higher education

New Delhi, April 2 Starting January 8, Australian authorities under the Simplified Student Visa Framework have revised the evidence requirement level for Indian student applicants from level 2 to level 3, effectively reverting arrangements to those in place before September 2025, the Centre...

New Delhi, April 2 As of February 2026, over 3.5 lakh Indian students are pursuing various educational programs ranging from primary schooling to university courses in the US, which represents a decline of around 6.9 per cent from the corresponding figure in the previous year, the Parliament was...

Jammu, April 2 The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Thursday rejected a Private Members' resolution seeking the establishment of a Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in the Jammu region.The resolution, moved by MLA Narinder Singh Raina, stated: "This House urges for the...

New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi government has launched the 'Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana', aimed at supporting the education and long-term financial security of the girl child through phased financial assistance from birth until higher education.In a gazette notification issued on March 30, the...

Bhubaneswar, April 1 The Odisha government will provide aids and appliances to 'divyang' (specially-abled) students in higher educational institutions across the state, officials said on Wednesday.As part of the initiative, each institution will be provided with three wheelchairs, they said...

Secretary (South) of the Ministry of External Affairs, Dr. Neena Malhotra, met with the Governor of Constantine, Abdelkhalek Sayouda, in Algeria today. Constantine is home to several pharmaceutical companies. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that they discussed potential collaborations in...

Shimla, April 1 Following widespread outrage from students over the alleged suicide of a former student from Shoolini University in Solan, the university announced on Wednesday a scholarship covering the MBA program for one student from a disadvantaged background for the next academic session...

Kolkata, April 1 The Indian Statistical Institute has appointed renowned mathematician Amartya Kumar Dutta as its new full-term director, effective Wednesday, according to an official notification.The last full-time director of the premier institute was Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, whose term...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 The Odisha government withdrew four bills on Tuesday night relating to a threefold increase in the salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, the chief minister, and others, before Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the budget session sine die, five days ahead of...

The 7th round of consultations between India and Algeria, held in Algiers on March 29th, was co-chaired by Dr. Neena Malhotra, Secretary (East) of the Ministry of External Affairs, and Lounes Magramane, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Algeria. Both sides expressed...

New Delhi, March 31 Online registration for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is scheduled to begin in the first week of April, according to the annual academic calendar issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE) for the 2026-27 session.The DoE said the calendar has been prepared in...

Rajgir (Bihar), March 31 President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday that the revival of Nalanda University is a symbol of national and international commitment to re-establish its glorious heritage in a modern setting.Addressing the convocation ceremony of the university here, she said the...

Rajgir (Bihar), March 31 President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday that the revival of Nalanda University is a symbol of national and international commitment to re-establish its glorious heritage in a modern setting.Addressing the graduation ceremony of the university here, she said that the...

Rajgir (Bihar), March 31 The world is becoming "more multi-polar" because there are many more cultures and societies that are making their voices heard, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, asserting that the Nalanda tradition can be a powerful influence in this...

President Droupadi Murmu emphasized that the restoration of Nalanda is not just an achievement for Bihar or India, but signifies the beginning of an intellectual and cultural renaissance for the entire world. The President was addressing the second convocation ceremony of Nalanda University...

Rajgir (Bihar), March 31 President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday that the revival of Nalanda University is a symbol of national and international commitment to re-establish its glorious heritage in a modern setting.Addressing the convocation ceremony of the university here, she said that the...

Shimla, March 30 Prof. Laxmidhar Behera, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, said on Monday that the institute aims to have more than 350 faculty members and more than 5,000 students by 2027.Addressing the students and faculty members during the institute's 17th...

Shimla, March 30 A compliance audit report prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India was presented in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Monday, which highlighted "serious flaws" in the functioning and administration of the Himachal Pradesh University.According to the report...

Jaipur, March 30 Veteran Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of neglecting key universities for the disabled on Monday, alleging that political bias was behind the delay.In the eighth chapter of his digital series...

March 30, New Delhi – India and Algeria held the 7th round of Foreign Office Consultations in Algiers on Sunday, reviewing bilateral relations and exploring ways to deepen cooperation.The talks were co-chaired by India's Secretary (South), Dr. Neena Malhotra, and Algeria's Secretary General...