Admissions and scholarships
ITM Business School has introduced the Case Analysis and Personal Interview (CAPI) spherical for admissions to its MBA iConnect 2026–28 programme throughout campuses. Participants can get same-day admission affords, skip the ordinary course of and safe an MBA iConnect seat shortly. Details at https://tinyurl.com/3dce89h7
Whistling Woods International, in affiliation with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, has introduced the subsequent spherical of entrance exams for the July 2026 educational cycle for varied full-time diploma, PG, and diploma programmes. For eligibility particulars and examination dates, go to www.whistlingwoods.co.in
RV University, Bengaluru, has introduced its varied scholarship programmes reminiscent of benefit scholarship, sports activities scholarship and others for 2026–27, open to college students from all State and Central Boards throughout India. Students who excel in the CUET examination will get a scholarship of ₹50,000. Details at https://tinyurl.com/5w4m72eu
NIIT University invitations functions for its B.Tech. Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, B.Tech. Cyber Security, B.Tech. Robotics and Automation, B.Tech. Biotechnology, B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering, B.Tech. Electronics and Communication Engineering, BBA Artificial Intelligence, BBA in Business Analytics and five-year Integrated Masters in Business Administration (iMBA) programmes. For extra particulars, go to https://tinyurl.com/uxsesne6
Universal Ai University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology International Science and Technology Initiatives are internet hosting a four-day AI Summer Residency 2026 programme.
Dates: May 14 to 17; June 4 to 7, and July 9 to 12
Eligibility: Students from Class 7 onwards who need to know extra about Business and Management, Design, Music and Sound, Liberal Arts, Tech, Engineering programs.
Deadline: May 30
SP Jain School of Global Management invitations functions for the October consumption of its Master of Management Australian-accredited postgraduate programme delivered on its Sydney campus.
Eligibility: A UG diploma from a recognised college with least two models in Maths, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Science, or a quantitative self-discipline. Overall IELTS rating of 6.5; TOEFL iBT total rating of 70, or PTE rating of 60.
More info at https://tinyurl.com/mtt3uanp
Acharya Bangalore Business School, Bengaluru, invitations functions for its MBA (Entrepreneurship) programme.
Eligibility: Minimum 50% in commencement and a legitimate rating in CAT, MAT, CMAT or KMAT.
Deadline: July 31
More info at https://tinyurl.com/478r9stt
The Department of Fashion Technology, Sona College of Technology, invitations functions to its four-year B.T.ech programme.
Eligibility: First division in Class 12 Physics, Chemistry and Maths stream.
For particulars, go to https://www.sonatech.ac.in/ft/
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) invitations functions for a two-month Summer Internship Programme 2026 from May to July. Selected interns will obtain a stipend of ₹20,000 a month and a certificates of completion.
Eligibility: UG and PG college students of Civil Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, and Data Science/Artificial Intelligence, and associated disciplines, BA LLB, B.A., B.Com and B.Sc. programmes, MBA HR, Finance, and Marketing, Mass Communication and Library Science
Deadline: April 15
English Teachers Excellence
Thynk Unlimited launched the English Teachers Excellence for English language educators, a recognition programme for English language educators throughout 5 ranges: Kindergarten, Primary, Middle School, High School and Higher Secondary.
Eligibility: Teachers from colleges (any board), and unbiased ESL trainers.
Deadline: April 30
ICAI campus placement
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) invitations registrations for its sixty fourth Campus Placement Programme for newly certified chartered accountants. The programme might be performed throughout Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad in April. For extra particulars, go to https://tinyurl.com/7kzpzkth
Events
SRMIST Chennai has appointed Uday Umesh Lalit as its Professor Emeritus. The Department of Mechatronics at the institute hosted the International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Mechatronics 2026 together with Cranfield University and Thai Nguyen University of Technology.
KLH Aziz Nagar Campus hosted a four-day IEEE-GRSS Summer School 2026 on the theme Harnessing SAR and Machine Learning for Indian Agriculture. This was organised IEEE Student Branch KLH GRSS Chapter in collaboration with the IEEE GRSS Hyderabad Chapter, and supported by IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS). Speakers included Dr. Paul Rosen from NASA–JPL, the U.S.; Dr. Kumar Vijay Mishra from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the U.S.; Prof. Alejandro C. Frery from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Dr. R. Srinivas, Director-Outreach of NRSC–ISRO; Vijender B. Reddy from ISR), and Narayanarao B. from NIT Warangal.
Shoolini University hosted the sixth version of its LitFest which had over 50 audio system and shut to three,000 contributors. Pankaj Khullar, former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Himachal Pradesh, inaugurated the occasion.
Rochester Institute of Technology concluded Tiger Pride 2026 on the theme Spies and Missions, bringing collectively college students, counsellors, and companion colleges related to Tiger STRIPES, an experiential studying platform.
SBI Foundation’s LEAP and NIIT Foundation educated the youth aged 18–25 years for finance careers, and positioned 51 graduates in the BFSI sector.
G. Srinivas Reddy, a fourth-year engineering pupil at Mohan Babu University, constructed a QR-Code based mostly system to boost traveller security with verified car/driver data and real-time journey monitoring for faster police response, which has been deployed by the Andhra Pradesh Police (NTR district).
Ashoka Innovators for the Public and Connecting Dreams Foundation hosted the National Student Change Initiatives Festival 2026. Around 100 groups offered AI-driven options to real-world group challenges, together with improvements from small cities and marginalised teams.
VIT Bhopal University hosted the Third International Higher Education Fair 2026. Over 70 international establishments participated. Anna Rogovskaya, Deputy to the Business Ambassador of Russia to India, was the chief visitor.
Beep School of Design, Pune, hosted its first commencement ceremony for 210 college students from its Advanced Certification in UI/UX Design programme.
Aahwahan Foundation and Acuiti Labs launched Project Udaan, distributing bicycles and wellness kits to assist ladies’ schooling at Karnataka Public School, a authorities faculty in Bengaluru.
Education financing platform Kuhoo launched a report on how tier-2 and tier-3 cities are driving pupil mortgage functions, highlighting rising higher-education aspirations in smaller cities.
A staff led by researchers from Nagaland University — in collaboration with Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology; CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology; Tezpur University; Bharathiar University; University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, and Galgotias University — has developed a biodegradable biopolymer as an eco-friendly different to plastics. The findings have been revealed in the Journal of Polymer Research
JAIN Deemed-to-be University hosted FUTUREFORGE 2026, a tech conclave on the theme Designing Tomorrow’s Machines, Minds and Microchips. Speakers gave college students insights into transformative applied sciences shaping future industries.
As half of the Erasmus+ AIDEdu Project, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, hosted a world delegation comprising representatives from international establishments. The undertaking goals to create a Centre of Excellence for accessible, inclusive, and digital administration schooling in India and Nepal.
A analysis staff from IIT Gandhinagar has developed a complicated injectable hydrogel know-how that may assist medical doctors throughout minimally invasive procedures. Harshil Dave, a second-year Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering and lead researcher, was awarded the Vikram Sarabhai Young Scientist Award 2026.
GITAM Deemed-to-be University will award 786 UG college students scholarships as much as ₹30 crore, together with as much as 100% tuition, meals, and lodging protection, by means of its Pathway Scholarship Programme.
NIT Rourkela has secured a patent for an clever surveillance know-how — Unauthorised Person Detection utilizing Thermal Imaging and Gait Recognition for Intra-Building Security — developed by Prof. Samit Ari, Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, together with analysis scholar Mohammad Iman Junaid, and M. Tech graduates Narayan Prasad Sharma and Irshad Ali.
A TeamLease Edtech report discovered that, regardless of NEP 2020’s concentrate on employability, solely 16.67% of Indian larger schooling establishments obtain over 75% placements inside six months of commencement.
IIIT Delhi hosted the Viksit Bharat Yuva Connect Programme 2026 and engaged college students and younger changemakers on management and nation-building.
Team VITAKSH from VIT Bhopal launched and operated a high-altitude balloon satellite tv for pc mission, conceptualised, designed, and developed by college students.
JoVE launched an Information Literacy sequence with 3D animated movies to show college students and researchers important expertise for accountable, evidence-based scientific analysis.
IIIT Hyderabad and NITI Aayog held a roundtable and workshop on Quantum Technologies for Life Sciences, exploring quantum computing functions in healthcare, biology, and drug discovery.
Around 121 college students of the New Delhi Institute of Management have gotten job affords throughout 70 firms. Notable recruiters throughout sectors embrace Grant Thornton, Wipro, Paytm, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Swiggy, Realme, Zomato, Magicpin, BT Group, Muthoot Finance, and Bajaj Capital, amongst others.
ITM Vocational University has registered two progressive designs by its college students and college members with the Patent Office, Government of India. Metal Structural Solar Grass Cutter was designed by Rahul Chaurasiya, Nirav Thakar, Pankaj Raval, Sunil Rabari, Patel Ketul Nayan, Vidit Pratap Singh Chauhan, Dabgar Tirth Ashish, and Parmar Ashish Tirth. The 3D-Printer Assembly was designed by Mayank Dev Singh, Mayur Chavda, Apexa Purohit, Anil M. Bisen, Jai Bahadur Balmrshi, Dhrumil Shah, Naitik Patel, Deval Patel, Nirav Thakar, Jogesh Chaudhry, and Prashant Sharma.
Researchers from IIT Guwahati have developed energy-efficient bricks to maintain buildings naturally cool. A paper co-authored by Prof. Pankaj Kalita, Associate Professor; Pushpendra Singh, Post-Doctoral Fellow; and Bitupan Das and Urbashi Bordoloi from the School of Energy Science and Engineering, was revealed in the Journal of Energy Storage.
KP Human Development Foundation has launched the Urja Noor Scholarship programme, in collaboration with PP Savani University. The programme goals to assist underprivileged college students pursuing schooling in renewable power and associated fields.
DY Patil International School Worli hosted a session on Shaping the Future of Hybrid Learning, in collaboration with International Baccalaureate to discover how colleges may put together college students to suppose independently in a quickly evolving world.
Fatak Pay has initiated a Seva Sahyog Foundation Shiksha Vikas initiative to assist rural schooling by offering important books and research materials to almost 500 college students finding out in Zilla Parishad colleges throughout Shahapur. Around 100 Class 10 college students acquired units of textbooks overlaying all topics and reference guides to assist their examination prep.
Awards
Dayanand Sagar Business Academy was the winner of Regalia 2026, the nationwide inter-college fest hosted by Acharya Bangalore Business School, Bengaluru.
Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR and Sony India concluded the third version of the images competitors, Photothon 2026. The winners have been Anoop Antony, Ahmad Zaman, Lakshay Gupta, Sanskriti Tiwari, Bhanuteja Padamat, Amaresh Kumar, Meenakshi Tiwari, Yukta, Ashish Kumar Maurya, and Siddharth Sahu.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 was launched just lately. O.P. Jindal Global University was ranked 35 globally for Law and Legal Studies, 90 globally for Politics and International Studies, and between 151 and 200 globally for Management Studies. BITS Pilani’s Pharmacy and Pharmacology programme was ranked 45 globally, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering have been ranked between 151-200 globally and Chemical Engineering was ranked in the 201-250 band globally. Istituto Marangoni ranked #45 worldwide in the Art and Design class. Marwadi University, Rajkot, was in the 751-850 band for Computer Science and Information Systems. Galgotias University was positioned in the 601–650 band globally for Computer Science.
The IEEE Computer Society Student Chapter at Galgotias University gained the Best Computer Society Chapter in India Award below the management of Gaurang Pant, a third-year B.Tech pupil, at the All-India Computer Society Student and Young Professionals Congress 2025. Pant additionally gained the Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship supplied by the IEEE Computer Society.
Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune, emerged winners in the regional finals of the Bharat Nav-Nirmaan Challenge held at NICMAR University, Pune. Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Mumbai, was second and Vishwakarma College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, was third.
Partnerships
Crisil Limited and the Wadhwani School of AI and Intelligent Systems signed an MoU with IIT Kanpur to collaborate in AI and clever methods and foster industry-relevant engagements and competence.
Shri KhushalDas University, Hanumangarh, partnered with the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, New Delhi, to open a direct pathway for college students in Rajasthan to entry nationally recognised programmes in AI, Cyber Security, Data Science, Internet of Things, Computer Science, Engineering and Semiconductor Technologies, with out leaving their area.
UPES Dehradun has partnered with OpenAI to develop into an AI-first college by deploying ChatGPT Edu to boost educating, studying, analysis, and pupil expertise.
IMS Design and Innovation Academy has signed an MoU with Medusa Fashion House to launch an industry-integrated three-month diploma programme that goals to bridge the hole between educational studying and real-world {industry} expertise by enabling contributors to conceptualise, develop, and current their very own style collections on a world runway platform.
IMS Noida signed an MoU with the Indo-Icelandic Business Association to facilitate information alternate, {industry} interplay, and worldwide publicity and allow initiatives reminiscent of knowledgeable periods, workshops, joint programmes and engagement with international enterprise networks to assist college students perceive worldwide markets and rising international traits.