Education Headlines in India

New Zealand-India FTA concludes with 1,667 skilled worker visas annually targeting doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, ICT professionals for 3 years. IIT Madras Pravartak partners with ENAC France for joint aviation...

NLU Delhi declares AILET 2026 result for BA LLB and LLM admissions at nationallawuniversitydelhi.in. ICAI releases CA January 2026 admit cards for Foundation, Intermediate, and Final exams at eservices.icai.org. UNICEF...

NEET PG counselling Round 2 extends the deadline to December 13 with 135 new seats added across MD, MS, and DNB courses. CTET 2026 application window closes December 18 at...

Union Cabinet approves Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill merging UGC, AICTE, NCTE into single higher education regulator, excluding medical and legal colleges, expected to improve governance efficiency. ICAI releases May...

UPSC opens applications for 394 NDA and 451 CDS vacancies until December 30, exams on April 12. IIT Hyderabad launches 54-hour International Certificate in Product-Service Systems Design with POLI. Design...

Kendriya Vidyalayas face 10,173 vacancies (8,457 teaching, 1,716 non-teaching) as of November 2025, impacting 1,280 schools with declining admissions. Ministry of Women & Child Development opens paid internship ₹20,000/month for...

Punjab becomes the first state to implement state-level career counselling programme through a partnership with IIT Madras. Over 5,000 teachers will receive free training in career counselling, classroom guidance, one-on-one...

NTA announces CUET UG 2026 exam in May, urges candidates to update Aadhaar, UDID, category certificates before registration at cuet.nta.nic.in for 47 central universities and 300+ colleges. RRB data reveals...

CBSE Recruitment 2026 opens 124 Group A, B, C non-teaching posts until December 22, including Assistant Secretary, Accounts Officer, Junior Accountant roles. AIIMS releases INI SS 2025 results for DM/MCh...

IIT Bombay and Great Learning launch a 4-month AI Leadership certificate starting January 2026 for ₹2 lakh, applications closing December 5. NISAU-ICEF partnership announced to improve outcomes for Indian students...

NLU Delhi releases AILET 2026 admit cards for December 14 exam across 37 cities with a dedicated PwD helpdesk. CBSE addresses KVS-NVS qualification confusion as 14,967 posts remain open until...

IIT Madras Institute Open House 2026 opens doors January 2-4 with 100+ cutting-edge labs, 80+ exhibits featuring live demos and prototypes across 18 academic departments. Part of the "Anivarukkum IITM...

University of Liverpool opens Bengaluru Whitefield campus by September 2026 with 250 students, offering degrees at under half UK costs. CBSE issues 2026 board exam clarifications on theory-practical marks division...

SSC revises disability certificate formats, introducing Form 5 for single disability and Form 6 for multiple disabilities, reinstating its own scribe facility with Aadhaar authentication. Indian Air Force opens AFCAT...

IIM Kozhikode releases CAT 2025 admit cards at iimcat.ac.in for 2.95 lakh candidates appearing on November 30 across three sessions. CBSE announces recruitment for teaching and non-teaching posts in KVS...

India celebrates National Education Day on November 11 honoring Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, first Education Minister who established UGC, IITs, IISc. IIM Mumbai launches 2-year blended MBA for working professionals...

Top IITs including Delhi, Bombay, Madras see steep drops in QS Asia 2026 rankings as Chinese, Singaporean universities surge ahead on research impact and internationalization. CAT 2025 admit card release...

CLAT 2026 registration deadline extended to November 7 with Dec 7 exam. NTA opens JEE Main 2026 applications until Nov 27 for Jan 21-30 session. ICAI releases CA Foundation September...

J&K CM announces National Law University will start functioning from April 2026 at Ompora, Budgam in rented accommodation. NMC releases revised seat matrix of 1,28,875 MBBS/BDS seats with 11,350 new...

MCC releases NEET PG 2025 counselling schedule with choice filling Oct 28-Nov 5 and Nov 8 results. NTA adds 3 new Sainik schools as AISSEE 2026 registration closes Oct 30....

Union Culture Ministry launches Gyan Bharatam Mission with 20 institutes for manuscript digitisation through National Digital Repository. University of Queensland-IIT Delhi opens joint PhD applications for July 2026 intake. JEE...

JEE Main 2026 sessions are set for Jan 21–30 and Apr 1–10 as NTA updates advisory rules. UNESCO warns 133 million girls remain out of school globally. RRB NTPC opens...

NIT Trichy’s Alchemy’26, the annual national Chemical Engineering symposium, returns with enriching workshops, lectures, and technical events—uniting talent and industry to drive innovation and academic excellence.

CBSE announces practical exam dates for 2026 boards starting November 6 for winter-bound schools and January 1 for other schools. NEET PG 2025 counselling registration begins October 17 at mcc.nic.in....

Ashoka University opens 2026 UG admissions with 500 merit and need-based scholarships including 50 full-tuition awards. Supreme Court refers minority institutions' RTE Act plea to CJI for larger bench consideration....

Tamil Nadu to conduct three special TET examinations in January, July, and December 2026 for over 1.7 lakh unqualified teachers following the Supreme Court directive. The UK is introducing tougher...

IIT Madras Pravartak and BodhBridge launch free entrepreneurship training programs for school and college students starting November 1. The government challenges students to solve consumer problems through Smart India Hackathon...

PM Internship Scheme 2025 targets 1.25 lakh youth aged 21-24 with a ₹5,000 monthly stipend across 500 top companies. Nine UK universities, including Southampton and Bristol to establish India campuses....

IIT Madras and Vertiv launch online data centre upskilling for 2,000+ STEM students. UGC NET Dec 2025 registrations begin. IIT Madras launches NIPTA national employability benchmark test. SSC launches verified...

UGC declares 54 state private universities as defaulters for non-compliance with mandatory disclosures, with Madhya Pradesh leading at 10 institutions. IIT Kanpur's SIIC celebrates 500+ startup incubations worth ₹12,000 crore...

NEET UG counselling Round 3 registration open until October 5 with seat allotment on October 8. JEE Main 2026 applications start in October requiring updated Aadhaar and certificates. Japan targets...

SSC schedules CGL re-examination for October 14, following Mumbai fire incident and malpractice cases. NCERT and UGC collaborate to integrate Ayurveda into the health education curriculum across schools and colleges....

IIM Ahmedabad and Lucknow join Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women entrepreneurship initiative targeting 1,000 Indian graduates in one year. 6,239 Indian faculty feature in Stanford's top 2% scientists list with IITs...

IIT Madras partners with Caterpillar Inc for advanced manufacturing and AI research collaboration. Government plans skill-based learning integration in Classes 11-12 curriculum per NEP 2020. AICTE launches industry fellowship for...

CAT 2025 registration closes tomorrow (Sept 20) at 5 PM. CBSE announces major reforms for 2026 including two-term exams, open-book assessments, and STEM subject levels. SBI launches Platinum Jubilee Asha...

CBSE discontinues additional subject option from 2026 exams after 2,768 private candidates registered in 2025. Arunachal Pradesh begins work on second medical college with 100 MBBS seats. Bihar makes all...