IIT Delhi Leads India’s Charge in QS World Rankings 2026; 54 Institutes Make the Cut

India has made a historic leap in global higher education visibility, with 54 institutions featured in the QS World University Rankings 2026—its highest-ever representation. Topping the Indian list is the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, which climbed to 123rd globally, overtaking IIT Bombay for the first time in eight years. Here’s a look at…

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Indian students choose Middle East for MBBS: But can they practise back home?

Each year, a significant number of Indian students head overseas to study medicine, primarily due to the limited number of seats and steep tuition fees at private medical colleges in India. Countries in the Middle East—particularly the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Egypt—have gained popularity as study destinations because of their cost-effectiveness, geographic closeness, and…

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Seat Crunch and Soaring Costs Push Indian Medical Aspirants Abroad in Record Numbers

With over 23 lakh students competing for just 1.1 lakh MBBS seats in India in 2025, the country’s medical education system is facing a severe demand-supply mismatch. Of these seats, only about 55,000 are in government colleges with affordable fees, while private institutions often charge upwards of ₹80 lakh to ₹1 crore—making them inaccessible for…

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HP: CM Sukhu unveils Rs 25.79 cr projects in Una to boost education and healthcare

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu recently inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects totaling ₹25.79 crore in the Una Assembly constituency. These initiatives are primarily aimed at enhancing educational infrastructure and accessibility, particularly benefiting students from rural and remote areas.Key Highlights:Government Senior Secondary School (Boys), Una: A newly constructed building…

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Mumbai University Red-Faced After ‘Mumabai’ Typo on Graduation Certificates

In an embarrassing blunder, Mumbai University issued graduation certificates for the 2023–24 batch with a glaring typo—spelling its own name as “University of Mumabai.” The error appeared on official convocation documents distributed to affiliated colleges following the January 7 ceremony, affecting an unknown number of the 1.64 lakh graduates. The university attributed the mistake to…

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Navi Mumbai to Host Global EduCity as Five Top Foreign Universities Set Up Campuses

In a landmark move to transform Navi Mumbai into a global education hub, five prestigious international universities have received Letters of Intent (LoIs) from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to establish full-fledged campuses in India. The announcement was made during the “Mumbai Rising: Creating an International Education City” event, attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra…

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Global Education Crisis Deepens: 272 Million Children Still Out of School, Says UNESCO

A new report by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Team reveals that over 272 million children and youth worldwide are currently out of school—a staggering increase of 21 million from previous estimates. This surge is attributed to updated enrollment data, revised UN population projections, and ongoing crises like the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan….

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