Pallavi Smart is a Principal Correspondent with the Indian Express Mumbai Bureau. She writes on education from KG to PG, schools to colleges, issues and initiatives, teachers, parents and child rights. She tweets @Pallavi_Smart

June 23, 2025 13:48 IST
The Zilla Parishad school at Jalindarnagar in Pune has undergone a major transformation under the leadership of award-winning teacher Dattatray Ware.
Tue, Jun 24, 2025
June 22, 2025 18:10 IST
The action by Maharashtra's higher and technical education department comes at a time when there is considerable vacancy in pharmacy seats in the state.
Sun, Jun 22, 2025
June 20, 2025 10:02 IST
Two months after the Devendra Fadnavis government was forced to withdraw an order making Hindi a mandatory third language for Classes 1 to 5, a revised directive has triggered a backlash.
Fri, Jun 20, 2025
June 19, 2025 00:06 IST
Need 20 students per class to avoid Hindi
Thu, Jun 19, 2025
June 16, 2025 23:09 IST
There are 43,299 students in the 90 to 99.99 percentile bracket. Whereas the highest number of students 44,788 are in the bracket of 70 to 79.99 percentile
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
June 16, 2025 10:36 IST
JoSAA allotment 2025: Computer Science and Engineering is traditionally the most sought-after programme at IIT Bombay.
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
June 15, 2025 00:35 IST
Siddhi Badhe, the daughter of two government school teachers in Baramati, has emerged as the woman topper from Maharashtra with her AIR 26
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
June 14, 2025 14:21 IST
No official announcement, but government sticks by its interpretation in court that reservations must apply to open seats in minority-run institutions for junior college admissions
Sat, Jun 14, 2025
June 13, 2025 22:23 IST
The letter sparked shock among teachers with many questioning the way the action was taken.
Fri, Jun 13, 2025
June 11, 2025 23:01 IST
On an average, Diploma students from Polytechnic get approximately Rs.3 lakh per annum.
Wed, Jun 11, 2025
June 10, 2025 15:37 IST
The schedule for Maharashtra's First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions has already been revised three times within a month, delaying the beginning of the new academic year considerably.
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
June 07, 2025 03:49 IST
Prof Shankar Das denied the allegations and said he was 'deeply pained and shocked by the baseless allegations being circulated against him'.
Sat, Jun 07, 2025
June 03, 2025 15:21 IST
MHT-CET is a state-level entrance exam for admission to undergraduate engineering and pharmacy courses in Maharashtra. It was held in two phases: PCB from April 9–17 and PCM from April 19–May 5.
Tue, Jun 03, 2025
June 03, 2025 04:24 IST
9,404 girls clear the exam, highest since 2018 when female supernumerary seat scheme was introduced
Wed, Jun 04, 2025
June 03, 2025 01:30 IST
Nashik boy secures AIR 7, another Mumbai boy is AIR 11
Wed, Jun 04, 2025
June 02, 2025 17:15 IST
Parth Vartak from Mumbai’s Vile Parle secured an impressive All India Rank (AIR) 4, while Sahil Deo from Nashik is AIR 7 — both now looking forward to joining the coveted Computer Science Engineering (CSE) program at IIT Bombay.
Tue, Jun 03, 2025
May 31, 2025 23:10 IST
Colleges are also seeing a smaller number of applications this year, which according to some of them has resulted in lower cut-offs in second merit list for a few
Sun, Jun 01, 2025
May 30, 2025 11:41 IST
Maharashtra CM also declared that his government would reach out to UK authorities to get Savarkar’s barrister degree restored
Fri, May 30, 2025
May 29, 2025 04:05 IST
While non-Muslim candidates were informally provided accommodation support during the exam period earlier, this is the first time that the HCI has officially included seats for other minorities in its selection process.
Thu, May 29, 2025
May 28, 2025 21:59 IST
20% seats reserved for non-Muslim minorities
Wed, May 28, 2025
May 27, 2025 23:37 IST
This year, many courses have seen a considerable dip in cut-off scores, especially traditional degree courses such as BA, BCom and BSc. City colleges have seen increased interest for new-age professional courses launched recently.
Wed, May 28, 2025
May 27, 2025 17:05 IST
'Career Path' aims to help students make informed decisions about their Class 11 stream by outlining the nature of work and academic qualifications needed for various careers.
Tue, May 27, 2025
May 26, 2025 05:00 IST
The Maharashtra government and ART-PV India Pvt Ltd, a start-up founded at IIT Bombay are working to provide a complete commercial wafer size solution for this technology by December 2027
Mon, May 26, 2025
May 25, 2025 22:59 IST
Last week, the Tribal Development department made the announcement for contractual appointment of teachers to 1,791 posts in ashram schools
Sun, May 25, 2025
May 24, 2025 10:42 IST
The online First Year Junior College admission process in Maharashtra has been stalled after a technical glitch on the dedicated website.
Sat, May 24, 2025





