Education

Princeton University has reduced its long-term return assumption for its $36 billion endowment, citing changing market conditions and pressure in private equity investments. According to a report by the Financial Times, the university has lowered its expected annual return from 10.2 per cent to 8 per cent. Princeton’s president Christopher Eisgruber said even the revised…

UPSC CSE and IFS 2026 notification released, prelims and mains schedule announced The Union Public Service Commission has published the notification for the Civil Services Examination and Indian Forest Service Examination 2026 on February 4, 2026. The notification includes recruitment via the preliminary exam for both Civil Services and Indian Forest Service vacancies in the…

President Donald Trump has raised his demand to a $1 billion payment from Harvard University, escalating a long-running confrontation between the White House and the Ivy League institution.In a post on Truth Social late Monday, Trump said Harvard had been “behaving very badly” and insisted that any agreement must include a direct payment to the…

President Donald Trump signs $79B education funding bill. (ANI Photo) President Donald Trump has signed into law a $79bn education funding bill for fiscal year 2026, ending months of uncertainty for schools, universities and state education agencies. The measure, which funds the US Department of Education through 30 September, offers modest spending growth, tighter congressional…

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is likely to start the registration process for NEET UG 2026 soon on its official website, neet.nta.nic.in. Although the official notification is yet to be released, there are several reports that indicate the application process is likely to start in early February 2026.Aspirants who are interested in taking the entrance…

H-1B visa uncertainty deepens rural healthcare workforce risks For international students and skilled workers, the H-1B visa has always been more than a piece of paperwork. It is a career hinge — the point on which years of study, debt, ambition and family plans quietly swing. What is changing now is how exposed that hinge…

WBSEDCL answer key released for CBT 2026 The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has published the answer key for the Computer Based Test conducted for various recruitment posts under Notification No. MPP/2025/04.The test has been conducted for the posts of Assistant Manager (HR&A), Assistant Manager (F&A), and Junior Engineer (Electrical) Grade-II, for which…

Every few years, test scores force the United States to confront an uncomfortable truth about its classrooms: reading levels are falling, fewer students read whole books, national averages have declined across grades. But within that broad slide lies a sharper divergence. Boys are losing ground faster than girls.A recent analysis by the Educational Opportunity Project…

SEBI Grade A scorecard 2026 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has published the SEBI Grade A prelims scorecard 2026 for the candidates who have appeared for the Phase I examination for the Assistant Manager posts. The scorecard is accessible online for the candidates who have appeared for the examination in General, Legal,…

Harvard raises $50M for PhD fellowships Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has raised $50 million from donors to create new PhD fellowships, according to a report by The Harvard Crimson. The fundraising drive comes months after the school sharply reduced doctoral admissions because of financial pressure. The initiative aims to raise a…