

Of the over 12 lakh children who appeared for the Class 12 CBSE exams, only 1 had opted for theatre studies, prompting the board to discontinue the subject.

Woman from Dantewada secures 12th rank in UPSC, says wants to be an IAS officer

Namrata Jain said a Naxal-triggered blast that hit the police station in her town encouraged her to join the civil services to serve the poor in the Maoist-affected area.

Jamia Millia Islamia gets its first woman V-C, President approves Najma Akhtar for post

Najma Akhtar is a member of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration. President also appoints V-Cs to two other varsities.

On Camera

India is becoming a Republic of RWAs. It’s the most powerful elected body

Civics textbooks need an upgrade, considering that RWAs enforce laws they’ve devised themselves – no matter if it violates a fundamental right or two.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.