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For decades, India’s premier engineering institutions have grappled with a stubborn reality: the number of women pursuing engineering remains markedly low. The imbalance has been so chronic that the Indian Institutes of Technology were compelled to introduce supernumerary seats, additional, women-exclusive seats, from 2018 onward. The idea was simple but urgent: reverse the declining presence…
In most global education cycles, the competition between India and China is a familiar script: Two population giants feeding the pipelines of American universities. But the Open Doors 2025 report introduces a new inflection point. When the focus shifts to engineering, the discipline that underwrites research labs, innovation clusters and the OPT-STEM workforce, one country…
International studens in US: Changing pattern The Open Doors 2025 Report reads at first like a victory lap for the American dream. In 2024–25, US colleges and universities hosted 1,177,766 international students, up roughly 4.5% from 1,126,690 in 2023–24, lifting their share to 6% of the total U.S. higher-education population. Behind those numbers are families…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India remained the largest source of international students in the US in 2024-25, with 3,63,019 students registered on American campuses – a 10% rise over last year. The increase is slower than 2023-24’s dizzying 23% jump.Tougher visa scrutiny, longer appointment queues and jitters over work-visa routes have done little to dent India’s presence…
BENGALURU: A mid-morning explosion in the boys’ toilet of a private school in Anekal on Tuesday triggered panic among students and staff, reigniting fears still fresh from the recent Red Fort blast in New Delhi.The incident occurred at Brainy Stars International School in Bingipura, leaving the campus in chaos as frightened children and teachers rushed…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has advice to offer to students which included looking beyond academic performance, saying that grades alone do not determine success. Healso urged young people to build meaningful relationships and recognise the diverse abilities of others, calling these qualities essential for both professional and personal growth.In a 2018 Instagram post, Gates shared…
CHANDIGARH: A tense and defiant morning unfolded at Panjab University on Monday as the campus witnessed a complete shutdown and protesters forced their way past security at Gate No 2, setting off a dramatic escalation in the ongoing agitation. Around 11 am, nearly 100 supporters surged in after breaking open the gate, despite police restrictions,…
RBSE to conduct board exams twice a year from 2026‑27 The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has announced a significant change in its board examination system, beginning from the 2026‑27 academic session. According to Education Minister Madan Dilawar, the board will now conduct board exams twice a year for both Class 10 and Class…
Four-day school week gets community nod in Missouri’s largest pilot districts Two Missouri school districts, Independence and Hallsville, have officially won community approval to continue their four-day school weeks, becoming the first large districts in the state to do so under a new law requiring voter consent.The outcome reflects a growing shift in Missouri’s education…
Though he famously dropped out of Harvard, Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates remains one of the most vocal advocates for education. In 2018, he shared a post on Instagram in which he outlined advice that went beyond grades and exams. Success, he suggests, is not measured by intelligence alone. How students navigate relationships and recognise different…
