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Must measure learning by skills shown, not by ‘how long someone sits in a classroom’: ASDC chief

Automotive Skills Development Council CEO on why Indian education must adopt a less rigid ‘mastery-based approach’ that encourages ‘learning by doing’, on-campus work

Law colleges must evolve; integrate Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, AI in curriculum: SLS Pune director

With advent of AI, new criminal codes, law schools must evolve beyond colonial-era teaching to prepare lawyers for modern practice, writes Symbiosis Law School director

IIT Madras’ hybrid BS Data Science welcomes all with ‘inclination to learn’

Building on NPTEL success, IIT Madras’ hybrid degree programme was ‘envisioned as a credible alternative’ to conventional education, writes the Chair, CODE

MBA Degree: Future leaders will need AI skills with business acumen, IIM Mumbai director explains why

As industries digitise and NEP drives skill-based learning, MBA courses integrate ai, data science, blockchain to prepare management graduates for tech-intensive careers, writes IIM Mumbai director

‘Thoughtful’ AI application can revolutionise well-being, productivity in the workplace

AI can be applied in workplaces to build ‘psychological capital’ or PsyCap that promotes self-efficacy, optimism, hope, and resilience, writes organisational behaviour and HR expert

‘Preserving identity’: For Nagaland University team, work on Naga language grammars a ‘cultural mission’

‘It is a way of ensuring the voices of the Naga people are never lost,’ says Nagaland University academic. The team is developing materials for teaching grammar in schools

SC gives UGC 8 weeks to finalise anti-caste discrimination rules; proposes witness protection, penalties

The SC directive suggests that NAAC should add anti-discrimination benchmarks and conduct social audits with anonymised data. Accreditation to be withdrawn if universities fail to follow rules.

NEP 2020 gives Indian schools space for new way of learning, with creativity, contemplation

NEP lets Delhi school teachers blend intuitive wisdom with modern teaching, write CBSE secretary and a Delhi government school leader

Promises vs Provision: Public funding for NEP 2020 stuck at around 4% of GDP

5 years after NEP, India’s education spending stagnant at 4.1% of GDP while declining scholarships, fund shift towards elite institutes, and rising student debt challenge its vision of inclusivity

Agriculture courses are shaping India’s food security, farming innovations: OUAT VC

From ICAR's land-grant model to NEP 2020, India’s agricultural universities now offer flexible, skill-based courses that blend traditional farming with modern technology