With 13,000 institutions on board, DU-built Samarth portal often creates problems students – across TISS, BHU, BBAU, Patna University, UoH – resolve offline
IIT Mandi’s IKS centre conference also covers ‘out-of-body experiences’ and ‘philosophical and scientific theory of jyotisha’. BTech, MTech, PhD students must attend
All IITs Placements Committee discussed move at IIT BHU Varanasi; final approval pending. Some firms restrict interviews to JEE Advanced top rankers, says students
CMC Vellore's approach to MBBS admissions different from NEET UG’s. It gauged aptitude with merit, producing doctors willing to serve India’s hinterland, says former director
IISER Pune director on ethical AI use in research, plans to expand innovation, incubation, foreign university collaborations; semester-long internships soon

IISER Bhopal launches new data science dept, plans those for AI, advanced materials, drones and sustainability; science streams retain BS-MS, engineering shifts to BTech-MTech
Class 12 Re-evaluation: 20 had answer sheets mixed up, 50 overcharged; on action against company which built CBSE OSM system, ministry to will follow contract provisions