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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicEngineering students

Topic: engineering students

Ladakh bids goodbye to 2 killed in 24 September violence—a batsman & an engineering student

A hunger strike and demonstration, demanding the Sixth Schedule and statehood for Ladakh, erupted into chaos in Leh Wednesday. Four people, subsequently, died in firing by security forces.

1,000 underperforming rural engg colleges set for upgrade, says AICTE as ‘employability gap’ identified

Over 500 colleges shortlisted across states & Union territories. Plan is to double average employment rate in participating institutions by 2028.

IIT Kharagpur’s two-pronged plan to help students in distress: ‘campus mothers’ & welcome committees

Suman Chakraborty, who took charge of IIT Kharagpur as director last month, in interview with ThePrint says participation in ‘campus mothers’ program will be voluntary.

VIT’s Team Sammard wows NASA panels with rockets & satellites—no aerospace students involved

Team Sammard from Tamil Nadu’s VIT is among India’s top 3 teams for the Spaceport America Cup. Students from different disciplines are building rockets and satellites and excelling in global contests.

‘Cushier jobs, computer science craze’ — why Civil & Mechanical engineering courses have fewer takers

AICTE's 5-year data shows Civil & Mechanical branches continue to see less than 50% admission while Computer Science & Electronics remain popular choices with over 60% admission rate.

On Camera

Why the Tashkent Declaration was both a moral and semantic victory for Shastri

In his bilateral talks with Ayub Khan, Lal Bahadur Shastri said while India had never accepted the two-nation theory, some elements in Pakistan were bent on making it a ‘two-hostile nation' construct.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.