From boardrooms to lecture halls, experienced professionals are closing the industry-academia gap. Their appointments are for fixed terms, and don't affect regular recruitment.
Launched by UGC in September 2022, Professor of Practice (PoP) scheme allows higher education institutions to hire industry professionals & subject-matter experts on contractual basis.
Professionals with 15 years of experience may be initially hired in universities and colleges for up to one year and their term can later be extended to a maximum of 4 years, says UGC.
Tech startups raised $3.8 bn in 2025, down 28% y-o-y, driven by sharp contraction in late-stage funding even as early-stage investments showed resilience, according to Traxcn.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is yet to deliver two of the remaining order of 8 Tejas trainer aircraft as well, an order that was placed in 2010.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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