Admissions and scholarships
Atypical Advantage has launched Atypical Academy, a learning platform designed by and for people with disabilities. It offers CUET and IIT JEE coaching, English literacy courses for deaf learners, MS Office training for visually-impaired students, and several other skill-building programmes. Admissions and scholarship applications are now open. Details at https://www.atypicalacademy.in/
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science has opened 2026–2027 admissions. Applications for the HITSEEE 2026 engineering entrance exam are now open to Indian and international students, with a deadline of April 22. Applications for the HITSCAT 2026 for non-engineering programmes will open on December 10. Details at https://hindustanuniv.ac.in/
The University of Chicago’s Physical Sciences Division, invites application to its MS in Applied Data Science programme.
Eligibility: Candidates with a UG degree in any course can apply; TOEFL iBT (minimum 102) or IELTS (minimum 7.0) if waiver criteria are not met.
Deadline: January 26
Details at https://tinyurl.com/3debynnc
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, invites applications for its MSc Advanced Biochemistry course starting in September 2026.
Eligibility: Minimum second-class Honours degree or international equivalent in a biological or chemical discipline. Minimum score of IELTS 6.0 (with no component below 5.5).
Scholarship: The Faculty of Science International Excellence Scholarship, valued between £7,000 and £8,000, is available for September 2026 entry to students applying for this programme.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/46tzany6
The university is also offering the Faculty of Science Undergraduate Scholarships for international students.
Value: £6,000 – £7,000
Eligibility: Candidates must be new, international fee-paying students holding an offer of admission for either year one, or year two entry, to a full-time, Glasgow campus based, UG degree in the Faculty of Science for the 2026/27 academic year; must be self-funded.
Subject eligibility: Biochemistry, Biology and the Biological Sciences, Biomedical Science, Chemistry, Computer Science, Forensic Science, Immunology, Mathematics and Statistics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy and the Biomedical Sciences
Deadline: July 31
Details at https://tinyurl.com/ycxndwam
The Institute of Bakery and Culinary Arts has announced scholarships worth ₹1,00,000 to empower aspiring chefs across the country. The amounts range from ₹25,000 to ₹1,00,000, depending on the course structure and eligibility.
Courses: 18-month Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts (Level 3), an 18-month Advanced Diploma in Pastry (Level 3), a 12-month Diploma in Culinary Arts (Level 2), a 12-month Diploma in Pastry Arts (Level 2), a four-month Certificate Course in Pastry (Level 1), as well as specialised Culinary and Pastry Hobby courses.
Deadline: December 31
More details at https://www.chefibpa.com/
Events
Thirteen students from Bengaluru and Pune attended the 2025 Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy, hosted at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama. Students participated in real-world astronaut training simulations, rocket design and launches, and more.
eduVelocity’s EV University Fair 2025 was held recently with universities from India, the U.S., the U.K., Canada and more presented academic pathways for UG study for students of classes 9 to 12.
Branch International and Claylab Education Foundation’s School of Entrepreneurship programme helped 140 rural students from Haryana and Uttarakhand create 39 community-focused micro- entrepreneurial projects that addressed real-world challenges in their communities.
Sona Star Innovation Pvt Ltd, newly recognised as a 2025 Unreal Authorized Training Centre by Epic Games, launched an Unreal Engine training programme offering industry-aligned, hands-on courses for students in India and worldwide.
Anant National University launched Mooo Fest, a moving-image festival for students and creative academics featuring filmmaking, animation, sound design, storytelling, and emerging media.
To celebrate its Foundation Day, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology and Patiala Foundation hosted a Heritage Walk for its Thapar Institute Counselling Cell – Mental Health Student Ambassadors (TICC – MHSAs) at the Musafir Memorial Central State Library, Patiala.
SP Jain School of Global Management Singapore has partnered with Imarticus School of Finance and Business by Imarticus Learning, through which ISFB UG students will spend a week at SP Jain’s Singapore campus.
The Pritam Singh Memorial Foundation–FORE International Management Conference (PRISM-FIMC 2025), hosted by FORE School of Management included keynotes, panel discussions, awards, and exchanges among leaders from industry, academia, public policy, and diplomacy.
The Centre for Wildlife Studies joined the Shikshagraha Movement to promote environmental consciousness in public schools, bringing together educators and policymakers to integrate conservation into education quality.
Grant Thornton Bharat, in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry released a report titled Continuous Improvement Journey of Higher Education Institutions: Approaches and Practices Shaping the Future of Learning. It shed light on how NEP 2020 is redefining India’s higher education landscape, driving a shift towards outcome-based, technology-enabled and learner-centric models.
Target Learning Ventures Pvt. Ltd held a webinar featuring senior sports journalist Taus Rizvi, highlighting sports’ role in children’s development and the government’s plan to make sports compulsory in the curriculum.
Learning Spiral, with Amazon Web Services and West Bengal’s Higher and Technical Education Department, hosted the Skilling Conclave — Skills Roadmap for New Age India, featuring a keynote by Principal Secretary Binod Kumar.
SAI International Education Group held the 17th UNWIND 2025 cultural event, themed Limitless Beyond: Reach the Stars, with NALCO Chairman Bijendra Pratap Singh as chief guest.
Career247 and IBM Career Education launched advanced certification courses in GenAI, Cybersecurity, Full Stack Development, and Data Analytics for Tier-2-and-3 learners in India.
BIMTECH, Greater Noida, hosted the 14th International Conference on Management Cases with IIM Ahmedabad Director Prof. Bharat Bhasker as chief guest. It featured two keynotes and the sixth Case Master Development Workshop with Ivey Publishing.
Galgotias University hosted the Model United Nations, with over 200 delegates from schools and colleges across India discussing geopolitical, environmental, gender, and policy issues.
The Vivekanand Education Society Institute of Management and Research, along with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, hosted the National Clean Air Programme themed Green Living, Better Tomorrow, engaging Mumbai’s youth in promoting sustainable urban living and clean air.
The School of Law and Legal Affairs, Noida International University, celebrated Constitution Day. Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Allahabad High Court (Retd.), was the chief guest.
Chandigarh University and the Federation of Private Schools and Associations of Punjab felicitated educators and students from over 800 schools at the 5th FAP National Awards 2025, with Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh as chief guest.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India set a Guinness World Record with the largest career advice lesson during the Career in Accounting and Finance for Youth (CAFY 4.0)Bhavishya ki raah, its career counselling programme, in Mumbai, engaging over 7,400 participants.
ICICI Lombard, in collaboration with IIT Bombay (E-cell), concluded IL Igniting Minds, season 3, its business case-study competition themed Unlocking SME Insurance Growth in India.
SSN Institutions and Shiv Nadar University Chennai awarded scholarships worth ₹7.5 crores to 581 students.
Itika Kainthla of Shoolini University, with CNMS Bengaluru developed a method to convert fallen Himalayan pine cones into styrene, a sustainable alternative to coal-based carbon, published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.
Researchers from NIT Rourkela, with collaborators from the University of North Carolina and Central University of South Bihar, identified a natural long-pepper compound effective against colon cancer. The findings were published in BioFactors. Another team developed a Constructed Wetland–Microbial Fuel Cell System, a nature-based wastewater treatment innovation, for eco-friendly wastewater treatment in India’s dhobi ghats.
Over 500 Delhi-NCR students participated in the OpenAI Academy x NxtWave Regional Buildathon, creating and showcasing AI prototypes, with guidance from over 50 NxtWave mentors, as part of the lead-up to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026.
IIT Kanpur held its campus placement with 1,627 receiving offers at the end of Day 1. Recruiters included Accenture, BlackRock, HSBC, SAP, Airbus, PwC, Navi, Qualcomm, and more.
The Indian School of Business’ 2025-2027 PGP for Young Leaders cohort received over 175 summer internship offers from 38 companies, including PwC, Deloitte USI, Motilal Oswal, Amazon, and Ola.
Plaksha University concluded ConfAI 2025, its three-day academic conference on Artificial Intelligence. Speakers included Venkat Padmanabhan, MD, Microsoft Research India; Debjani Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog; Rajesh Gupta, Professor and Dean, UC San Diego School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences, to name a few.
IIM Kashipur hosted TEDxIIMKashipur 2025 themed Reimagining the Familiar. Speakers included educator Navin Reddy, founder of Telusko; Anita Bokepalli, yoga and mindfulness coach, and medTech entrepreneur Rajat Jain, founder and CEO Sunfox Technologies, among others.
Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice of India, and Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Law and Justice, inaugurated Nyāyābhyāsa Mandapam – The Grand Moot Court, at O.P. Jindal Global University. The International Mooting Academy for Advocacy, Negotiation, Dispute Adjudication, Arbitration and Resolution was also launched.
SRMIST, Chennai, has surpassed 500 granted patents, including innovations in green hydrogen production, hybrid vehicle transmission, automated industrial cleaning, assistive technologies for the visually impaired, among others.
Mahindra University, Hyderabad, in collaboration with the International Communication Association (ICA), hosted the international conference Human and Digital Mutualism: Code, Culture and Communication, inaugurated by Noshir Contractor, former ICA President.
Shidiswa Samwarddhan Gurukul celebrated its 22nd annual day and hosted its first Robotics and Coding Fair, showcasing robots, coding projects, AI prototypes, and engineering models by students of classes 6–10.
The Stonehill Science Bowl 2025 inBengaluru,focused on climate change in the Indian Ocean, featured over 36 teams from 24 schools, with middle-school teams in quiz and STEM challenges and high-school teams tackling real-world scientific problems.
Anku Jain, MD, MediaTek India, addressed students at IMT Ghaziabad, on the future of Management education.
The Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness, Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee, in collaboration with the Rekhi Foundation for Happiness, the U.S., organised HOPE 2025 – Global Conference on the Science of Happiness and Human Flourishing. Scholars, researchers, and practitioners from institutions across India participated in parallel presentation tracks and Happiness Hackathon sessions.
MAAV Industries hosted 90 St. Joseph’s Vamanjoor students at its Baikampady recycling facility, showcasing the conversion of plastic waste into durable, reusable products.
The Delhi government launched the Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Vidya Shakti Mission, a Rs 21-crore initiative providing free professional coaching for JEE, NEET, CLAT, CA Foundation, and CUET to 2,200 school students.
Somaiya Vidyavihar celebrated its 84th Foundation Day with Uday Kotak, Founder and Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited as chief guest, and featured Navriti, its annual student-led innovation showcase.
The 11th Safe Mobility Inter-School Road Safety Competition by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, with Gyan Mandir Public School, engaged over 2,000 students and included a road safety workshop for teachers.
Edvoy launched a fully integrated admissions app that streamlines course search, documentation, counselling, accommodation, and finance into a single digital workflow. It can be downloaded on Google Play and Apple Store.
Awards and laurels
Sahay AI team from Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Puducherry, won first prize in Silver Spark 2025, the ideathon organised by Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University and hosted byAarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, while the first runner-up was team Blink X Innovators from School of Allied Health Sciences, VIMS, Salem.
Asha Thomas, HoD, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, with co-investigators Sanjeevani Deshkar, HOD, Pharmaceutics, and Vinita Patole, from Dnyaan Prasad Global University School of Pharmacy and Research by Dr. D.Y. Patil Unitech Society, secured an ICMR Intermediate Grant worth over ₹1 crore for developing a collagen–elastin scaffold with chicken-derived skin oil to accelerate healing in chronic diabetic wounds.
The Indian Debating League (IDL) 5.0 concluded its annual edition season at IIT Delhi. Team Tamil Nadu comprising students from KC High, NASR, were declared winners in the Seniors (class 9 to 12) category, while Team Haryana, comprising students from HIXS, The Shriram School, Pathways School Gurugram, won in the Middle (class 6 to 8) category.
Six Rhodes Scholars-Elect for India 2026 were selected. They include Manhar Bansal, a final year UG student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru; Yogita, a 2025 Master’s in Chemistry graduate from Université Paris-Saclay and Adam Mickiewicz University; Nikhita Sampath, a B.A., LL.B. from St. Joseph’s College of Law, Bengaluru; Taif Altaf, pursuing a PG diploma as part of the Young India Fellowship programme, Ashoka University; Suprabath Reddy Dwaram, an MS in Quantitative Economics graduate from the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, and Aniketa Kabir, a 2025 B.A. in History graduate from Azim Premji University.
Souraja Kundu, alumna, IIT Guwahati, batch of 2021–25, was awarded the 2025 Quad Fellowship
ESCP Business School ranked four in Financial Times European Business School 2025 ranking, while its MBA programme ranked #10, and EMBA ranked #1 in Europe respectively.
Abhishek Dhanda, Prabhkirat Singh, and Rachita Chandok, class 12 students from B. C. M. Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, were declared one among the four national winners of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025. They were recognised for Prithvi Rakshak, their smart, modular vermicomposting system.
Rishihood University’s School of Entrepreneurship (SoEN) organised a Health Hackathon on Social Entrepreneurship at its campus. Out of the 10 teams from the university’s Mahesh Navani School of Brain, Body, and Behaviour, School of Design, Rashtram School of Public Leadership, and the SoEN which participated, Team Air Sanjeevani was declared the winner. SoEN also conducted a credit course for learners as under the mentorship of Prof. Jonathan Fleming from MIT Sloan School of Management and Prof. Vasudev Murthy, Executive Director, SoEN.
MoUs and partnerships
SRM University-AP signed a MoU with Callus Company, to introduce its SPRINT Programme, for SRM-AP students.
The University of Glasgow and UPES signed an MoA which allows students to complete the first two years in India and the final two years in the U.K. for their Bachelor’s degree.
Shiv Nadar University and Trinity Laban, London, launched Satyam Kalon, an interdisciplinary arts project with India, U.K., and U.S. institutions, featuring seminars, workshops, and events to train scholars for careers in the arts and creative professions.
IIM Visakhapatnam partnered with Imarticus School of Finance and Business to offer academic immersion programmes for UG and PG students, including bootcamps, applied learning, case-based sessions, and management exposure.
The Tata Trusts signed an MoU with the University of Mumbai to restore and upgrade the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Convocation Hall, a heritage building on the university’s Fort campus.
IIM Sambalpur hosted the Brand in India Conclave – Curtain Raiser with the Retailers Association of Indiaand signed an MoU with IIMC Delhi and Dhenkanal, Odisha, for academic programmes, training, exchanges, and research collaborations.
IIT Kanpur has partnered with NMDC Limited, to enhance collaboration in Cybersecurity, Information Security, AI, ML, and next-gen technological applications across NMDC’s IT and OT ecosystems.
Flyhi Financial Services Limited signed an MoU with Avanse Financial Services to expand access to digital, collateral-free education loans across K-12, vocational, and higher-education categories in India.
Medhavi Skills University partnered with the Construction Industry Development Council to enhance India’s construction workforce through industry-integrated education and large-scale skilling initiatives.
Max Healthcare signed an MoU with Monash University to advance medical research, training, and academic collaboration.
Oxford University Press India partnered with Adobe to integrate Adobe Express for Education into its MegaByte and Cyber Master textbooks for classes 3–8, enabling students and teachers to create visuals, animations, and videos.
