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 …
Creating Young Miyawaki Forest Warriors in our schools can be part of collective efforts to help lead the way in tackling Delhi’s obnoxious air pollution costing both good health and productivity as it unfortunately arrives like a normal season before the winter sets in says Naman Jain You may like it or not, the Air Pollution (smog) season arrives in …
By Autar Nehru The nursery admission season began Delhi on Nov 28, 2025—and is likely to conclude by the 3rd week of March 2026. Also, Delhi’s new age policy in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 —requiring children entering Class 1 to be at least six years old and not older than seven as of March 31, 2026 …
The politicization and backlash over admissions to the 50 sanctioned MBBS seats at the newly established Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) have opened a deeper national debate—one that extends far beyond this single institution. The controversy raises fundamental questions about whether religious identity or community funding can or should influence access to educational institutions that operate …
