India’s approval of foreign university campuses under NEP 2020 marks a new phase in higher education. While the initiative promises world-class education and global partnerships, concerns remain over affordability, accessibility, and whether the policy can deliver equitable opportunities for students across all regions.
India’s newest health survey data, and why a national gain in girls’ secondary-school completion still depends heavily on where a girl happens to be born. Nationally, the proportion of Indian women aged 15 – 49 with at least 10 years of schooling, according to the NFHS definition, is a proxy for secondary level – increased…
Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation has intensified the debate over India’s examination system. While political accountability matters, lasting public trust can only be restored through comprehensive institutional reforms and a stronger focus on learning outcomes.
In Paikmal block of Odisha’s Bargarh district, a quiet renovation is underway. Anganwadi centres — the community childcare that anchor India’s early childhood system — are being repainted with alphabet murals, fitted with interactive number walls, and stocked with teaching-learning materials, NITI Aayog said in a July 18 update on the initiative. The upgrade sits…
For weeks, the stretch of pavement around Jantar Mantar in New Delhi has looked less like a historic observatory and more like an open-air classroom turned protest camp. Students in college uniforms, parents carrying folding chairs, and volunteers distributing water bottles have gathered under makeshift tents, their placards demanding one thing: accountability for a paper…
In 2023-24, as many as 4.50 crore students enrolled in India’s higher education sector, as compared to 3.42 crore in 2014-15, as shown by the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) reports for 2022-23 and 2023-24 published on Sunday July 8, 2026 by the Union Ministry of Education. A total of 1,289 universities, 48,246…
India’s Union Budget 2026-27 allocates ₹1,39,289.48 crore to the Ministry of Education, an 8.27% increase over the previous year. Samagra Shiksha receives ₹42,100 crore, while the Department of Higher Education includes ₹100 crore for a Centre of Excellence in artificial intelligence for education. On the skilling side, PM-SETU is a ₹60,000 crore scheme to upgrade…
For many years, education has been regarded as the most dependable route to success in India. Families have put their savings into schooling and higher education, believing that having a degree would assure them of stable employment, financial stability, and social advancement. However, this assurance is increasingly being challenged today. Throughout the country, countless young…
Internet addiction among children is becoming an emerging problem due to the link between high levels of screen time and anxiety, low academic performance, and ill health. Since most teenagers spend their time on smartphones for social interaction rather than learning, the government is considering stringent measures such as banning social media based on age…
Getting children into school has been the central obsession of education policy for as long as most of us can remember. And honestly, the world has pulled it off in ways that would have seemed impossible a few generations ago. Enrollment numbers have gone up, attendance is tracked, and governments have built schools in places…
