CHENNAI: MBBS vacancies under the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) increased to 946 for the special stray round, up from 837 left unallotted after the previous stray round.Officials said the additional vacancies arose after 109 candidates failed to join their allotted colleges during the stray round.Tamil Nadu accounts for 688 vacancies and Puducherry 187, together making…
Seva First Innovation Challenge 2026 The registration deadline for the Seva First Innovation Challenge 2026 has been extended to November 6, 2026. Students who have not yet submitted their ideas will now get additional time to participate in the challenge. The initiative invites students to develop solutions to problems faced by local communities.The challenge is…
Mariya Shah bags Oxford Saïd Global Climate Tech Challenge 2026. An Indian teacher has brought two subjects rarely discussed together in classrooms, menstrual health and climate change, into a single teaching programme. Her initiative, which examines the environmental impact of menstrual products alongside period education and waste reduction, has won the teacher category at the…
UPMSP opens UP Board exam form correction window 2027 for Classes 10, 12 The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has opened the correction window for students appearing for the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations 2027. Schools can now make changes to students’ academic details through the official website at upmsp.edu.in. The online…
38 delegates from India and Australia attend international conference in Malaysia; AISSMS IOIT signs collaboration agreements PUNE: The All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society’s Institute of Information Technology (AISSMS IOIT), Pune, successfully organised the International Conference on SDG-Driven Innovation and Excellence Awards 2026 at Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology (UniKL…
TS Intermediate time table 2027 The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) is expected to announce the TS Intermediate 1st and 2nd year examination timetable 2027 soon. The board will release the exam schedule for both first-year and second-year students on its official website at tgbie.cgg.gov.in.According to the expected schedule, the Telangana Intermediate theory examinations…
At 14, Gujarat teenager Ayan Mohsin Vahora calculates 100 square roots in 1 minute 39 seconds; here’s the abacus technique he used. (Photo: IG) Solving the square root of a four-digit number can take time, even for students comfortable with mathematics. Now imagine calculating the square roots of 100 such numbers and writing every answer…
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the schedule for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) Counselling 2026 special stray vacancy round. Candidates who have not secured a seat in the earlier counselling rounds can now check the revised schedule on the official website at mcc.nic.in.As per the official schedule, the registration…
Gujarat govt mandates mental health support, counsellors in schools to prevent student suicides The Gujarat government has introduced new regulations mandating mental health support mechanisms in secondary and higher secondary schools as part of efforts to address student stress and prevent suicides, including dedicated wellness teams, peer-support systems and qualified counsellors.The provisions, introduced under the…
India added just 1.35 lakh net tech jobs in FY26, while engineering enrolments hit 13.5 lakh; Chetan Bhagat questions the career formula. (AI Image) For generations of Indian middle-class families, the formula for success was simple: study hard, become an engineer, get a campus placement and secure a comfortable life. An engineering degree was almost…
