Hong Kong’s education authorities will relax rules for under-enrolled public secondary schools that merge with others in a bid to encourage consolidation amid declining student numbers. In a circular sent to all public secondary schools on Wednesday, the Education Bureau said merged schools would be exempt from submitting survival plans in the first three years after merging, even if they fail to admit 30 students or form two Form One classes. The bureau said the move aimed to “further support...
The Centre has released ₹230 crore for the IIFT in Pithapuram assembly constituency.
Suparna Diwakar, one of the three experts named as ‘responsible’ by the NCERT in drafting the ‘corruption in judiciary’ chapter in now-banned Class 8 Social Science book, says she had ‘no authorial, evaluative or decision-making role’
Focus only on Karnataka Public Schools can lead to the closure of normal schools, say activists
A Hong Kong government-funded online portal that provides resources for teachers and school students has failed to meet its user number target, with thousands of items never being downloaded, viewed or used, according to an audit report. The Audit Commission report, which was released on Wednesday, also cited remarks from the executive director of Hong Kong Education City (EdCity) that the platform’s low usage was due to the city’s shrinking student population. The report found that the portal’s...
Social Welfare Residential Schools recorded 99.1% pass percentage, the highest among all managements
A revamp of The Hindu In School, the 32-page edition aims to engage curious young minds in an age of endless scrolling. Content ranges from deep dives into science and world affairs, to stories designed to spark creativity.
The central Tezpur University is offering a bunch of new courses and is in the process of acquiring land for two expansive campuses
A university in Hong Kong that is establishing the city’s third medical school has broken ground for an interim teaching and research complex, which will be completed in mid-2028 to welcome the first batch of students. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) president Nancy Ip Yuk-yu also revealed on Tuesday that the institution had hired seven clinical professors for the new school, with many others from overseas expressing interest in joining the team. The first intake of 50...
The NSR Pre-doc is designed to create meaningful career pathways for candidates from historically under-represented communities in management and allied disciplines
All 12 PG doctors in the department have lodged a complaint with the Principal, alleging humiliation by two faculty members
26 examination centres have been set up in 18 towns across Andhra Pradesh, says APSCHE Secretary
Former Chief Secretary inaugurates the two-day The Hindu Civil Service Gateway 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram
The new order allows students to undertake internships at their own colleges. Teachers will be permitted to oversee the work and evaluate performance
Prabha Mallikarjun, Davangere MP, was addressing a gathering of students and parents after releasing The Hindu Education Plus ‘Career Guidance Handbook’ at The Hindu Education Plus Career Counselling Session
The number of government schools securing 100% results has also increased this year
Compared to last time, the number of students failing in the third language also decreased significantly this year
Signalling a broader shift in learning outcomes, the region records an overall pass percentage of 91.6% this year
M.C. Sudhakar has said that this is to address the issue of rising pension liabilities on State universities
Against odds, Manasa of RMSD in Mysuru secures 99%
Designed as a one-stop platform for academic and career counselling, the event brings together renowned educationists, career experts, and top institutions to provide personalised guidance.
Karnataka Class 10 toppers tell The Hindu how they achieved the perfect score and the intense preparation that helped them shine
Initially, Dhanush studied only a little, choosing to play sports like chess, cricket, and tennis alongside. He took a more disciplines approach as the exams neared.
Sukhadeva told The Hindu that he only studied four to five hours a day. Though he initially took tuitions for a month, he later began studying at home by himself.
Brunda M. Tapse wishes to study science at PUC and pursue her higher studies in the engineering stream.
75 ITI institutions in the state will be developed as state-of-the-art skill training centres; students will be taught modern, in-demand courses such as AI, semiconductors, sales and retail
The Union Ministry has cleared the school for Classes 1 to 5, with an intake of 40 students per class; 4.56 acres has been allotted along the national highway for the permanent campus
More than 600 defaulters aged 60 and above have failed to repay their student loans under five government financial assistance schemes designed to fund their tertiary and post-secondary studies, with the average amount owed standing at HK$17,400 (US$2,220). In a reply to questions from lawmakers on Wednesday, the Education Bureau said it had recorded 9,838 default cases, involving 8,494 people, under the five schemes as of January 31 this year. The schemes provide financial assistance to those...
The number of Hong Kong secondary school leavers pursuing higher studies outside the city fell to a 14-year low in 2025, with an expert attributing the trend to a surge in mainland Chinese students targeting local universities. Only 2,671 students, or 6.5 per cent of 40,948 Form Six graduates pursuing full-time courses, chose to study outside Hong Kong last year, a survey by the Education Bureau showed. The number was a 13 per cent drop from the 2024 figure of 3,061 and the lowest since...
A government school headmaster in Vizianagaram district has signed a bond on a ₹50 stamp paper to every parent in his village, promising quality education to any child enrolled at his school for 2026-27
Among the candidates who secured an NTA score of 100, five each are from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana followed by four from Rajasthan, three from Delhi, two each from Maharashtra and Haryana, and one candidate each from Chandigarh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Gujarat; all the 26 are males
A science lab, named after noted scientist E.C.G. Sudarshan, has been set up in five halls at the institute
Lack of clarity during the ongoing academic year’s examination period has pushed lakhs of students into mental stress and uncertainty, educationist Shabbir Mustafa said
The BBC speaks to a student who pushed for his his toe print to be taken to verify his identity.
Hong Kong’s education minister has said the surge in students diagnosed with mental illness partly reflects parents’ growing acceptance and openness about the issue, while academic pressures, social lives and physical health also play a role. The remarks by Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin came after the Education Bureau revealed that the number of secondary school students suffering from mental illness had doubled over the past five academic years, from 660 in the 2020-21 academic...
The Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh, releases the time table for the Intermediate Public Advanced Supplementary Examinations scheduled May 2026
Trivandrum and Vijayawada have once again emerged as the top-performing regions in the CBSE Class 10 board examination results declared on Wednesday, each recording a pass percentage of 99.79%
It held the same position in 2025 too
Mainland social media was engulfed by sorrow following the passing of Zhang Xuefeng, an esteemed education guru with over 30 million followers, in late March. Meanwhile, another influential figure was capturing attention online. ZXMOTO founder Zhang Xue had just achieved a remarkable victory for his motorcycle brand on the world stage. Though these two self-made icons treaded vastly different paths, they simultaneously resonated with the public mood. Their stories reveal a deeper unease in China...
The Andhra University is taking steps to establish a dedicated quantum computing laboratory with an outlay of ₹10 crore under the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
Scenes of long queues and high demand mark a remarkable shift as Komatireddy Pratheek Government School in Nalgonda draws overwhelming parental interest. With world-class infrastructure, innovative pedagogy, and strong leadership, it challenges private-school dominance while offering an inclusive, high-quality learning model within the public education system
College had failed to pay NEET-UG 2026 exam fees for 43 students, says BIE official, adding that coaching campus is running without permission
Artificial Intelligence courses will be introduced to prepare PU students for future technology-based fields
Ankit Bhimappa Karatagi from Morarji Desai Science Pre-University Residential College, Belagavi, has emerged as the second topper in the State and will be felicitated on Ambedkar Jayanti
All affiliated colleges have been asked to submit online application before April 17, 2026, and submit the downloaded copy with document by April 18, 2026
Though the district has dropped down from the seventh place it secured in 2025, the pass percentage has improved from 79.91% in 2025 to 87.62% in 2026
A Medical student was holding onto hopes of being a doctor, when the Gaza war caused restriction on attaining education.
CM holds meet with industry on CSR funds
This year, for the first time, marks cards will also be made available digitally through DigiLocker.
Citing his own example of how hard work leads to success, the HRD Minister says that the word ‘FAIL’ means ‘First Attempt In Learning’
“You don’t even have to look for it,” nine-year-old Anaqi said of the short videos he watches online. “It just shows up automatically, and it’s super interesting.” That instinctive pull is familiar to his father, Firdaus Omar. The 39-year-old Malaysian civil servant said his two children – Anaqi and his six-year-old brother – could spend hours watching the kind of short, noisy, endlessly recommended clips now commonly dismissed online as “brain rot”. He is worried about the effect of such...
Describing the order ‘as an interim measure’, the judge made it clear that the private colleges should refund the tuition fees to the respective students if the writ petitions filed by them were dismissed during the final adjudication.