Education

In 2023, while many of his peers from India’s premier engineering institutions were pursuing seven-figure roles or global doctoral programmes, Varun Vummadi made a choice that defied convention. Rather than following a predictable path, he embraced uncertainty, co-founding an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that would soon attract global attention.Alongside his Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)…

Though he famously dropped out of Harvard, Bill Gates remains one of the most vocal advocates for education. In 2018, the Microsoft co-founder shared advice on his Instagram that goes beyond grades and exams. Success, he suggests, is not measured by intelligence alone. How students navigate relationships and recognise different kinds of talent, he argues,…

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially released the admit card for the Indian Forest Service (IFS) Main Examination 2025. Candidates who have successfully registered for the examination can now download their UPSC IFS Mains hall ticket 2025 from the official website at upsc.gov.in.According to the official schedule, the UPSC IFS Mains 2025 will…

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav stated that youths have been appointed for approximately 60,000 positions by the Forest Department and the Public Health & Medical Education Department on Friday.“Youngsters were appointed to various posts by the forest and health departments today… We have completed appointments across over 60,000 posts, and slowly, we will fill…

Assam DEE Teacher recruitment 2025: The Directorate of Elementary Education (DEE), Assam has officially released the final results for the Teacher Recruitment 2025 for both Lower Primary (LP) and Upper Primary (UP) schools. Candidates who appeared for the recruitment process can now check their selection status on the official website at dee.assam.gov.in.The final list has…

Bringing relief to thousands of teaching job aspirants, including those whose earlier appointments were invalidated by a Supreme Court order, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) released the results of the State Level Selection Test (SLST) for assistant teachers in classes 11-12.The results, uploaded on the commission’s portal on Friday evening, pave the way…

James D. Watson, the American scientist best known for co-discovering the double-helix structure of DNA alongside Francis Crick, has died aged 97. His passing was confirmed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where he worked and led research for decades. Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Crick and Maurice Wilkins,…

The United States has introduced new guidance that could see foreign nationals denied visas or green cards on the basis of pre-existing chronic health conditions, including diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. While the move has been framed as an extension of the century-old “public charge” rule, its potential impact on international students, particularly those on…

Fresh off his historic victory in New York City’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani has announced a transition team that has both experience and reformist intent. Among those joining him is Lina Khan, a legal scholar, Columbia Law School professor, and former chair of the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Her inclusion marks a significant…

In a shift reflecting Washington’s changing posture on academic collaboration, Harvard University has introduced a new screening system for international participants, faculty, and co-sponsors in all university-affiliated educational programmes.According to an internal presentation obtained by The Harvard Crimson, the measures will apply across executive education, online courses, workshops, and conferences, signalling a significant broadening of…

Image credits: Getty Images For Netflix cofounder Marc Randolph, success was never about working round the clock. His rule was simple: every Tuesday at 5 PM, he stopped working, without exception.In an old LinkedIn post that has resurfaced on social media, Randolph reflected on his decades-long ritual of leaving the office at the same time…

More than a hundred campuses across the United States witnessed coordinated demonstrations on Friday, as students, faculty, and staff rallied against what they described as the Trump administration’s political encroachment into higher education.The protests, marked the first in a series of nationwide actions that organisers plan to escalate into student and worker strikes next May…

Cornell University has agreed to pay 60 million dollars and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in a move that ends months of investigation and restores over 250 million dollars in frozen research funding.The Ivy League institution’s president, Michael Kotlikoff, described the decision as a pragmatic balance between compliance and autonomy, one…

The US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Olentangy Local Schools in central Ohio cannot discipline students for referring to transgender peers by their biological pronouns. In a 10-7 decision issued November 6, the court found that the district failed to demonstrate that such usage would “materially and substantially” disrupt school activities or…

A college diploma was once a near-certain ticket to career stability and upward mobility. Today, that expectation is eroding. Recent graduates are entering a workforce that increasingly demands experience, adaptability, and skills that go beyond the classroom. The promise of economic security through education alone is no longer guaranteed, leaving many young professionals questioning the…

A quiet but significant policy change in the US immigration system, announced on 20 October 2025, is sending a wave of relief and optimism through international student circles. Starting with the 2026 H-1B visa filing cycle, employers will face a new $100,000 fee when sponsoring workers from abroad. But there’s an important exception: Students already…

The US Department of Education has reached a pivotal milestone in reshaping the nation’s student loan picture, finalizing consensus on sweeping reforms under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee, after intensive deliberations over September and November, agreed on a comprehensive framework to simplify repayment, cap excessive…

They once called it the dawn of a smarter age, a time when machines would think, reason, and liberate humans from the ordinary. But as artificial intelligence slips deeper into everyday life, that promise feels tangled with uncertainty. The future Americans once imagined with fascination now evokes hesitation. Is AI enhancing humanity or quietly hollowing…

WBSSC SLST result 2025: The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has officially released the SLST Result 2025 on its portal, www.westbengalssc.com, bringing relief and excitement to thousands of aspiring educators. This announcement moves the state closer to filling 35,726 Assistant Teacher vacancies across government-aided schools for classes IX to XII.The 2nd State Level Selection…

“It’s not enough anymore to say, “I can work hard,” said Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, in a recent interview with CNN. “When you graduate, whether it’s high school, community college, or college, you need the skills to get the job. ’ In the old days, you could be in 10th grade, go get…