Tuesday, 13 October 2026

National

Breaking and in-depth coverage on schools, colleges and universities across India - national policy, state initiatives, corporate moves, campus stories and international developments.

Students in a university lecture hall
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Centre clears ?12,000 crore push to expand digital classrooms in 40,000 government schools by 2028

The rollout will prioritise Tier-2 and Tier-3 districts first, with state education boards given until March to submit infrastructure readiness plans.

Elite Indian Engineering Colleges to Offer Medical Degrees
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Elite Indian Engineering Colleges to Offer Medical Degrees

IIT Madras branches out as AI takes an ever more important role in hospitals, but experts warn it could face many obstacles to achieving its ambition