Education

Japan has opened applications for its 2027 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships for Indian students, offering fully funded opportunities across undergraduate, research, diploma and specialised training programmes. The scholarships cover tuition fees, monthly allowance and round-trip airfare, and are open to students interested in fields ranging from engineering and business to social sciences, agriculture and Japanese…

Telangana Law and PG Law Common Entrance Test: The TS LAWCET 2026 and TS PGLCET 2026 also known as TG LAWCET and TG PGLCET examinations will be conducted on Monday, May 18, across multiple centres in Telangana. Thousands of candidates seeking admission to 3-year and 5-year LLB courses as well as LLM programmes are expected…

CBSE reduces re-evaluation charges after OSM scrutiny The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday announced a revised and significantly lower fee structure for revaluation-related services as questions continue to surface over the On-Screen Marking (OSM) introduced in this year’s board evaluation process.The announcement was made during a press conference addressed by Sanjay Kumar,…

Students preparing for chartered accountancy in India may soon need to study subjects linked to artificial intelligence, data analytics, ESG and sustainability as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) plans major changes in its curriculum.The ICAI has formed a new Committee for Review of Education and Training (CRET) to examine the existing CA…

The Bihar Education Department has asked all private and government-aided schools in the state to follow NCERT guidelines so that the weight of school bags does not go beyond 10 per cent of a child’s body weight. The department has also directed schools to install weighing scales on campus so that bag weight can be…

The US Justice Department has accused Yale University of illegally considering race in admissions to its medical school, escalating the Trump administration’s crackdown on affirmative action practices in higher education. In a letter sent Thursday to Yale’s legal counsel, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said a federal investigation found that Black and…

The JEE Advanced 2026 examination was conducted across various cities in the country on Sunday, May 17, for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), with IIT Roorkee as the organising institute. With the exam now over, candidates are waiting for the release of the answer key, result, rank list and the next steps…

A video of Bengaluru-based American tech professional Tony Klor has gone viral on X after he reacted to the kind of scores displayed on a roadside billboard showing high-achieving students. In the clip, Klor said he was shocked by the level of competition in India and joked that he would not have been able to…

Aspirants at JEE Advanced 2026 exam, in Patna on Sunday. (ANI Photo) Students who appeared for JEE Advanced 2026 on Sunday said the paper was of moderate difficulty overall, with subject-wise variation in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The exam was conducted by IIT Roorkee in two shifts across centres in the country. Candidates said Chemistry…

Amit Shah at NID on Sunday Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said India’s design sector needed a structure similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL) to connect creative talent with commercial opportunities. Addressing students and faculty after inaugurating the Incubation and Innovation Centre at NID, Shah said the sport became a viable career…