The UGC document aims at replacing a 2012 anti-discrimination framework and making it binding for higher education institutions to implement it.
Under 50% students in CBSE schools had APAAR IDS by 2025-26; two-level curricula for maths, social science and science will be introduced from 2026
Teachers allowed two years to clear K-TET while government revises staff fixation to prevent job losses
Airawat Research Foundation (ARF) of IIT Kanpur will provide strategic and technical support for the design and adoption of AI-enabled solutions across Odisha's urban ecosystem.

UP Education Budget 2026-27: State announces new cancer institute in Lucknow, mental health policy in higher ed, Kasturba Gandhi Schools in every block, AI labs in ITIs
Marking one year of the BJP government in Delhi, the chief minister announced welfare initiatives and financial support for over 15,700 workers’ families.
Banaras Hindu University has asked 3 student protesters demanding implementation of UGC equity regulations to appear before a probe panel; a Lucknow protest has led to ‘false FIRs’