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Inside UP’s PM Shri testing ground: Labs, smart boards and a race to catch up

While some campuses boast robotics kits and AI labs, others still rely on broken furniture and CSR donations.

30% of DU undergrads opted for fourth year; maximum in humanities & popular colleges

On Thursday, the university held a meeting with affiliated colleges to review the smooth implementation of the fourth-year programme.

New British boarding schools are here. The latest accessory for India’s rich

Ten new British boarding schools are en route to India, while three have already set up shop. This new-age passage to India is banking on Indians’ ever-expanding aspirations to clinch a global stamp.

8-yr-old ousted from Delhi school after ‘mild autism’ diagnosis. Her mom moved high court & won twice

HC also asks Department of Education to monitor child’s reintegration and ensure the school provides her a non-discriminatory environment.

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.

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.

Why Delhi HC said Modi’s degree is exempt from RTI, can’t be disclosed to ‘satisfy public curiosity’

Ruling sets aside a Central Information Commission order that allowed an examination of Delhi University records of students who completed BA in 1978, when Modi says he graduated.

Why CBSE making APAAR mandatory for board exam registration has sparked privacy debate

Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry or APAAR contains a student’s academic record from pre-primary to higher education level. It is part of NEP 2020.

UK’s University of Bristol, 3 Australian universities get UGC nod to start India campuses 

They were given Letters of Intent during an event held in Delhi to mark 5 years of NEP 2020. They will set up campuses in Noida, Greater Noida, Mumbai & Bengaluru. 

Disinformation campaigns are getting stronger. We must go beyond educating youth

Media and information literacy efforts remain fragmented. Most initiatives focus on formal education, leaving significant gaps in adult and lifelong learning.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.