Tag: Higher Education India

Bihar has announced plans for a women-only university where women would make up the student body as well as the teaching, administrative and leadership teams. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary unveiled the Mahila Vishwavidyalaya proposal on August 27, but the government has yet to announce its location, courses, admission process or opening date.

IIT Bombay awarded a record 620 PhD degrees during 2025-26, the highest annual PhD total reported by any IIT. At the same time, the institute is enforcing a clearer doctoral timeline, with regular PhD registration generally limited to six years and extensions capped at eight years for most scholars.

India’s digital admission system has made applications faster, but students still face multiple portals, payment windows and counselling deadlines. Here’s how one missed update can cost an entire academic year.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad never attended a conventional school but became independent India’s first Education Minister. His leadership helped establish IIT Kharagpur and the UGC, while AIIMS was chiefly championed by Health Minister Rajkumari Amrit Kaur.

AICTE has approved the closure of 58 engineering colleges across India. Find out what it means for current students, admissions, degrees, and placements.