Education
JNU hostels in decrepit condition
There can be no two opinions that the condition of JNU hostels is deplorable, even dangerous. Time and again, students have brought up the issue but the administration either makes false promises or ignores their demands
DU admissions 2022: First list for undergraduate programmes
The students have been given a three-day window from October 19 to October 21 to "accept" the allocated seat.
DU ad hoc teachers being ousted like unwelcome guests
Around 45 ad hoc teachers have so far lost their jobs in the course of the university’s drive to make permanent appointments, belying hopes that they would be absorbed in the faculty. Many of them have held their positions for 10-12 years
Jamia denied admission to PhD programmes after selection, claim students
The problem has been reported in several departments, including the Department of Mathematics, Department of Mass Communication, Department of Geography, and Department of Psychology
IIT JEE Advanced 2022: RK Shishir tops the exam, Tanishka Kabra highest-ranked female candidate
The results of IIT JEE Advanced 2022 has been announced. RK Shishir from Bombay zone tops the exam with the score of 314 out of 360
Research on the backburner, scholars struggle to stay afloat
Due to low stipends and delayed salaries, PhD students are often unable to complete their research on time. Some of them take up freelance work, some ask their families for financial support, while others fall into depression
Compromise reached on IIT Delhi fee hike
After two days of fierce protest at the Delhi IIT, the administration has finally conceded to the students' demands and drastically reduced the fees, meeting them half-way
Indians now biggest chunk of foreign students in Canada
More than two lakh Indian students are presently studying in Canada. As per the data, 216,000 Indian students in Canadian universities made up more than a third of the total number of international students in 2021
