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10 lakh school teacher posts vacant due to 6-year hiring freeze; Parl panel says NEP policy 'not feasible'

The Parliamentary Committee flagged an alarming 30–50% teacher vacancies in KVs, NVs, and urged NCTE to end contractual hiring, citing violation of reservation provisions.

ITI grading system’s attention on ‘youth readiness, employability’ low; FICCI, FRSN suggest different model

There are over 15,000 ITIs in India. The report pushes for autonomy, better industry links and innovation in the context of MSDE’s ITI Upgrade Scheme

IIT Madras admits 12 students through fine arts, Science Olympiad quotas

The 9 students to get into IIT Madras via fine-arts or FACE quota qualified the JEE Advanced or IAT 2025; those joining through ScOpE are exempt

IIT Kanpur admits 5 students through Science Olympiads, without JEE Advanced

IIT Kanpur has admitted 3 students based on performance in camps for the International Mathematical Olympiad and 2 from Informatics Olympiad

‘Do SSC exams even have a point?’ Thousands affected by faulty centres, technical glitches, demand new vendor

SSC CGL Exam 2025: Thousands of SSC candidates, impacted by remote centres, tech glitches and delays, demand that SSC drop Eduquity Career Technologies; 8 months on, SSC CPO aspirants still await results

US Student Visa: Universities could see fall 2025 intake drop by 1.5 lakh over uncertainties, says report

The NAFSA study predicts the drop due to the pause and increased security checks in F1 visa issuance. Indians form the largest community of international students in US universities

NEET UG Counselling: NMC flags 60 ‘wrong entries’ by medical colleges, 16 ‘got MBBS seats' despite low ranks

NEET UG: NMC asks medical colleges to recheck, report discrepancies within a week; Maharashtra CET Cell, private college deny facilitating MBBS admission of flagged entry

‘A suicide note’: Delhi private school fee regulation bill under fire from parents groups, lawyers

Delhi School Education Bill 2025 permits capital expenditure charges, allows private schools to legitimise unauthorised hikes; treats Class 11 admissions as fresh ones

Study Abroad: Australia raises international student cap by 9%, to enrol 2.95 lakh in 2026

New cap will allow 25,000 more students to study in Australia as the government pushes its trade and education goals in Southeast Asia; to help boost economy

Maharashtra SCERT’s NEP-aligned curriculum restores Mughal history in Class 7 textbook

Maharashtra SCERT proposes Delhi Sultanate, Mughal, Maratha empires for Class 7 history; colonialism for Class 8; freedom struggle in Class 5, 8, 9 and 10 social science