Ministry of skill development’s scheme for revamping Industrial Training Institutes, PM SETU sees low interest from industries. Meanwhile, government ITIs on decline
IISER Bhopal’s BS-MS course gets BTech-MTech tag; Kolkata, Berhampur restructure major-minor model; Thiruvananthapuram adds AI and data science to meet NEP mandates, industry demands
JMI’s Yusra Gul explores low-cost ways for densely-packed unauthorised colonies – ‘heat traps’ whose residents suffer most in a Delhi heat wave
Compulsory third language in CBSE Class 9 syllabus from 2026; as stop-gap arrangement, schools have been asked to use Class 6 textbooks and other subject teachers for R3

Ad hoc teachers have won a stay against recent appointments at St. Stephen’s College.The judgment notes ‘pertinent questions’ raised about the recruitment process; on this, Delhi University has taken their side