Education

CBSE Group A, B and C recruitment admit card available online for January exams The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, has released the admit cards for the Group A, B and C recruitment examinations on its official website, cbse.gov.in. Applicants who are taking part in the Direct Recruitment Examination 2026 (DRQ2026) in…

Image credit: Getty Images Yale University has announced a sweeping expansion of its financial aid policy, pledging to eliminate tuition and other required costs for all new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000 a year. The Ivy League institution said the change will apply to students entering this fall, marking one of its most…

The University of Calicut has declared results for several courses across multiple semesters. Students can now check their scorecards for B.Ed, BSc, BMMC, and Bachelor of Physical Education (Integrated) exams. The results include regular, supplementary, and revaluation exams for both current and earlier batches.Candidates can access the marks online on the official University of Calicut…

Harvard cuts A grades after push to tackle grade inflation Harvard faculty awarded significantly fewer A grades in the fall term after the College encouraged instructors to address grade inflation, leading to a sharp reduction in top marks across courses.An internal email sent to Faculty of Arts and Sciences instructors explained that the share of…

US launches Education Freedom Tax Credit to expand school choice The US Departments of Education and Treasury have released details of a new Education Freedom Tax Credit during National School Choice Week. The programme has been introduced under President Donald Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act and is being positioned by the administration as a…

Nevada universities raise tuition as budget pressures grow Nevada’s public colleges and universities will raise tuition over the next three years after the state’s Board of Regents approved an increase aimed at preventing faculty layoffs and academic cuts, according to reporting by The Nevada Independent. The decision affects all eight public higher education institutions under…

CBSE Class 12 Economics exam 2026 With the CBSE Class 12 Economics exam approaching, students often feel confused about where to begin and how much to study. Economics can seem lengthy, but it becomes manageable once the concepts are clear. The subject is less about memorising definitions and more about understanding how the economy works…

Abbott orders Texas public universities and agencies to freeze H-1B visa petitions: what international workers need to know about career impact and reporting requirements Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed all public universities and state agencies to stop filing new H-1B visa petitions without written permission from the Texas Workforce Commission through the end of…

Divya Dwived is an IIT Delhi professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. For three days, IIT Delhi hosted an academic conference on caste and race. It was meant to remain what most such events are: A closed-loop argument among scholars. Instead, it became a public test of institutional judgment. A screenshot from…

Last October, nearly 90% of Penn State graduate students voted to form a union representing teaching and research assistants. Weeks later, the university challenged including research assistants in the bargaining unit, citing their academic training. Graduate organisers pushed back, launching a petition and outlining priorities, while broader union momentum at Penn State, including faculty, signals…