Education

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), the Nation’s No: 1 Ranked Engineering Institute, is launching two new undergraduate engineering courses from the coming Academic Year of 2025-26. The courses are being offered through the Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, which has been at the forefront of interdisciplinary research since the inception of IIT Madras in 1959. Students who have cleared JEE (Advanced) can choose these two new programs in the upcoming Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA) Counselling. They…

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is all set to make students global leaders in the field of Artificial Intelligence through its B.Tech in AI Program. The Institute will admit the second batch of students in the upcoming academic year of 2025-26. This undergraduate degree, being offered by the NIRF #1-ranked Institute in the country, has been carefully crafted to equip students with key skills and knowledge. Designed from the ground up to focus on both the fundamentals of…

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) successfully conducted a Proof of Concept (PoC) on the use of face authentication during the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) 2025 in New Delhi. This initiative was carried out in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the National Testing Agency (NTA), marking a significant step towards enhancing exam security and candidate verification processes using advanced biometric technology. The PoC was aimed at evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of Aadhaar-based…

Over 73% Business School aspirants worldwide now prefer full-time and in-person programmes, reversing a multi-year decline pushed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest annual survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Compared to the previous year, there has been a significant jump in the share of candidates who prefer business master’s degrees. Even though preference for Master of Business Administration (MBA) dipped slightly, roughly half of global business candidates still consider it their top choice, it noted.…

Veranda RACE, a Veranda Learning enterprise and a leading institute for competitive exam trainingand professional upskilling, announced the signing of MoU with NEMI Education to offer an IITIndore certified Post Graduate Program in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI). Thisprogram is a significant step in bridging the skill gap and equipping aspiring professionals withindustry-relevant expertise.As an exclusive skilling partner of IIT Indore through its skilling wing, Drishti CPS, NEMI Educationdesigns and delivers cutting-edge skilling programs. These courses will be taught…

The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) successfully organized the Shastri Bilateral Education Forum (SBEF) 2025, themed “Bridging Borders with Sustainable Academic Collaborations”, on March 27-28, 2025. Funded by Global Affairs- Canada, the event was hosted in the premises of the National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi with co-operation of the Indian Institute of Heritage & a valued member of SICI’s Members’ Council. SBEF 2025 brought together representatives from 22 Canadian and 55 Indian universities and institutions, primarily from SICI’s esteemed Members’ Council.…

The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing an integrated centrally sponsored scheme for School education- Samagra Shiksha. The scheme treats school education holistically, without segmentation from pre-primary to class XII in alignment with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and aims to ensure that all children have access to quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment which should take care of their diverse background, multilingual needs, different academic abilities and make them active…

Veranda RACE, a Veranda Learning enterprise, announced that its student Ms. Nila B secured All-Kerala Rank 1 in the Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) SSC Exam 2024. Over 250 students from Veranda RACE have successfully cleared the SSC exams, reinforcing its strong track record in coaching aspirants for government jobs. A native of Trivandrum, Ms. Nila B is an M.Sc. Forestry student who completed her B.Sc. in Forestry and aspired to crack the SSC exams alongside her studies. She comes from a…

The Jadavpur University Teachers Association (JUTA) on Saturday expressed concern over a recent report that claimed that the varsity lost its ‘Institute of Eminence’ (IoE) tag and shot off a letter to officiating vice-chancellor Bhaskar Gupta, urging him to take up the issue with the University Grants Commission (UGC). A report on March 12, quoting a reply by Union Minister of States for Education Mr. Sukanta Majumdar in Parliament, said the Empowered Experts Committee (EEC) of the Centre rejected JU’s…

Chennai: Veranda Learning Solutions, a listed enterprise offering end-to-end solutions in the education space, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. This partnership aims to deliver high-quality, accessible, and affordable education to aspirants for skill building. The initial set of courses will help students to enhance their skills for competitive exams. Under this initiative, Veranda Learning will offer a range of meticulously designed courses on the SWAYAM Plus platform—a digital learning initiative…