Abhinaya Harigovind

Abhinaya Harigovind is a correspondent with The Indian Express. She writes on environment, climate change and pollution. She tweets @abhi_naya

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‘Fewer students sit for placement, aim start-up over higher education’: IIT Roorkee Director

September 16, 2025 12:34 IST

IIT Roorkee Director Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant said fewer students are opting for placements as many are turning to higher studies, start-ups, and independent ventures. He noted a growing trend of students forming teams to pursue entrepreneurial ideas within the country.

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

New study on PAL: How taking tech to classrooms is helping kids in India, what are the challenges

September 14, 2025 13:31 IST

The study, which involved schools that adopted PAL and those that didn’t, showed that learning rates doubled among students who used it. What is PAL?

Sun, Sep 14, 2025

‘Perception parameter a black box in NIRF rankings’: BITS Pilani Group V-C Ramgopal Rao urges more transparency

September 14, 2025 11:00 IST

Prof V Ramgopal Rao, who is also a former director of IIT Delhi, said that to ensure transparency, NIRF can take simple steps like displaying all the data submitted by institutions and showing the methodology for how universities’ scores are calculated.

Thu, Sep 18, 2025

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‘Nepal’s Gen Z revolt is a wake-up call for countries run by older men’: British scholar David Seddon

September 12, 2025 10:00 IST

The veteran scholar of Nepal’s political economy explains why this movement is different from past uprisings — and what lessons it holds beyond Kathmandu.

Fri, Sep 12, 2025

Since the 1950s, there have been various Union Government and state initiatives to improve adult literacy. This picture from 2018 is at an adults' classroom in Kerala during its Amma goes to School program. (Express Photo by K Shijith)

Himachal Pradesh declared to be ‘fully literate’: what does this mean?

September 10, 2025 19:51 IST

To become fully literate, states/UTs have to identify those who are not literate, and provide them with basic reading, writing, and math education so that they can clear the FLNAT

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

IIT Jodhpur Director Avinash Kumar Agarwal discussed the institute’s initiative, challenges, and the way forward

Do you need English education for Engineering? IIT-Jodhpur Director answers

September 10, 2025 13:53 IST

In an interview with The Indian Express, IIT Jodhpur's Director explains why the institute introduced Hindi as a medium of instruction and how it is helping students overcome barriers to learning.

Sun, Sep 14, 2025

PAL software — in use on tablets in 1,224 Andhra Pradesh government schools — tailors learning material and assessments depending on the learning level of the student using it

‘If I were a policymaker in India, I’d go ahead with personalised adaptive learning’: Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer

September 09, 2025 18:19 IST

Researchers have found that use of personalised adaptive learning software doubled the rate of learning among students.

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

Personalised software doubled learning rates in Andhra govt schools: Study

This is how learning rates in Andhra Pradesh doubled

September 09, 2025 04:20 IST

The Andhra Pradesh government had partnered with ConveGenius.AI, an AI-powered adaptive learning solution platform, to introduce their CG PAL in 2019 for students in Classes 6 to 9.

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

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At IIT Jodhpur, reaching out has a new language: Classes in Hindi in first yearSubscriber Only

September 07, 2025 05:16 IST

In the Hindi section, only the medium of classroom interaction is Hindi; everything else remains in English — what the teacher writes on the board, the material displayed on the projector, textbooks, assignments, exams.

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

‘Act immediately’: over 4,000 scientists, including Nobel laureates, issue statement urging to ‘halt tragedy’ in Gaza

September 05, 2025 13:20 IST

Scientists who have signed the statement include Nobel laureates from the Netherlands, USA, UK, Japan, and Italy. Indian scientists who have signed it include those associated with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, IISc, IITs, and Nimhans.

Fri, Sep 05, 2025

It is the tenth edition of the NIRF rankings.

NIRF 2025: IIT Madras ranks best in Overall, Engineering, SDGs and Innovation categories

September 04, 2025 12:52 IST

The NIRF 2025 rankings introduce a major new addition — a category focused on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Another first is the inclusion of negative marking for the retraction of research papers, strengthening accountability in research practices

Sat, Sep 06, 2025

UGC undergraduate curriculum: Students on the first day of College at Miranda House College, in New Delhi on August 1, 2025

What UGC’s draft curriculums for undergraduate courses say, why some states have objected to themSubscriber Only

September 03, 2025 18:08 IST

Incorporation of ‘Indian Knowledge Systems’ have led to inclusion of Vedic mathematics, ayurveda-compliant food, and management practices in the Gita and Ramayana. Opposition states have said these ideas are obsolete and steeped in Hindutva.

Thu, Sep 04, 2025

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80% class 1 students had pre-school experience in 2024-25: UDISE+ report

August 30, 2025 04:25 IST

Of the 1.92 crore students admitted to class 1 in 2024-25, 80% (1.54 crore students) had pre-school experience in the same school or another school or an anganwadi centre, according to the UDISE+ report for 2024-25 released on Thursday.

Sun, Aug 31, 2025

School enrolment drops for third year in a row; ‘falling birth rates’ citedSubscriber Only

August 29, 2025 04:22 IST

The Education Ministry’s UDISE+ data shows that total enrolment in 2024-25 dropped to 24.69 crore from 24.80 crore in 2023-24 and 25.18 crore in 2022-23.

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

Karnataka gets 450 additional medical seats; introduces 15 per cent NRI quota in govt colleges

Panel backs law for SC, ST, OBC quota in private varsity admissionsSubscriber Only

August 21, 2025 06:57 IST

Citing “substantial” annual fees in private universities, the panel underlined the need for the State to take steps through legislation to accommodate students from these categories.

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

Operation Sindoor a military success, tech breakthrough, political message all rolled into one: NCERT’s new moduleSubscriber Only

August 20, 2025 04:20 IST

Two modules have been released – one for the preparatory (classes 3 to 5) and middle stage (classes 6 to 8), and another for the secondary stage (classes 9 to 12).

Thu, Aug 21, 2025

Academia margins to NCERT row spotlight: French-born scholar’s tryst with India’s pastSubscriber Only

August 19, 2025 09:00 IST

NCERT social science panel head Michel Danino rejects charges of “communalisation of education” and "RSS influence" against its textbooks, saying they focus on "what is really important” in a “limited space”

Tue, Aug 19, 2025

Academia margins to NCERT row: French-born scholar’s tryst with India’s pastSubscriber Only

August 19, 2025 04:46 IST

Michel Danino rejects charges of ‘communalisation of education’ and ‘RSS influence’, says textbooks focus on ‘what is really important’ in a ‘limited space’.

Tue, Aug 19, 2025

Earlier this year, NCTE issued draft regulations that lay down norms and standards for teacher education programmes

‘A short-sighted approach’: Parliamentary panel recommends BElEd programme’s continuationSubscriber Only

August 12, 2025 16:01 IST

The parliamentary panel has recommended that NCTE address the limitations of the BElEd programme, leverage the “established history and expertise” instead of scrapping it.

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

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Exclusive: CBSE approves open-book exams for Class 9 from 2026-27, know more hereSubscriber Only

August 10, 2025 04:00 IST

Move after pilot study shows teacher support, aims at end to rote learning

Mon, Sep 01, 2025

Was Jaisalmer ever a part of the Maratha empire? Here’s what historians saySubscriber Only

August 09, 2025 06:27 IST

Amid controversy about a map in the new NCERT Class 8 textbook showing Jaisalmer to be a part of the Maratha empire in 1759, here’s a brief history lesson

Sat, Aug 09, 2025

AICTE data: BTech seats fill fast as computer science drives enrolment to eight-year highSubscriber Only

August 03, 2025 04:02 IST

Enrolment up 67% from 2017-18 amid tech-led surge; vacancy dips to 16%

Mon, Aug 04, 2025

Five years of NEP: Taking stock of the transition

Five years of National Education Policy: Taking stock of the transitionSubscriber Only

July 29, 2025 07:30 IST

A few reforms proposed in school and higher education have made their way into classrooms. Others are stuck in Centre-state tussles & institutional delays

Tue, Jul 29, 2025

KV enrolment at five-year low: Minister in Lok Sabha

Kendriya Vidyalayas enrolment at five-year low: Minister in Lok SabhaSubscriber Only

July 29, 2025 04:38 IST

New admissions drop from 1.95 lakh in 2020-21 to 1.39 lakh in 2024-25

Wed, Jul 30, 2025

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Exclusive: Ministry seeks explanation from JNU V-C for skipping Centre’s meet, views absence ‘seriously’Subscriber Only

July 27, 2025 04:00 IST

JNU hosted its own three-day conference on Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) from July 10 to 12 -- inaugurated by former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Mon, Jul 28, 2025