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SECTOR | 06 Jul 2025

JNU to start second PhD admission cycle in Dec, extends hostel duration

Business Standard

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has announced the second cycle of PhD admissions, tentatively scheduled for December, for the academic year 2025-26. The university, in a circular, said the process will be conducted through UGC/CSIR-JRF-NET, DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF, and other such fellowships. In a separate notification, the JNU registrar allowed an extension in the hostel facility for PhD scholars nearing thesis submission. According to the circular, students may apply for hostel extension by submitting "an undertaking duly signed from the concerned Supervisor, Chairperson and Dean of respective schools." The administration said such requests will be considered "on humanitarian grounds and on case-to-case basis." Meanwhile, the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) continued its hunger strike for the tenth consecutive day, demanding the reinstatement of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination (JNUEE) for all PhD programmes. The student body condemned the university's decision to .

Education

SECTOR | 06 Jul 2025

Punjab govt to impart business, marketing skills to Class 11 & 12 students

Business Standard

Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Saturday said skill education in business and marketing will be provided to all class 11 and 12 students in government schools from the next academic session under the Punjab Young Entrepreneurs scheme. The move is aimed at encouraging students to set up their own start-ups, he asserted. Addressing a gathering, Bains said under the 'Business Blasters Expo-2025', students are being encouraged to become job creators instead of job seekers, with the state government providing all kinds of assistance -- both financial and technical -- to all progressive-minded students. Referring to the expo, Bains said students selected from government schools across Punjab presented their business ideas before industrialists, start-up founders, and educationists, and all participating teams succeeded in getting financial assistance. The minister said an investment of Rs 17 lakh has been made to set up innovation labs, where students will now be able to

Education

SECTOR | 05 Jul 2025

Piyush Goyal: New technologies will drive India's growth story

Business Line

Speaking at Sangam 2025, hosted by the IIT Madras Alumni Association, Goyal credited the country's vibrant startup ecosystem, scientific research, and innovation for transforming India into a hub of job creators.

India launches initiative to identify top 100 deep-tech startups

Business Standard | 04 Jul 2025

Education

SECTOR | 05 Jul 2025

Women's enrolment rises sharply at IIMs as B-schools push for diversity

Business Standard

IIM-Indore and Kozhikode cross 50% female enrolment as B-schools adopt diversity points for inclusive classrooms

Education

SECTOR | 04 Jul 2025

Beyond the Street: Shankar Sharma on return on equity in life, markets

Business Standard

'For 40 years, India valued only technical skills. IITs, coding - that became everything. Soft skills were sidelined. But those are the skills that will keep you employable now, not technical skills'

Education

SECTOR | 04 Jul 2025

Delhi University UG admissions to begin from August 1 via CSAS portal

Business Standard

DU UG admissions 2025 begin August 1 through CSAS portal. Selection will be based entirely on CUET UG scores, with no weightage given to Class 12 board marks

Education

SECTOR | 04 Jul 2025

Visa checks may tighten for Harvard's foreign students, warns university

Business Standard

Harvard University has resumed admitting foreign students after a court blocked Trump's ban, but students are being warned to watch their social media and devices at US borders

Education

SECTOR | 04 Jul 2025

Best of BS Opinion: University-level funding key to India's R&D targets

Business Standard

Today's opinion page takes a closer look at the RDI scheme, India's R&D lapses, the current account deficit, and whether the RBI's changes to project finance are a good idea in the long run

Education

SECTOR | 03 Jul 2025

Bihar guv defends appointment of principals in Patna University colleges

Business Standard

In an unprecedented move, five colleges of Patna University got their principals through draw of lots with Bihar Governor and varsity chancellor Arif Mohammed Khan defending the move on Thursday saying, "we have adopted a system in which a principal's appointment is not guided by personal likes and dislikes". According to a notification by the varsity registrar, the appointments of new principals were made on the recommendation of the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC). Those appointed as principals on Wednesday in the constituent colleges of the university are Nagendra Prasad Verma (Magadh Mahila College), Anil Kumar (Patna College), Alka (Patna Science College), Suheli Mehta (Vanijya Mahavidyalaya) and Yogendra Kumar Verma (Patna Law College). "We have adopted a system in which a principal's appointment is not guided by personal likes and dislikes... ," Governor Khan told reporters. Sources at the Raj Bhavan confirmed that the governor-cum-chancellor directed the

Columbia student data stolen by politically motivated hacker, says univ

Business Standard | 03 Jul 2025

Education

SECTOR | 03 Jul 2025

Patna University uses lottery to assign principals, sparks academic ire

Business Standard

Five Patna University colleges received new principals via a lottery system. The unusual method saw a home science teacher assigned to head a commerce college