In a landmark move, the Government of India is gearing up to overhaul the way higher education is regulated across the country. A new bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha proposing the creation of a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) — a single, powerful body that would replace three major regulatory authorities:
Additionally, the number of Indian students studying in the US and the UK has decreased, as more students choose to study in France and Germany. The education ministry told Parliament Monday that the number of Indians studying overseas fell by about 15 percent in 2024 compared to the year before, with the largest drop being
To aid in their development, these five IITs have been allocated more than Rs 1,830 crore for the 2024-25 financial year. Sukanta Majumdar, the Minister of State for Education, stated that the total number of seats in 23 IITs has risen over the past decade, from 65,000 to 1.35 lakh. On March 10, he provided
