The annual NIRF Rankings 2025 arrived this September—four months late, shrouded in rumors that the exercise might be scrapped altogether. For weeks, skeptics, global lobbyists, and their local collaborators whispered that India’s decade-long experiment with homegrown rankings had collapsed. And yet, the NIRF survived. Not just survived, but expanded—marking ten uninterrupted years of a project often derided as bureaucratic, opaque, …
Marking another significant milestone in its 178-year legacy, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Asia’s oldest engineering college established in 1847, and one of India’s most prestigious institutions, celebrated its Convocation 2025 ceremony, conferring degrees on 2,614 students (2012 male and 602 female) on Sep 5. The ceremony was graced by the esteemed Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry …
On Teachers’ Day, the Abhay Prabhavana Museum & Knowledge Centre, Pune offered visitors an opportunity to reflect on the enduring role of teachers in Indic civilization. In Indian thought, a teacher has never been limited to instruction alone. Instead, the guru is seen as a guide along the path of Jnana Marg: the way of knowledge that encourages self-inquiry, reflection, …
Prime Minister urges teachers to play a vital role in the ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign, involve students in school projects and activities that identify and celebrate ‘Made in India’ items The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, conferred National Awards on teachers from across the country at a function held in New Delhi on Teachers’ Day (September 5, 2025). This …
The Ministry of Education on September 4 released the India Rankings 2025, prepared under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). The rankings also mark a decade of NIRF, established in 2015. The first and maiden edition of India Rankings was released in 2016. Originally expected in June–July, the NIRF 2025 rankings were postponed due to a legal intervention. The Madras …
As we celebrate another Teachers’ Day 2025 in India, the moment calls not only for gratitude but also for reflection. Teachers in India today stand at a crucial crossroads—caught between the enduring weight of tradition and the pressing demands of transformation. Entrusted with nurturing over 250 million students across 1.5 million schools, teachers continue to hold immense power as shapers …
