Education

25% EWS school quota can transform society, says Supreme Court, orders clear rules

Updated : Jan 14, 2026

Supreme Court tightens RTE enforcement, mandates rules for 25% free seats for poor in schools

SC directed states and Union Territories to frame rules under Section 38 of the RTE Act in consultation with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), State Commissions and education advisory bodies.

Centre panel suggests capping coaching centre hours in a day, says report

Updated : Jan 13, 2026

Cap coaching classes at 2-3 hrs per day, align school curricula with NEET, JEE, says govt panel: Report

The committee, headed by Vineet Joshi, Secretary of the Department of Higher Education, was constituted in June 2025 to examine the effectiveness and fairness of competitive entrance examinations, the proliferation of dummy schools, and the growing influence of coaching institutes across academic pathways.

The NTA will later announce the examination cities, release admit cards, answer keys, and results on its website.

Updated : Jan 4, 2026

CUET UG 2026: Applications open, complete your registration before Jan 30; key details

The exam is for admission to undergraduate programmes in 47 Central Universities and more than 300 other colleges.

CBSE sets firm rules for Class 10, 12 practical exams, flags risk of cancellation

Updated : Jan 2, 2026

CBSE issues warning to class 10, 12 students ahead of 2026 board exams: Details here

In an official notice, the Board reiterated the need for “strict compliance” with its guidelines to ensure that practical assessments are conducted smoothly, transparently and on schedule

IIT Hyderabad student bags Rs 2.5 crore package, highest in institute history

Updated : Jan 2, 2026

Rs 2.5 crore package at IIT Hyderabad: How one Optiver offer rewrote campus records

The record offer has come from Optiver, a global trading firm based in the Netherlands

JEE Main 2026 January exam nears; city intimation slip expected next week

Updated : Dec 31, 2025

JEE Main 2026: City slip likely expected to be out by next week as January session draws closer

The National Testing Agency is expected to activate the city intimation slip link in the first week of January 2026. Once released, candidates will be able to access it on the official JEE Main website, jeemain.nta.nic.in

Updated : Dec 25, 2025

'Enrolled 3, but claimed 119+ successful candidates': Centre slaps Rs 11 lakh fine on Vision IAS

The authority revealed that Vision IAS had claimed an inflated number of successful candidates in the UPSC exams

This follows the earlier release of provisional answer keys and response sheets, which allowed test-takers to evaluate their performance ahead of the official results.

Updated : Dec 24, 2025

CAT 2025 results out! Delhi leads with highest 100% scorers, check scores and percentiles on iimcat.ac.in

Candidates who appeared for the Common Admission Test on 30 November are now able to download their scorecards from the official portal.

CAT 2025 results live soon: Understand your score and percentile breakdown

Updated : Dec 24, 2025

CAT 2025 results out? IIM Kozhikode set to announce soon; Check your scores, percentile for top IIMs

The CAT 2025 examination, held on November 30, saw participation from nearly 2.58 lakh candidates across 339 exam centres in 170 cities across the country

CAT 2025 final answer key out at iimcat.ac.in as result countdown begins

Updated : Dec 18, 2025

CAT 2025 final answer key released by IIM Kozhikode, here's how to download it; Results out on this date

The release effectively closes the objection and review process, signalling that the evaluation phase is nearing completion

Infrastructure reality check: Bihar asks districts to list schools missing basic amenities

Updated : Dec 17, 2025

After complaints surface, Bihar orders districts to list schools lacking water and boundary walls

The Education Department has asked all districts to identify and submit lists of schools that still lack basics such as boundary walls and clean drinking water

Cabinet approves biggest education overhaul to replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE

Updated : Dec 13, 2025

Cabinet approves Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill to replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE in the biggest education overhaul

Previously called the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, the legislation was renamed the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill before its approval.

The results will be available as a PDF on the official SBI website (sbi.co.in).

Updated : Dec 11, 2025

SBI Mains Clerk 2025 exam results to be out soon: Here's how you can download your result

The final selection list will be based on the scores from the Mains exam and a Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT). There will be no interviews in the selection process

CBSE has released a circular detailing a more disciplined layout for Class 10 Science and Social Science question papers

Updated : Dec 10, 2025

CBSE rolls out structured exam format for Class 10 Science, SST papers ahead of 2026 boards

The board warns that misplacing an answer (for example, a Geography answer in the History section) will not be evaluated

IITs have banned over 20 companies from placement process

Updated : Dec 2, 2025

IITs ban over 20 companies from placement for rescinding offers last minute

The decision to ban these companies was made unanimously across the IITs for the current placement cycle.

US sees 9.5% drop in Indian master’s and PhD enrolments

Updated : Nov 23, 2025

Looking beyond American universities: Indian graduate enrolment dips 9.5% in US

The Open Doors report, funded by the US Department of State, showed 177,892 Indian graduates enrolling for master's and doctoral programmes in 2024-25, down from 196,567 in 2023-24.

As admissions open, Liverpool’s 2026 Bengaluru campus promises tech-ready, NEP-aligned learning

Updated : Nov 19, 2025

Liverpool's first India campus in 2026 brings UK academics, Game Design to Bengaluru: Admissions open

With applications now live on the University of Liverpool India Campus admissions portal, the move marks a major step in the UK institution’s expansion into one of the world’s fastest-growing higher-education markets

With grace marks scrapped, CBSE’s hidden rules offer students surprising safety nets

Updated : Nov 19, 2025

From photocopy rights to pen bans, CBSE’s lesser-known rules can save your exam year

Knowing these lesser-known rules can make the difference between a setback and a second chance, and many of them are far more student-friendly than most assume

Fifteen IITs feature in the 2026 list, and several have recorded substantial progress.

Updated : Nov 18, 2025

QS Sustainability Rankings 2026: India in global top 4 with 103 universities; IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee among colleges that made it

The country is now among just four higher education systems worldwide to have more than 100 institutions featured in the list.

UPSC announces CSE Main 2025 results, interviews from November at Dholpur House

Updated : Nov 12, 2025

UPSC declares Civil Services Main 2025 results: Interviews start this November; Details here

UPSC said the candidature of these candidates is provisional, subject to verification of the eligibility criteria and supporting documents

CAT 2025 exam on November 30: IIM Kozhikode issues schedule, key details ou

Updated : Nov 8, 2025

CAT 2025 date out: IIM Kozhikode to conduct exam on November 30 in three shifts; Details here

The national-level management entrance exam, which serves as the gateway to MBA and business management programmes at the IIMs and other premier B-schools, will be conducted in three shifts on the same day