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• Free transport helps reduce dropouts in rural schools

  The programme provides transport to government schools for students living in villages where the nearest school is more than 3 km away. Previously, only students up to Class 8 were covered, but this year the scheme has been extended to include students in Classes 9 and 10. The initiative is being implemented at a cost of ₹41 lakh in Trichy district.

  

• Woman teacher arrives 'drunk' in MP school; suspended

  The teacher has been suspended and a departmental probe will be conducted into the matter for further action, the tribal education department's assistant commissioner Narottam Varkade said.

  

• Textbooks meant for free distribution in Jharkhand's Chakulia block sold as scrap, probe ordered

  ​The committee has been asked to submit its findings within 48 hours, officials said, adding the incident took place at Chakulia block. Taking cognisance of the matter, the administration has lodged an FIR at Chakulia police station in Ghatsila sub-division.

  

• ED raids 18 locations in Karnataka over engineering seat scam

  According to sources, these raids are part of an ongoing investigation into an illegal money laundering case related to the fraudulent blocking of student seats in engineering colleges in Bengaluru.

  

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh calls for closer collaboration among academic institutions of higher education to build sustainable startups

  ​While interacting with students, Dr Jitendra Singh emphasised that "The age of working in silos is over." He asserted that the integration of academia, industry, and government is essential for India to meet its rapid development goals. "Greater synergy between the public and private sectors is not an option--it's a necessity," he remarked.

  

• AI tools are helping teachers with grading and lessons. They say it makes them better educators

  ​Within seconds, the chatbot delivered a five-page lesson plan, even offering a theme: "Geometry is everywhere in soccer - on the field, in the ball, and even in the design of stadiums!"

  

• India’s higher education institutions expected to clock 11% revenue growth: Report

  Indian higher education is set for robust growth, projecting a 9-11% revenue increase by FY26, fueled by rising enrollments and new courses. Stricter visa rules abroad may further boost domestic institutions. ICRA reports improved credit profiles, especially for medical colleges, driven by a large youth population and better access to education loans.

  

• Tier 2 cities are becoming the new frontiers of talent and innovation: TAPMI’s Prof Rajeev Kumra

  India focuses on Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities for economic growth. These areas are becoming hubs for business and education. Investments are increasing in these regions. Management institutions in these cities face challenges. They need better faculty and infrastructure. Institutions must adapt to industry needs. Students should consider industry-aligned training. Democratising education requires affordability and accessibility.

  

• Spain eases visa rules to draw foreign students barred from US by Trump

  ​Students who can't complete their studies in the United States due to visa suspensions will be able to switch to Spain instead, the Migration Ministry said in a statement. The visas will also allow the students to work part-time, the ministry said.

  

• Teachers slam DU for 'communal and casteist' admission form; varsity says 'inadvertent error'

  ​The Delhi University's undergraduate admission forms for the 2025-26 session has sparked a controversy, with members of the teachers' association and other statutory bodies accusing it of promoting "communal and casteist bias."

  

• HC summons top edu officials in contempt case over teachers’ pay

  ​The MP high court has summoned the principal secretary of school education, Sanjay Goyal, and commissioner of public instructions, Shilpa Gupta, in connection with a contempt petition over non-implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission for staff of government-aided schools. The next hearing is scheduled for July 21.

  

• Karnataka govt medical college teacher accused of sexually harassing student

  A female medical student on Monday lodged a sexual harassment case against an Assistant Professor attached to a reputed government-run medical institute in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, police said.

  

• Plus One admission: State syllabus schools in Ernakulam see drop in CBSE student enrolment

  ​As Plus One classes began in govt, aided and unaided higher secondary schools on Wednesday, most schools in the district reported at least a 50% drop in CBSE student enrolments.

  

• Govt school teacher arrested for sexually harassing 24 students in Himachal's Sirmaur

  A teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing 24 girl students at a government school in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, police sources said on Monday.

  

• Student ‘beaten up’ by cook at govt residential school, probe ordered

  ​Two days after a Class VI student of the SC Residential School, Hotwag, in Latehar district, was reportedly beaten up by the school cook, Latehar deputy commissioner (DC) on Monday set up a committee to probe the incident.

  

• UP govt begins construction of 39 CM composite schools

  Currently, all necessary approvals — including financial sanctions and land allocation — are obtained for the 39 districts where construction is either underway or about to begin.

  

• Sainiki schools have failed to maintain quality: Maharashtra Govt

  ​Maharashtra Government has set up seven-member committee to review the functioning of the 38 "sainiki schools" in the state that operate with government aid but are managed by private entities.

  

• Zilla school in Sambalpur to become heritage school

  Revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari visited his alma mater, Chandra Sekhar Behera Zilla School, on Monday to assess the education system in govt schools. He attended a science class and interacted with students during a question-and-answer session.

  

• Academics to UGC: Ask DU to grant OBC aspirants more days to submit certificates

  Citing repeated administrative delays that cost hundreds of other backward classes aspirants their admissions each year, academics and former members of OBC Commission urged University Grants Commission to direct Delhi University to extend the deadline for submitting non-creamy layer certificates by 15-20 days.

  

• JGU signs 8 new MoUs with leading universities in Japan to expand academic collaborations

  Tokyo (Japan)In a significant move that reinforces India's growing academic diplomacy with Japan, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has signed 8 new Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with leading Japanese universities, bringing its total number of academic partnerships in Japan to 23 universities.