Indian students in US must follow local laws, says government amid deportations

Indian students in US must follow local laws, says government amid deportations

Indian students in the US should comply with American laws, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday following the detention of a postdoctoral fellow at the Georgetown University and self-deportation of another student to Canada. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the two Indians did not reach out to the Indian missions … Read more

1st annual examination for SSLC students begins in Karnataka

1st annual examination for SSLC students begins in Karnataka

Students welcomed with roses at an SSLC exam centre in Mysuru on March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The 1st annual examination for SSLC students started in 2,818 examination centres across Karnataka on March 21. On day one, first language — Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English and Sanskrit — exams will … Read more

When varsity outreach programmes bring students to STEM and teaching careers

When varsity outreach programmes bring students to STEM and teaching careers

There is need to prepare STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and STEAM teachers to better withstand the situation in schools today, Jan DeWaters, Associate Professor, Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Clarkson University, New York, has said. She was speaking on ‘Addressing the need for STEM teachers in U.S. high-needs schools’ at the … Read more

HC seeks govt.’s view on plea by deceased student’s father

HC seeks govt.’s view on plea by deceased student’s father

The Kerala High Court on Friday sought the State government’s view on a petition that sought to quash the order of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), Kozhikode, directing the superintendent of an observation home to allow the five students who were charged with murdering a student — Shahabaz of Thamarassery — to write the SSLC … Read more

IIMB students shadow industry leaders for hands-on experience

IIMB students shadow industry leaders for hands-on experience

For a long time now, educators have been advocating to bridge the gap between industry and academia. To provide students with hands-on experience of professional set-ups or meet industry leaders, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) launched a unique initiative called ‘Shadow a leader’ earlier this month in this regard.  This idea, conceived by … Read more

KIIT row: Odisha govt. orders probe into death of Nepal girl, eviction of students

KIIT row: Odisha govt. orders probe into death of Nepal girl, eviction of students

Members of the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) take out a candlelight march in protest over the death of a Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus, in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after more than 500 students from Nepal were forced to leave the campus of Kalinga … Read more

31 students of residential school fall ill in Karimnagar

31 students of residential school fall ill in Karimnagar

As many as 31 students of Mahatma Jyothiba Phule Telangana BC Welfare Residential School and Junior College for girls at Sharmanagar in Karimnagar fell ill, allegedly after having dinner in their hostel mess on Monday night. They were admitted to the Government General Hospital in the town after they complained of vomiting and abdominal pain … Read more

Many Bengal colleges not holding Students’ Week as they kept waiting for formal order

Many Bengal colleges not holding Students’ Week as they kept waiting for formal order

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI To celebrate or not to celebrate is the question for many colleges in West Bengal regarding Students’ Week, a recently launched annual event held from January 2 to 8, as they have not received a formal order from the State government for its conduct. While … Read more

Government launches two special categories visas for international students

Government launches two special categories visas for international students

Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India has launched two special category visa for international students intending to pursue higher education in academic institutions in the country. The ‘e-student visa’ and ‘e-student-x’ visa have been introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs and all applicants will have to use the … Read more