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Admissions and scholarships
Sri Sri University invites applications to the MTech in Cybersecurity and Incident Management course, launched in collaboration with SecurEyes.
Eligibility: Bachelor’s in Engineering or Technology from a recognised university
Deadline: October 15
Details at https://tinyurl.com/7tpas8vk
Mahindra University, in collaboration with Virginia Tech, has opened applications for the January 2026 intake of its Ph.D. programme.
Eligibility: UGC-NET scores or Mahindra University’s written test and interview.
Deadline: October 31
Visit https://tinyurl.com/3u8px73y for details.
The University of Sheffield, the U.K., is offering automatic scholarships (£2,500 each for three years) to UG international fee-paying students starting their studies in September 2026. All UG courses are included except Medicine and Dentistry.
Deadline: June 3, 2026
The Faculty of Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, the U.K., is offering the Dean’s International Excellence Awards to applicants joining a postgraduate taught programme in January 2026.
Eligibility: A UK first-class UG degree or international equivalent.
Deadline: November 28
For subject eligibility and other details, visit https://tinyurl.com/3awhv7zm
Nottingham Trent University, the U.K., has introduced merit-based scholarships for Indian students enrolling in PG programmes across Business, Technology, Art and Design, Architecture, and Social Sciences, January 2026. These include the India Prestigious University Award, NTU International Merit Scholarships, and the NTU International Scholarship.
Deadline: November 12
Visit https://tinyurl.com/bdfjt6fp for details.
The University of Worcester, the U.K. is offering merit-based scholarships to Indian students for its MBA, M.Sc. HR, and postgraduate programmes in Marketing, Project Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Global Sustainable Management. More details at worcester.ac.uk
The University of Sheffield, the U.K., is inviting applications for its MSc Financial Technology and Innovation course starting in September 2026.
Duration: One-year, full-time
Eligibility: Holders of a three-or-four-year Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% from a recognised university. IELTS 6.5 (with 6 in each component) or university equivalent.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/t2k9ye3e
The University of Leeds, the U.K. invites applications for the International Excellence Scholarship for 2026.
Eligibility: International fee-paying students who hold a conditional or unconditional offer for a Master’s degree (including MRes) starting in September 2026. Leeds MBA and online courses are not eligible.
Deadline: Round 1: February 27; round 2: May 15
Details at https://tinyurl.com/3a6cv4jt
World University of Design has opened applications for its UG and PG programmes for 2026. Admissions will be based on the online WUD Design Aptitude Test (WUDAT 2026), scheduled for January 4, 2026. The application deadline is December 30. For details on programmes, eligibility, and more, visit https://tinyurl.com/jwdrvjny
EduQuik has launched Memory Boosting Courses in Science, Commerce and competitive entrance exams to help students from Classes 9-12 improve their recall, focus, and learn more effectively. Visit https://eduquik.com/ for details.
BITSoM has launched the All India BITSoM Test for Online Programmes (TOP-2025) in collaboration with Masai. This allows students to apply for BITSoM’s six-month online programmes in Product Management, Business Analytics, Fintech, and Digital Marketing. The test will be held online on October 12 and can be taken by anyone who has passed Class 12. For more details, visit https://tinyurl.com/ycv9mdkdb
Events
The Department of Physics, Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for Women, Chennai, organised a state-level seminar on Advancing Frontiers: Innovations, Materials and Global Strategy 2025. Chithra Lekha P., Senior Scientist, Virginia Tech India and CEO, Karotimann Innovations, was the chief guest.
The Department of Commerce, Stella Maris College, Chennai, conducted an International Conference on Innovative Strategies in AI for Global Horizons in Trade and Commerce with Ezhilan Naganathan, MLA, as the chief guest. Ravindran Sambandam, CEO, Lexenius Legal GCC, Ireland, delivered the keynote address.
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research hosted a Round Table on The Role of GCCs and Academia as Catalysts for Viksit Bharat 2047. Speakers included Guddi Rawat from Dentsu Global Service; Apurv Kodgule from Capgemini; Amit Walinjkar from KPMG India; Jnanendra Mishra, Director, PwC among others.
IIT Roorkee hosted the 12th Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. Anand Bardhan, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand, was the chief guest. Researchers at the institute’s Innovations in Paper and Packaging Lab, in collaboration with Parason Machinery India, developed eco-friendly tableware made from wheat straw, an agricultural residue burned after harvest. The institute’s Department of Design, in collaboration with the International Centre for Frugal Innovation (ICFI), the Netherlands, and the Transdisciplinary Research Cluster on Frugality Studies (TRCFS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), hosted a three-day international workshop on Heuristics in Frugal Innovation.
According to the Future-Ready Campuses: Unlocking the Power of AI in Higher Education report released by EY-Parthenon, in collaboration with FICCI, over 56% of Indian HEIs have implemented AI-related policies and 60% have permitted students to use AI tools, including generative AI applications in tutoring. The survey covered 30 higher education institutions (HEIs) across the country.
Springer Nature, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Government of India, flagged off the third edition of the India Research Tour 2025 to focus on promoting open Access and advancing awareness of One Nation, One Subscription and discuss research integrity and AI’s role in publishing.
Suhani Agarwal, Krrish Gupta, and Ishita Mahajan, fourth-year students of The Design Village, Noida, designed a special exhibition at the National Gandhi Museum, titled Gandhi, African and American Leaders: Quest for Justice through Nonviolence, which focused on Gandhiji’s philosophy of nonviolence, his association with African communities, and more.
Vijeth H., and Pewe-u Marhu from Nagaland University developed a flexible supercapacitor device capable of powering next-generation wearable electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems. The findings were published in RSC Advances, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Sarita R. Zele, Professor, Research and Development; Nivedita Gogate, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering; and other research scholars from MIT World Peace University have developed a recycling process that tackles the increasing solar photovoltaic PV waste.
LEAD Group, in collaboration with Mahesh Shetty, founder and ex-CEO of Mahesh Tutorials, has introduced Board Ace to help students crack the board exams without tuitions. It delivers exam prep during school hours and includes academic support systems for teachers and students, and predictive tools, among others.
Smiling Tree partnered with Hindu College’s Political Science Department for a green initiative to promote environmental awareness and sustainable living.
The Association of International Schools in India concluded its 21st Annual Conference 2025. Over 250 global leaders discussed transforming K-12 education and other topics.
IIM Sambalpur celebrated its 11th Foundation Day with Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, was the chief guest. It inaugurated its new BS Programme Hostel facility, and a new Rangabati Open Theatre and Café Hub Complex.
Arshdeep Singh, a 12-year-old student at DPS International, Gurugram, has initiated school projects to purify dirty water, a nano bubble technology to increase oxygen levels and overall water quality in ponds and lakes, and the promotion of waterless urinal, to save water.
Kruu announced the Kruu Youth Fellowship (KYF) and College in the Cloud (CLIC) initiatives. KYF is a 100-day pre-university launchpad that equips high school students with academic profiling, real-world problem-solving experiences and more. CLIC embeds project-based learning into university study by offering masterclasses with global professors, guided projects with mentorship, and more.
Birla Institute of Management Technology hosted Swarup Mohanty, Vice Chairman and CEO, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India), for a discussion on the future of India’s asset management sector, leadership challenges, and guidance for the next generation of professionals.
Phillips Education and Arthan held The G.R.O.W.T.H. Dialogue: Gathering Resources and Opportunities for Workforce Transformation and Humanity, with Saurabh Bahuguna, Minister for Skill Development and Employment, Uttarakhand, delivering the keynote address.
O.P. Jindal Global University celebrated its 16th anniversary and University Day, on the theme The India Story, Brand India. Amitabh Kant, Former G20 Sherpa of India, addressed students and faculty.
Excelsoft Technologies has launched an AI toolkit designed in collaboration with teachers to support classroom preparation, lesson planning, and student assessment. It includes Lesson Plan Assist, Quiz Generator, Exam Preparation Assist, and Video Trimmer.
IIHMR University, in collaboration with the South-East Asia Public Health Education Institutions Network (SEAPHEIN), hosted a webinar on Landscape of Public Health Education Programmes in the South-East Asia Region. Over 200 public health experts from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Switzerland, participated.
The Saamarthya Teachers Training Academy of Research (STTAR) organised the STTAR Global Education Conference 2025, on the theme Human First, Tech Forward: The New Balance in Education. T. G. Sitharam, Chairman of AICTE, was the chief guest.
Manav Rachna University’s School of Law hosted the VidhiVaaD Youth Parliament. Sudhanshu Trivedi, Member of Rajya Sabha, delivered the keynote address.
Great Lakes Institute of Management has launched Bin to Bite, a campus sustainability campaign to transform waste into rewards and promote responsible waste management in collaboration with HungerBox.
VFS Global Foundation inaugurated a skill training centre in Ahmedabad to equip students with practical skills focussed on employability.
Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology’s Department of Information Technology organised a lecture on Cloud Computing, AI and ML and Startup in IT. Prakhar Varshney, Founder and CEO of Huchstar was the guest speaker. Over 200 students participated.
Anant National University’s Centre for Public Policy Research and Design released An Anthology of Policies in India 2.0, a compendium that aims to serve as a resource for students and educators.
Aditya Birla World Academy, in collaboration with Mpower, hosted The Happy Place: Inside Out 2.0, an inter-school festival designed to break the stigma surrounding mental health discussions within school environments. Over 200 students from 16 schools participated.
Iswarya Hospital, Chennai, organised Eduwellness, an initiative aimed at promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being among teachers. Niroopa Paulson, Head of Safety and Wellbeing, TCS, was the chief guest.
A.M. Jain College held its 71st graduation day with G. Mahalingam, Non-Executive Chairman, City Union Bank, giving away degree certificates to 648 graduates from UG and PG programmes.
IIM Raipur hosted a two-day workshop as part of its efforts to earn the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International accreditation.
Dhruv Galgotia, CEO, Galgotias University, participated in the India-UK Roundtable held in London to build stronger collaborations in higher education, research, and innovation between the two countries.
The Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at IIT Guwahati witnessed the graduation of its first B.Tech in Data Science and AI cohort (2021–2025). Of the 22 students, 20 were placed with leading recruiters such as Google Microsoft, Warner Bros Discovery among others, while will pursue higher studies at Carnegie Mellon University, the U.S.
IIM Bangalore, in collaboration withthe National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, hosted a national symposium on How NSS Surveys Have Influenced Public Policy. Ashok Dalwai (Retd. IAS), Chairman, Institute for Social and Economic Change, the chief guest, delivered the keynote address.
Awards
Priyal Gupta, Saanvi Jain, Aaditya Mittal, and Kartikeya Sharma (Team Social Pixelators)A, fourth-year B.Tech CSE students from JECRC University, Jaipur, won first prize at the ServiceNow University HackNow India 2025, organised under the ServiceNow AI Skills Summit.
Likhila B.K., a class 11 student of St. Francis School, Bengaluru, won the Best Poster and Best Idea Pitch awards at the First Academia-Industry Conclave 2025, organised by the Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University. The project was part of Anveshana 2025, Prayoga’s national student research programme.
Saiansh Tapuriah and Attharv Bhagchandka from Shri Ram School, Gurugram, won the Delhi NCR edition of Tata Consultancy Services’ TCS InQuizitive 2025.
Aaradhya Duddilla Sripadarao; Nigama Penmetsa; Syeda Aliza Zayma; Rahini Samhitha Verma Dantuluri, and Jaden D Rozario (Team Green Glen Guardians), students of Classes 6-7 from Glendale Academy won the gold in the middle-school category at the Global Excellence Day 2025, held in Singapore for their project on organic farming and sustainable agriculture.
Mutayyib M Khan, Visvanathan A, Mahima Suresh, and Ishwarya Sree (Team Do and DEI) from IIM Trichy won India Included, the national case study challenge hosted by Godrej DEI Lab.
JK Lakshmipat University’s Institute of Design won the international Don Norman Design Award (DNDA) 2025 for cultivating the next generation of humanity-centred designers through its Bachelor of Design and Master of Design programmes.
Ashoka University won the University of the Year (Emerging) award at the 20th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2025.
TagHive’s product, Class Saathi, was selected as a 2025 Solver Team in the MIT Solve Global Learning Challenge.
Acharya Bangalore B-School was recognised as one of the Prestigious Learning Institutes of India 2025 by ET Edge.
The University of Melbourne has secured the 37th rank in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University rankings.
Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development (SCMHRD) received its Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) re-accreditation certificate.
The Green School Bangalore secured the first rank in India in the National Green School Ranking 2025.
IIT Mandi won the University of the Year (Established) and Excellence in Creating Employment and Entrepreneurship awards at the FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards 2025.
Welham Girls’ School students secured an average of 525 in Reading, 525 in Maths, and 533 in Science in the Programme for International Student Assessment for Schools initiative by the OECD.
Partnerships
Monash University Malaysia has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Tata Chemicals to conduct research in gut microbiome and gut health.
IIT Roorkee signed an MoU with Maithri Aquatech to collaborate on furthering sustainable water solutions in the country.
The AICTE has partnered with the Consortium for Technical Education to address the need for advanced skills in AI, ML, and Cybersecurity, which includes establishing TECHNOVATE Hubs within AICTE’s Indovation Centres, , which will connect Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in higher education institutions.
Brother International (India) has partnered with Mahesh Foundation, Belagavi to provide education support for 375 underprivileged children for 2025-26.
Ansys has partnered with the Maker Bhavan Foundation (MBF) to strengthen STEM education in India by providing tier-2 Engineering students in MBF-supported makerspaces called Tinkerers’ Labs with access to simulation tools from Synopsys’ Simulation and Analysis portfolio.
Excelia Business School partnered with aivancity to offer new courses to learners who are pursuing its Master in Management programme. This includes the Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Business certification course; the AI Product Engineering: From Concept to Market certification course, and MSc Data Management.
ECE Engineering School, France, has partnered with Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Tamil Nadu, to provide students opportunities to study in France and earn an ECE degree, while also fostering semester exchanges between both institutions.
Zell Education has partnered with Wizfinity to offer Indian students direct access to MIT-integrated Master’s programmes in Business Administration, Financial Technology, and more, from Georgian National University SEU.
EnglishHelper has partnered with Anko Sourcing to implement the Reading and Comprehension Assistant (RCA) programme for class 4 to 10 students across VIDYA’s network of schools in Delhi NCR. It uses AI to deliver personalised learning and helps students improve reading fluency and comprehension while also building essential language skills.
Imperial College London has partnered with Science Gallery Bengaluru (SGB) to develop open research facilities on-site at SGB and facilitate global talent exchange through a joint Fellowship, and explore public engagement, research and education collaborations.
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