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National education panel to be headed by PM unlikely now as states oppose it

Rashtriya Shiksha Ayog was proposed in National Education Policy draft as an apex body for education that would replace Central Advisory Board of Education.

IIT-Hyderabad students blame isolated campus and academic pressure for suicides

This year, 3 students have killed themselves, the latest being the death of the 20-year-old Pichikala Siddharth, who jumped off a building Tuesday.

Six ‘young’ Indian institutes ranked among world’s top 50 for research

Homi Bhabha National Institute, ranked 16th globally, is the top-ranked Indian institution on the list, which also features five IISERs.

New education plan wants to make board exams easier, give more flexibility to pick subjects

The changes are part of the New Education Policy, which has been prepared by the HRD ministry and will go for Cabinet approval soon.

IIM Calcutta MBA course is best in India, among top 20 in the world

In the Financial Times Masters in Management Rankings 2019, IIM Calcutta is ahead of IIM Ahmedabad, which ranks 21, and IIM Bengaluru, which bags 44th slot.

Liberal arts universities on par with IITs, IIMs are next on Modi govt’s education plan

The final version of New Education Policy document says the liberal arts institutes will be called Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities or MERUs.

Truth behind working-class students and academics avoiding top universities

When it comes to university choices, rather than focus on admissions trends, students would benefit if they interrogate institutional staff lists, biographies.

No new pharmacy colleges or seat addition until 2022 as Modi govt reviews demand

AICTE move seeks to address the concerns over employability of pharmacy graduates. There are 2,694 pharmacy colleges in the country.

IIT-Bombay again tops this year’s QS India University Rankings, IISc-Bengaluru second

IIT-Delhi is at No. 3, followed by IIT-Madras, IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Kanpur, according to the QS India University Rankings released Tuesday.

How to dress, speak — grooming tips now must for IIT graduates before placement interviews

Decision is based on employers' feedback to IITs that students are found inadequately prepared, with poor communication skills & business meeting etiquette.

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.