The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a public notice asking all medical colleges not to grant leave to students on May 2 and May 3.In a notice dated April 23, the NMC shared a letter. National Testing Agency (NTA), which is conducting NEET UG 2026 across the country. In the letter, the commission directed…
Schools and colleges are expected to remain closed in many parts of India tomorrow, April 14, 2026, on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti. This day is celebrated every year on the birth anniversary of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. Schools are likely to remain closed in several states. Government and private schools in states like Uttar Pradesh,…
Donald Trump’s administration has proposed cutting federal funding for tribal colleges and universities for the second year in a row, according to a budget plan released last week.The fiscal year 2027 proposal includes a $1.5 trillion increase in defense spending while cutting funding for programs tied to trust and treaty obligations to tribal nations. It…
NMC limits MBBS fees to 4.5 years, charges for internship period The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a clarification directing all medical colleges and institutes to charge MBBS fees for a fixed academic period of 4.5 years, and not for the entire 5 or 5.5 years of the program.The directive follows complaints that several…
NEET PG 2025: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all medical colleges and institutes across the country to collect details of students admitted through National Eligibility Entrance Test for Post Graduate (NEET PG) 2025.According to an official notice issued by the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB), colleges will have to upload the admission details…
Lawmakers approve HB 490, sparking debate over educational freedom in Kentucky Kentucky’s Senate on Friday passed HB 490, a controversial bill that would give public college governing boards the authority to fire faculty members for broadly defined financial reasons, including low enrollment in programs or majors and “misalignment of income and expenses,” according to the…
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 Released: The latest QS World University Rankings for Computer Science and Information Systems by Subject 2026 are out, and there are plenty of surprises. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is ranked first, followed closely by Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University.If anything, the rankings indicate how strongly…
In the crowded space of imagination for American higher education, there is one name that keeps rising above the noise. It is a name that is bigger than the university. It is a cultural ideal, a generational synonym for excellence, and for many, the ultimate educational experience.Latest 2026 A survey of college hopes and worries…
A DEI-linked funding bill stalled in the Iowa Senate over concerns about the impact on students. A proposed bill in Iowa that would have limited diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at private colleges has been blocked at the Senate level, marking a significant break in the state’s broader push to regulate such programs in…
US President Donald Trump The long-running battle over race, admissions and transparency at American universities took another turn Friday when a federal judge in Boston temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s directive that would have required colleges nationwide to hand over broad admissions data linked to race and gender.The order, issued by F. Dennis Saylor IV,…