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The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has opened applications for the October 2026 cohort of its School Connect Programme, which aims to introduce school students to diverse academic disciplines and help them make informed decisions about their future education a...
Maharashtra schools will undergo comprehensive inspections by senior education officials. A "Shikshan Palak" will be designated for each district to ensure accountability. Teams will conduct initial four-day drives and monthly follow-up visits. Inspections will focus on hygiene, ...
Mumbai, September 8, 2026: Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil has appealed to citizens to celebrate Ganeshotsav in an environmentally friendly manner and promote traditional local arts and artisans. Eco-Friendly Idol Workshop An eco-friendly ido...
Pune: The Professional Teachers Association of Maharashtra (PTAM) has urged the Maharashtra Government to consult coaching-class representatives before finalising the proposed Maharashtra Private Coaching Centres Registration and Regulation Act, citing a Bombay High Court directi...
Pune: A literary discussion on ‘Krishna in Modern Literature’, followed by a theatre presentation, was organised as part of ‘Hindotsav 2026’ at the MIT School of Drama, MIT Art, Design and Technology (MIT-ADT) University, Pune. The programme was jointly organised by the Maharasht...
India is one of the world's largest sources of internationally mobile students, with around 800,000 students studying overseas and outbound mobility expected to continue growing at 4% annually in the coming years. Yet while the desire to study abroad remains strong, the way stude...
The student had scored 95.7% in Class 12 science and ranked 10,474 in the aptitude test for the BS-MS programme he sought.
Varanasi: Under the guidelines of the Ministry of Education, a special exhibition of Hindi books was organised at the Srinivas Deshpande Library on Monday as part of the Hindi Month being celebrated at the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University). Also Watch: The...
Pune: The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) has started a citywide safety drive against buses operating with their doors open while moving. The action comes after a student fell from a moving PMPML bus on Sinhagad Road on August 24 and later died. PMPML teams have b...
A playground in Dahisar has been transformed into a Ganesh visarjan tank, hindering student-athletes from their crucial training as they prepare for a significant district sports competition. This event not only highlights athletic skill but also offers scholarships and academic ...
Across ten states, schools are struggling with significant teacher shortages in vital areas such as math and science. Credentials often do not match the needs, with numerous math teachers missing essential qualifications in their subject. Despite a growth in the teaching workforc...
New Delhi: Fourteen Indian B-schools including seven Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have secured a spot among the world's top 100 in the Financial Times (FT) Masters in Management (MiM) 2026 ranking announced on Monday. Among the Indian institutions, the best-ranked is II...
The government issued four separate orders extending educational, financial and employment benefits to the Maratha community
Leader of the Opposition Kishori Pednekar raised the issue, pointing out that although three months of the 2026-27 academic year were already over, thousands of students were yet to receive many of the 27 items provided by the BMC to the approximately 3,60,000 students in its sch...
Mumbai: A sharp clash erupted between the ruling BJP and opposition at Monday’s BMC General Body meeting over the delay in procuring 27 essential educational items from Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal to civic school students. While civic officials said most supplies had be...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government’s proposed legislation to regulate private coaching centres has drawn a significant public response, with 11,410 suggestions and objections received on the draft law as of September 7. Following the response, the Directorate of Education (Second...
Mumbai: A high-level task force constituted by the Maharashtra government to recommend reforms in recruitment examinations will visit all six divisions of the state this month and directly interact with students, competitive exam aspirants and other stakeholders. Task Force Forme...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra education department has warned junior colleges against admitting Class 11 students offline or beyond their sanctioned intake capacity, stating that action will be proposed against institutions and principals found violating the centralised online admissio...
The National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Regional Centre Navi Mumbai (NIEPID RC NM), Kharghar, secured first place in both the dance and music categories at a district-level competition organised by Inner Wheel Club Kharghar. Eight Special ...
Mumbai: At the age of 10, when most children were busy with school and games, Mayuresh Sunder Fadnis was battling a brain tumour. A successful surgery saved his life but left the left side of his body weak. Amid the difficult recovery, however, Mayuresh found an inspiration that ...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena (MNVS) has alleged that around 85 stray dogs residing on the University of Mumbai’s 280-acre Kalina campus have been deprived of food for the past 10 days after the university administration allegedly restricted their feeding and b...
As per the agreement, the two institutions will develop joint research and innovation programmes, organise academic workshops and promote student entrepreneurship initiatives...
In a letter to the university vice-chancellor on Sunday, Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena secretary Nitin Nanavare alleged that even a nonprofit which regularly provided food to the dogs has been stopped from entering the campus...
Mumbai: A growing number of students in Maharashtra are looking to switch junior colleges after completing Class 11, with 61,592 students applying for transfers before Class 12 this year. The trend indicates that students who may not have secured their preferred college after Cla...
Pune: The MPSC examination controversy is not merely a question of a leaked paper or a disputed result, teachers and professors who joined Monday’s student agitation in Pune said. For those who work closely with aspirants every day, the crisis is also about years of preparation, ...
With the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 mandating universal early childhood care, the demand for trained Montessori educators in India is rising. Whether you are a recent graduate, a parent looking to start a teaching career, or an experienced educator, this comparison of t...
Indian education system is passing through a delicate phase. With structure and processes not keeping pace with the international quality norms and growing divergence emanating from the concepts of access and quality, it is struggling despite the recommendations of NEP 2020. One ...
Pune: Maratha Kranti Morcha has demanded that the Maharashtra government take immediate steps to protect the reservation granted to the Maratha community under the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) category and clear pending interest reimbursement dues of benefic...
MUMBAI: A 21-year-old MBA student in Malad paid ₹24
The court noted that the state tribal welfare department runs ashram schools “to provide essential education to tribal children in the remote, hilly and geographically challenging terrains”...
Around four decades ago, Vira Jamshedji, Jehangir Jamshedji and Shirin Barucha started Bal Asha Trust to support abandoned, destitute children battling difficult circumstances in Mumbai. “The organisation was doing remarkable work for such children by providing care, education an...
The Committee will visit each Revenue Division in the State and hold discussions and consultations with students, candidates, representatives of educational institutions and other relevant stakeholders....
Pune: A day before the proposed protest march by MPSC aspirants in Pune, MLA Vikram Pachpute on Sunday said the government was open to dialogue with students and had no objection to the agitation as long as it was conducted constitutionally. He said the government’s focus was on ...
Nashik: The indefinite hunger strike in Nashik, which continued for the past two weeks to protest the lack of basic facilities for students in tribal residential schools, has been withdrawn. However, tribal activists have now shifted their focus to Mumbai. They have decided to or...
Mumbai: The Rotary Club of Bombay North (RCBN) announced financial support for congenital heart surgeries at Shri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Centre for Child Care in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai; eye surgeries at Vivekananda Netralaya, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Dehradun; and the construct...
Pune: As today’s generation is already well-versed in technology, educators' responsibility is to equip students with knowledge and skills that go beyond what technology can readily offer. The focus, therefore, must shift from merely increasing numbers to nurturing qualitative gr...
The Mulund resident, who lives alone, was first allegedly duped by a man who identified himself as Dr Krishna Mohan, a urologist settled in Florida.
MUMBAI: A 70-year-old retired teacher who lost ₹70,000 to a man posing as a Florida-based doctor was cheated of another ₹14
Under a government resolution (GR) issued by the tribal development department on Friday, recognised residential schools catering to tribal students can lose their recognition if they are found to have serious deficiencies or fail to rectify shortcomings within the stipulated tim...
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi highlighted India’s growth in higher education, startups, skill development, manufacturing and energy while addressing the centenary celebrations of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in Delhi on Saturday. PM @narendramodi partic...
To mark Teachers' Day, the Shikshan Vikas Manch of the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre has organized a state-level essay competition for teachers on the practical, conscious, and effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the teaching-learning process. The central theme of the co...
Before mobile payments became routine, India had to first learn that a phone could be used in place of cash. Vijay Shekhar Sharma was among the early entrepreneurs who pushed that behavioural shift at scale. Through Paytm, mobile payments moved from an unfamiliar idea to an every...
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, felicitated and interacted with the Indian school students who delivered the country’s best-ever performance at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) 2026, securing nine medals, inc...
New Delhi: Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Teachers’ Day honoured the memory of his late father, Ramesh Tendulkar, by announcing the Professor Ramesh Tendulkar Memorial Fellowship, an initiative aimed at supporting young doctors specialising in cleft and craniofacial c...
Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year across India on September 5. The day is observed to honour the contribution of teachers and educators in shaping the lives of students. However, it is also associated with the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, one of India’s ...
India celebrates Teachers' Day on September 5 every year to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the renowned scholar, philosopher and second President of India. A strong advocate of education and learning, his thoughts continue to inspire students, teacher...
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has upheld the cancellation of a student’s provisional admission to an engineering course at a private university in Pune after the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell found that the CET scorecards submitted by him showed substantially higher...
Notebooks which were supposed to contain 196 pages and 96 pages actually had 180 pages and 88-90 pages, respectively, said Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders
As IndianOil's 67th Foundation Day celebrations continued to resonate across the organisation, Mr Arvind Kumar, Director (Refineries), marked the occasion on September 1 with a visit to The Blind Relief Association (BRA), Delhi — spending time interacting with visually impaired s...
We all know Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as the undisputed box-office behemoth. Whether his films hit or miss the mark, his stardom exceeds box-office numbers. And while he is very well known for his sone ka dil, he is also someone who has taken countless newcomers under his w...
Navi Mumbai: As many as 315 students from the Mumbai campus of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) participated in the NIFT Joint Convocation 2026 held at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi on August 31. The ceremony brought together graduating students from 18 NIFT campuse...
Mumbai: Student inclination toward skill-based education in Maharashtra has witnessed a noticeable decline this academic year, with total enrolments in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) dropping by 4,599 admissions compared to last year. According to official admission figure...
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) celebrated Teachers’ Day on Friday by honouring 15 professors for excellence in teaching and 98 students for outstanding academic performance. Dr B.V.R. Mohan Reddy Attends As Chief Guest The celebrations were held at...
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell has announced the fourth allotment list for admissions to MBA/MMS courses for the academic year 2026-27, with 5,708 students being allotted seats across the state. Of the students included in the fourth round, 1,899 have rec...
Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis laid the foundation stone for the Bajaj Finserv campus and unveiled a commemorative plaque at a ceremony attended by public representatives, company leaders and other dignitaries. Laying the foundation stone and unveiling the com...
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has asked the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to collect information from government institutions on their IT infrastructure and available space to develop testing centres for computer-based examinations for NEET-UG n...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL challenging restrictions imposed by the Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh education departments on the entry of journalists, YouTubers, social-media personalities and civil-society members in government schools. Maharashtra CET Cell Issu...
