The launch of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 for the fourth time in a row, by the Ministry of Education brought higher education back into focus in our country. But while this latest release of rankings, particularly in the “Overall” category, serves to enlighten students and their families, it also raises questions for those…
The Atal Residential School, established for the welfare of children of construction workers under the Uttar Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, will conduct its entrance examination for the academic session 2026–27 on February 22, 2026. The examination will be held for admissions to Class 6 and Class 9, offering quality, English-medium education…
Change is moving through India’s schooling system. New steps taken in Uttar Pradesh, then Delhi, and now Rajasthan, each one pointing ahead, not back. Preparing young minds isn’t just about books anymore; it’s tied to identity, balance, because work lives shift. These places began differently, yet their paths lean the same way. Learning no longer…
On January 6, 2026, the Supreme Court of India made a decision which has shed some light on the way reservation and merit should collaborate in the recruitment of employees in government. The Court inferred that category of candidate who makes no special relaxation or concession and which scores better than the general category candidates…
Over a hundred years since John Dewey wrote these words, classrooms still mirror the very issue that he cautioned against. In most education systems, including India’s, education is not usually integrated into learners’ lives. For many learners, particularly the marginalised, schooling is not so much a place of exploration but a fixed framework that requires…
After over a decade, change is arriving in Gujarat’s school tech classes. Outdated material gives way to fresh ideas shaped by how students now use computers. A long-overdue shift takes form in Ahmedabad. New lessons reflect what actually happens on screens these days. Outdated Syllabus Draws Criticism Outdated lessons stick around in Gujarat classrooms. Tech…
In 2025, artificial intelligence quietly became part of life on campuses across India. It did not happen with big announcements. Instead, AI steadily blended into daily academic work. By year-end, students and teachers were using AI nearly every day. The shift has been widely documented in a year-end review published by The Times of India,…
Education in India has always been characterized by paradox and contradiction: tales of substantial growth, juxtaposed with serious inequality. The National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) was commissioned by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) to conduct the Comprehensive Modular Survey: Education (CMS:E) from April – June 2025….
A shift looms over India’s college landscape. Mid-December brought the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill into Parliament’s lower house, pushed forward by the national Education Minister. This proposal targets the core structure behind campus leadership nationwide A fresh attempt arrives where problems once stayed too long. Across India, millions of students fill classrooms every day….
In the last week of December 2025, the Andhra Pradesh government rolled out a programme called Mustabu. It was announced without much fanfare. It did not come with a long list of promises. The focus was limited to government schools and to something very basic. Hygiene support for students. According to The Times of India…
