The total education budget for FY 2026–27 stands at ₹1.39 lakh crore, registering an 8.27% increase over the previous year—one of the highest ever allocations for the sector. Complementing this, the skilling outlay under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has increased sharply by nearly 62%, rising to ₹9,886 crore from about ₹6,100 crore in FY 2025–26. This substantial …

The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 on January 13, 2026, through the Gazette of India. These new rules replace the earlier 2012 framework and align with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, aiming to strengthen inclusivity and fairness in India’s higher education system. While the regulations promise to raise the …

As KOICA initiates Skilled Human Resources Development for Mechatronics Industry, the Bilateral Technical Cooperation Project of ‘Strengthening Vocational Education and Training in Mechatronics in India’ launch was held in Bhopal, India on Jan 20. Signalling the full commencement of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) cooperation between Korea and India, KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)) launched the Project …

Azim Premji University on January 16 announced the establishment of its third campus in Ranchi, expanding its presence in eastern India and strengthening its commitment to context-based, socially engaged higher education. The new campus builds on the University’s long-standing work in education, development, public health, and governance, and reflects its approach of linking academic learning with real-world social and regional …

Commemorating its 5th Foundation Day, the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR) launched its SVASTIK (Scientifically Validated Societal Traditional Knowledge) web portal on Jan 14 at the hands of Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO, ANRF. The portal is a national initiative implemented by CSIR-NIScPR upon the clarion call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aimed at communicating India’s scientifically …

The lackadaisical approach of education departments and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) in implementing and enforcing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009—particularly Section 12(1)(c)—has allowed this constitutionally mandated provision to steadily wither away. In the absence of robust enforcement, private schools have increasingly exploited loopholes to evade their statutory obligations. For far …