What Indian colleges overlook, but employers expect from graduates When we talk about employability in Indian higher education, the conversation usually revolves around skills—what students have, what they lack, and what employers want. But the more uncomfortable question is this: what are students never being taught in the first place?The TeamLease EdTech Report: From Degree…
US Department of Education (Image credit: Getty images) The U.S. Department of Education has announced a temporary pause on involuntary student loan collections, including wage garnishments and federal offsets. This decision is part of the Department’s preparations to implement significant changes through the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which is expected to simplify repayment and…
Across large swathes of the US, state governments are rapidly redrawing the boundary between public education and private choice, allowing families to tap public funds to pay for private school tuition, homeschool materials, and education services once considered firmly outside the state’s remit. What began as targeted programmes for low-income families or children with disabilities…
US Education Department’s civil rights office faces backlog The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), once a critical enforcer of student protections against sexual violence, is facing a severe slowdown in investigations, leaving thousands of complaints in limbo. Under former President Donald Trump’s administration, mass layoffs and policy shifts halved the office’s…
Bihar Police Mains Exam 2026 admit card to be released on February 2 The Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) will release the Bihar Police Mains Exam 2026 admit card on February 2. Candidates who have qualified for the Mains stage will be able to download their admit cards from the official BPSSC website once…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially released the JEE Main 2026 January session admit card. Candidates who have registered for the exam can now download their hall ticket from the official website jeemain.nta.ac.in using their application number and date of birth. The admit card is mandatory for entry into the examination centre, and no…
Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 counselling round 3 The Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 Round 3 counselling opens a new opportunity for aspiring medical postgraduates. Following the revision in the NEET PG qualifying criteria by the National Board of Examinations (NBE), more candidates can now participate in the state’s Centralised Admission Process (CAP). Registration begins on January…
Less than a week after announcing a new dean for its law school, the University of Arkansas reversed course. The offer made to Emily Suski, a legal scholar with a focus on health, poverty and education law, was withdrawn after objections from state politicians over her views on transgender student athletes.The decision has become a…
In a significant move to strengthen the link between higher education and employment, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) announced a new partnership aimed at aligning postsecondary education programs with workforce development. Starting the week of January 20, 2026, staff from ED’s Higher Education Programs (HEP) Division will be detailed to work…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the CMAT 2026 city intimation slip on the official website cmat.nta.nic.in. This slip informs candidates about the city allotted for their Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) exam. The CMAT 2026 exam is scheduled for January 25, 2026, in a single shift from 9 am to 12 pm. Candidates…
