Compulsory third language in CBSE Class 9 syllabus from 2026; as stop-gap arrangement, schools have been asked to use Class 6 textbooks and other subject teachers for R3

Ad hoc teachers have won a stay against recent appointments at St. Stephen’s College.The judgment notes ‘pertinent questions’ raised about the recruitment process; on this, Delhi University has taken their side
This year’s NEET exam debacle should have prompted a reconsideration of such mammoth, centralised exams in general.
IIT Jodhpur’s Hindi BTech courses help cut stress, boost conceptual clarity as engineering students report better grasp of subjects; it also bets on AI research, says director
Students allege ‘suppressed’ complaints, a ‘toothless’ ICC, punishment for speaking up. IIT Ropar says it takes sexual harassment complaints ‘seriously’ and acts as per law