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Sep 04, 2025

Dharmendra Pradhan Releases NIRF India Rankings 2025

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras retained its position as India's top higher education institution in the government's National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, marking its seventh straight year at the top in the overall category.
The Ministry of Education released the 10th edition of the rankings. IISc Bengaluru was ranked as the best university, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education at second and third positions, respectively.
Hindu College, Delhi, retained its top rank in the colleges category, while Miranda House and Hansraj College secured the second and third spots.
IIT Madras also topped the engineering category, followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. IIM Ahmedabad emerged as the country's best management institute, while Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, secured the first position in the pharmacy category. In the field of medical education, AIIMS New Delhi retained its position as the best medical college in India.
This year's (2025) rankings assessed institutions across 17 categories, using parameters such as teaching, research, graduation outcomes, inclusivity and perception.
Institutions were ranked on five key parameters: teaching, learning and resources; research and professional practice; graduation outcomes; outreach and inclusivity; and perception.
The NIRF was first introduced in 2015 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education) to provide a transparent framework for evaluating higher education institutions across the country.

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University India's First University to Launch LLM-Powered Curriculum

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) became India's first university to transform all its courses into an LLM-enabled curriculum; powered by AI to make education more interactive, personalised, and lifelong.

IIM Raipur Launches 7 Future-focused Management Development Programmes

The Indian Institute of Management Raipur (IIM Raipur) announces seven Management Development Programs (MDPs) for September 2025 under its Executive Education banner. These sessions are designed to equip participants with cutting-edge knowledge, strategic insights, and transformative skills needed in a fast-evolving business landscape.
These seven MDPs span across key functional areas including strategic management, information systems, general management, HRM and OB, and are curated by IIM Raipur's faculty members.

Sep 03, 2025

India Offers 1,000 E-Scholarships to Afghan Students for 2025-26

In a gesture of continued academic and diplomatic outreach, India has announced 1,000 e-scholarships for Afghan students for the academic year 2025–26. The scholarships will be granted under the Special Scholarship Scheme for Afghan Nationals (SSSAN) administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) through the e-VidyaBharati (e-VB) i-learn portal. This initiative reaffirms India's support for education, capacity building, and people-to-people ties with Afghanistan.
Eligibility and Age Criteria:
Applicants must be Afghan nationals aged between 18 and 35 years, ensuring that young learners are the primary beneficiaries of this educational opportunity.

IEPFA Launches Niveshak Didi Phase II for Women

The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs launched Phase II of its flagship initiative—Niveshak Didi, with a renewed focus on women-led financial literacy in rural India. Officially launched at Patelguda Panchayat, Hyderabad, the program aims to bridge financial knowledge gaps by training women to educate fellow women.
Niveshak Didi is a unique "for women, by women" initiative that empowers rural and underserved women with essential financial knowledge. It focuses on enabling women to,
Make informed financial decisions
Protect their money from fraud
Embrace digital banking tools
Understand savings and safe investments

NCERT Launches Bal Vatika TV and DIKSHA 2.0 on 65th Foundation Day

Marking its 65th foundation day, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) launched new initiatives, including Bal Vatika DTH TV channel and DIKSHA 2.0 to strengthen digital and inclusive learning in line with the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The event was attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as the chief guest, Sanjay Kumar, Secretary (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education, former ISRO Chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath, and Chamu Krishna Shastry, Chairman of Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti.
NCERT launched Bal Vatika – PM eVidya DTH Channel No. 35, aimed at enhancing foundational literacy and numeracy among children aged 3–6 years through engaging audio-visual content tailored for teachers, Anganwadi workers, and parents.

Sep 02, 2025

Punjab Becomes First State to Introduce Entrepreneurship in Class 11

Punjab became the first state in India to embed entrepreneurship as a core subject in school education. The announcement was made by Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, alongside Punjab AAP Incharge Manish Sisodia.
The new subject will be offered to Class 11 students from the 2025-26 academic year.
The initiative is aimed at fostering an entrepreneurial mindset, encouraging students to become job creators rather than job seekers. The minister said the course will empower young minds to emerge as innovators, problem-solvers and community leaders.
The curriculum has been designed to be experiential and project-based rather than exam-driven. Students will form teams, generate business ideas, develop prototypes, pitch for seed funding and even launch products or services.
With 18 periods annually, three dedicated to theory and fifteen to project work, the structure ensures engaging lessons without adding extra pressure.

Aug 31, 2025

OpenAI Names Ex-Coursera Chief Raghav Gupta as Education Head for India and APAC

In a move to deepen its presence in Asia, OpenAI appointed Raghav Gupta, former Coursera Asia-Pacific Managing Director, as the head of its education initiatives across India and the broader Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This announcement, made during the OpenAI Education Summit in New Delhi, marks a significant step in aligning artificial intelligence (AI) with digital education transformation. With plans to launch local AI programmes, research collaborations, and developer engagement, OpenAI is setting the stage to support India's growing ambition to lead in AI-driven learning.
Raghav Gupta brings nearly 8 years of experience from Coursera, where he scaled digital education across Asia.

Aug 29, 2025

Ministry of Education Releases Report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (...

The Ministry of Education released the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2024-25 report, providing a detailed overview of school education across India. For the first time since UDISE+ was launched, the total number of teachers in the country has crossed the one crore mark, signaling a significant boost to the education system.
According to the report, the teacher workforce increased from 94.8 lakh in 2022-23 to over 1.01 crore in 2024-25, a rise of 6.7% over two years. This growth is helping improve the student-teacher ratio (PTR).

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