Across institutions, 2025 marked a visible shift in India’s higher education and skilling ecosystem as learning models moved rapidly toward skill-based outcomes, advanced AI integration, multidisciplinary frameworks, and deeper industry–academia collaboration. More than 40% HEIs adopted hybrid learning models, while nearly 35% integrated AI-driven tools into academic delivery. Demand for experiential and project-based learning rose by 20–25%, reflecting students’ growing …

As 2025 draws to a close, global education and international study choices are undergoing a clear and meaningful transformation. Students are no longer guided by prestige alone. Instead, they are approaching overseas education with greater intention, weighing long-term outcomes, employability, affordability and academic relevance alongside destination appeal. As per Ministry of External Affairs data presented in Parliament, around 18.8 lakh …

With Australia leading the world by banning nine major social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit, Kick, and Threads — for children under 16, debates over restricting under-16 access are gaining global momentum. Governments are beginning to respond. New York State now requires platforms with algorithm-driven feeds, such as TikTok and Instagram, to display mental-health risk …

By Autar Nehru The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill (VBSA), 2025, tabled in Parliament on 15 December 2025, will likely stand out as the single most consequential moment for Indian higher education this year. Coming at a time when a sense of vibrancy has visibly returned to campuses and classrooms, the Bill marks a decisive pause—and perhaps a reset—after years …

It is often said that we learn more from our failures. Yet, the fear of failure remains overwhelming—both for individuals and institutions. The idea of normalizing failure may sound counterintuitive, even reckless. But when grounded in science, it becomes a powerful and intelligent way to ensure that we do not fail when it matters most. This is the essence of …

The private university sector in India is still relatively young, having emerged after the liberalisation of the 1990s. While controversies over the past three decades may be seen as part of an evolutionary phase, persistent suspicions of irregularities, corruption, and malpractice undermine the very purpose for which these institutions were established — and further damage their already fragile reputation as …