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Manuscript of 'Vinaya Pitaka': First section of the Pali Canon containing rules for Buddhist monks (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Bihar govt to establish two vernacular academies for Prakrit and Pali to preserve ancient languages

December 13, 2025 9:07 am

These two academies will work under the administrative control of the newly created department of Higher Education, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Secretariat department on December 10.

Behind promise of reform, the HECI Bill promotes privatisation of higher education

December 09, 2025 1:35 pm

The question is whether the path charted by the HECI, under the auspices of NEP 2020, is one that leads to inclusive excellence or towards a stratified, commercialised system that reproduces and deepens existing inequalities

Ed-tech companies are stealing our children’s data — and their joy for learning

November 13, 2025 12:10 pm

Aspects like AI-based gamification and ranking might be helpful in certain cases, but they also carry the risk of killing the inherent beauty of learning and exploring one’s curiosity

Political interference by the central government or state governments, which encroaches on the autonomy of universities, inevitably accentuates problems in higher education. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)

India’s higher education institutions need autonomy. Depriving it will accelerate their decline

August 14, 2025 12:14 pm

It would be no exaggeration to state that faculty appointments at universities are increasingly driven by RSS ideology and BJP preferences in politics

Georgia National University (GNU) signing an MoU with the AP Govt (Photo credit: Twitter/naralokesh)

Georgia National University to set-up campus in Andhra Pradesh

March 26, 2025 9:00 am

Andhra Pradesh signs a Rs 1,300 crore agreement with Georgia National University to establish an international university in North Andhra, aiming to elevate education standards, research, and global connectivity.

While the education sector still hopes for 6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) allocation to the public education system, the minister last year allocated Rs 1.12 lakh crore to the education sector

Union Budget 2025 Highlights: Education ministry gets Rs 1.28 lakh crore, check other highlights

February 02, 2025 9:57 am

Budget Education Sector 2025 Highlights: Centre will create additional infrastructure in five IITs and expand IIT Patna and launch 'Bharatiya Bhasha Pushtak' scheme to provide digital form of Indian language books for schools and higher education.

Karnataka scraps four year degree programme, restricts to only three years

May 10, 2024 7:15 am

"Regarding allowing certificates after the first year and diploma after the 2nd year (multiple entry and exit), the government will decide on implementing the recommendations after the submission of the final report and not at this stage." said the Higher Education Department

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SC, ST, OBC student enrolment in higher education rose more than national average in 5 years

January 28, 2024 11:01 am

Highest increase in ST students, a growth of 41.6%; Number of students from marginalised communities rose from 52.8 lakh in 2017-18 to 66.22 lakh in 2021-22

UPSC Essentials | Issue at a glance: Rush to study abroad

April 19, 2024 2:00 pm

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BTech only UG programme in country with dip in admission, lowest in 5 years: AISHE report

January 30, 2023 9:52 pm

According to the latest edition of The All India Higher Education Survey (AISHE) released last night student enrollment in engineering programmes in the regular (or full-time) mode has dropped by 10% from 40.85 lakh in 2016-17 to 36.63 lakh in 2020-21, even as overall admission numbers have increased in all other programmes at the Bachelor’s level.