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JNU first woman V-C is multilingual political scientist & alumna Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit

Pandit’s appointment confirmed after acting V-C M Jagadesh Kumar was made UGC chairperson last week. She is currently a professor at Savitribai Phule Pune University.

CISCE announces first-term board examination results for classes 10 and 12

The exams were conducted in offline mode and the academic session was bifurcated into two terms after the board exams could not be conducted last year in view of Covid pandemic.

DU forms eight-member Committee for Central Universities Common Entrance Test

The committee is headed by DU Registrar Vikas Gupta with Dean (Examinations) DS Rawat serving as its convenor. This year, admissions to the university will be done through the CUCET.

NMC says fees of 50% seats in private medical colleges to be on par with govt institutions

National Medical Commission guidelines said that the benefit of this fee structure would be first made available to those candidates who have availed govt quota seats.

‘Can’t let kids go astray’ — the selfless women of Bhopal teaching slum kids during lockdowns

Several women living in and around the slum areas of Bhopal, MP, have been taking free classes for children who were losing out on an education due to school closures.

IIT-Madras professor writes to PM Modi over ‘caste discrimination’ in institute, demands probe

Vipin P. Veetil, who has protested such ‘bias’ since 2021, alleges ‘sabotage’ of recruitment of SC/ST/OBC faculty by upper caste professors, threatens to go on hunger strike.

What’s govt plan for school kids’ ‘learning recovery’, and why it wants states to give extra aid

On 1 February, Education Joint Secretary Maneesh Garg issued guidelines as part of the Learning Enhancement Programme, which includes actions to standardise training of teachers.

ICSE Class 10, 12 first-term board exam results to be out on 7 February

The CISCE board announced that results can be accessed on its website and via SMS. ICSE exams (Class 10) were held between 29 Nov-16 Dec and ISC exams (Class 12) between 22 Nov-20 Dec.

Modi govt appoints JNU vice-chancellor Jagadesh Kumar as UGC chairman

Kumar, whose tenure at the Jawaharlal Nehru University was marred with controversies, is currently holding the post as acting V-C of the varsity, after his tenure expired last year.

Delhi schools, colleges, coaching centres to resume physical classes from 7 February

Classes for grades 9-12 will resume from 7 February and for Nursery to Class 8 from 14 February. Gyms have also been allowed to open and offices can operate with 100% attendance.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?