Education
The Ministry of Education has clarified that the Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is not legally bound to personally answer questions raised by a parliamentary House panel.
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, over 20 lakh medical aspirants successfully retook the high-stakes NEET-UG re-examination at 5,440 centres across India and 14 locations abroad to secure undergraduate medical admissions.
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has unveiled its much-anticipated “Exam Manifesto,” outlining a comprehensive roadmap to reform India’s examination and recruitment systems. The manifesto was released by party founder Abhijeet Dipke during a public gathering in Pune, where he emphasized the need for transparency, accountability, and fairness in the conduct of examinations.
The newly appointed Vice-Chancellors (VCs) of six state universities in West Bengal by Governor C. V. Ananda Bose signify a significant change in the management of higher education in the state and the long-running stalemate on the appointment of the important leadership roles.
The highly awaited School Innovation and Reform (SIR) The project, which was supposed to be launched in West Bengal this October, has suddenly taken a stunted start. Despite initial enthusiasm on the part of teachers and students, the Education Department has now officially denied that the program would commence this month as scheduled, owing to “administrative and logistical reasons.
The director of the Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Ram Kumar Kakani resigned in July 2025 which is raising questions about the autonomy of the institute.
While the United States is about to accept approximately six lakh (600,000) Chinese students for postgraduate studies, it still signifies the two nations’ educational friendship and global diplomacy.
A Parliamentary Standing Committee has urged the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and the Union government to retain the Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) programme, warning against replacing it with the new Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to introduce open-book assessments (OBAs) for Class 9 students starting in the 2026-27 academic session. The board’s Governing Body approved this decision in June after a pilot study examined the feasibility and acceptance of this format in schools.
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