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…
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…
India’s largest school education scheme is facing a quiet funding crisis. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, the Union government’s flagship programme covering school education from pre-primary to Class 12, is receiving higher headline allocations on paper. But the real story lies beneath the numbers. Even as Budget 2026-27 increased allocations for Samagra Shiksha, budget cuts have resulted…
India stands at a decisive moment in its educational journey. The world is rapidly transforming through technology, artificial intelligence, and changing labour markets. The country’s demographic dividend will only pay off if backed by strategic and sustained investment in education. While access to schooling has expanded over the decades, the next phase of reform must…
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…
In a major move to fill the educational gaps that exist between rural and urban areas, a major initiative was launched by the Uttar Pradesh government to open digital libraries in 104 gram panchayats in the Agra district. The initiative was headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and will be executed by the UP Panchayati…
