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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).

Aug 28, 2025

CBSE, AIIMS-Delhi Launch Project 'MATE' for School Counsellors

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, launched a five-day offline training programme under Project MATE (Mind Activation Through Education). The training, at the AIIMS Delhi runs until August 30.
According to CBSE, Project MATE has been developed by AIIMS Delhi as an adolescent wellness programme designed to enhance resilience, build coping strategies, and strengthen peer connectivity through the "MATE-5" framework.

Aug 27, 2025

IIM Raipur Hosts Leadership Summit 2025 on Building Future-ready Organisations

IIM Raipur successfully organised its ninth edition of the Leadership Summit 2025. The two-day conclave gathered CXOs, policymakers, entrepreneurs and thought leaders under the theme 'The CXO Compass: Navigating Beyond Boundaries to Build Future Ready Organisations.'
The summit featured six panel discussions covering leadership virtues, people-first strategies, disruption, global geopolitics, globalisation, and the integration of technology with human capability. The event reaffirmed IIM Raipur's position as a bridge between academia and industry.
The inaugural session was led by Chief Guest Sandeep Singh, Managing Director, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Pvt. Ltd. and Executive Officer, Hitachi Construction Machinery Japan.

Aug 26, 2025

UP Announces Scholarship in Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Name for Space Tech Students

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a new scholarship in the name of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian man to travel to the International Space Station (ISS), which will support students from the state pursuing higher education in space technology.
The announcement came during a felicitation ceremony for Shukla, who returned from the historic Axiom-4 mission.

Dharmendra Pradhan Unveils 25-year Roadmap to Make IITs Inclusive and Future-ready

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired the 56th IIT Council meeting, where he presented a comprehensive 25-year roadmap aimed at transforming the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
The proposal seeks to make these institutions more inclusive, deeply research-oriented, and responsive to the demands of the 21st century.
The 25-year vision focusses on bolstering inclusivity by widening access for students from underrepresented socio-economic groups and expanding research capacity within IIT campuses.

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