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COMEDK UGET 2026 Round 3 seat allotment result declared: Check direct link to download here

The COMEDK UGET 2026 Round 3 seat allotment result has been announced for General Merit candidates. Aspirants can check their allotted college and engineering branch online using their login credentials. Candidates securing seats must complete the decision-making and fee payment process by August 21...

BPSC TRE-4.0 2026: Recruitment announced for 32,388 Bihar teacher posts, applications from September 1

BPSC has announced TRE-4.0, the fourth phase of Bihar’s school teacher recruitment drive, with 32,388 vacancies under the Education Department. Online applications will open on September 1, 2026, while fee payment closes on September 29 and applications on September 30. Candidates should check the d...

Maharashtra B. Arch second list offers admission to 728 new students; 893 secure preferred colleges statewide

Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell has released the second B.Architecture admission list for 2026-27, offering admission opportunities to 728 new students from 2,007 candidates. A total of 893 students received one of their first three preferred colleges under Auto freeze. First-round data...

Puducherry schools holiday on August 21 and 22: Check the list and reason

The Education Department in Puducherry has announced holidays on August 21 and August 22 for 69 government and private schools selected as examination centres for the Integrated Graduate Level Examination. The examination will be conducted from August 21 to August 23. The affected schools include 53...

AISSMS College of Pharmacy Secures Highest ‘A’ Rating Nationally in QCI Ranking

AISSMS College of Pharmacy, Pune, has secured the highest ‘A’ rating nationally for five years, from 2026 to 2031, under the prescribed Rating Framework assessed by the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), Quality Council of India (QCI). The recognition highlights the ins...

In 2019, a Mississippi woman became the first person to receive a CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease; seven years later, she is living a life she once thought was impossible

Victoria Gray, diagnosed with sickle cell disease as an infant, endured decades of severe pain, hospitalisations and blood transfusions before becoming the first patient to receive an experimental CRISPR treatment in 2019. Doctors edited her stem cells and returned them after chemotherapy, dramatica...

Indore student fails JEE twice, builds ₹2 lakh freelance career: Ankur Warikoo sparks debate over India’s obsession with college tags

Ankur Warikoo’s post about an Indore-based designer who failed JEE twice before building a successful freelance career has sparked debate over India’s obsession with educational credentials. While Warikoo argues that talent often remains hidden behind college labels, critics say such success stories...

FUEL honoured at National CSR and ESG Summit

Pune-based Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL) received the CSR Times 2026 Award at the 13th National CSR and ESG Summit for its innovative education initiatives and use of CSR funds for institution-building. The organisation’s ‘Corporate Giving and Naming Schools’ model enables companies and...

UPSC Prelims 2026: CAT notice to UPSC over 8 questions, candidates claim 16 marks at stake

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2026 candidates have approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), challenging eight questions from General Studies Paper-I and disputing the provisional answer key. They claim some answers are incorrect, two questions have no valid option, and certain questions f...

In 1985, a giant satellite dish travelled through Bengaluru on a wooden bullock cart; it helped transform India into an IT superpower

N Vittal, the IAS officer and former Secretary of the Department of Electronics, played a key role in shaping India's software industry by removing regulatory barriers and promoting shared digital infrastructure. The article traces how a 1985 Texas Instruments satellite link, famously transported by...

Delhi schools revise Class 9 assessment rules, make vocational education and third language compulsory

Delhi schools are set to follow a revamped Class 9 academic structure from the 2026-27 session, making vocational education and a third language compulsory. The new framework also offers advanced-level Mathematics and Science assessments, introduces AI and computational thinking modules, and sets fr...