Public lecture
Azim Premji University will host a lecture on Between Numbers and Narratives by TCA Anant, Former Chief Statistician, Government of India.
When: December 1, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Bangalore International Centre
Details at https://tinyurl.com/489csh6f
Competitions
CyberPeace, NCERT, and Google.org launched eRaksha 2025, a nationwide cyber security and digital ethics competitors themed AI for Peace and Safety, providing 5 tracks for college students, educators, and establishments. The deadline for submissions is January 20. Details at https://www.eraksha.net/
Central Depository Services (India) Limited launched its first scholar innovation problem, Reimagine Ideathon, below the Annual Reimagine Symposium, open to college students throughout disciplines, who’ve accomplished class 12 and are enrolled in an accredited Indian establishment. The deadline is December 8. Details at https://tinyurl.com/yc4urtvv
YES Securities launched season 2 of the Wize Whispers Annual Quiz. It is open to kids as much as 16 years of age throughout India and can stay dwell till December 12. Participation is free and accessible at https://thewizewhispers.in
Admissions and scholarships
Prayoga invitations purposes for Anveshana 2026, its science analysis programme for college students. Class 9 to 12 college students in addition to colleges also can apply by January 15. Details at www.prayoga.org.in/anveshana
St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, opened purposes for its January 2026 consumption for Indian college students for four-year and five- to seven-year MD programmes. Details on eligibility, programs, and scholarships at https://tinyurl.com/djxktdtr
Masai and IIT Patna’s Vishlesan I Hub Foundation have launched a four-month on-line certification programme in Applied AI and ML Essentials.
Eligibility: Anyone with a minimal qualification of class 12 or equal.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/nhtbr4bx
The University of Worcester is accepting closing purposes for its January 2026 PG consumption.
Courses: MBA, MSc International Business Management, MSc Project Management, MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management, MSc Human Resource Management, and MA Education
Scholarships: as much as £3,000
Deadline: Applications shut at the finish of the month with the deposit deadline on December 1.
Details at https://www.worc.ac.uk/
Ashoka University has opened purposes for the sixteenth cohort of the Young India Fellowship.
Eligibility: Candidates of all age-groups and nationalities, throughout tutorial, skilled, geographical and socioeconomic backgrounds, who’ve a recognised UG diploma in any self-discipline by July 2026 or earlier (is usually a final-year scholar at the time of software) can apply.
Deadline: The Round 1 software course of is open till January 19, 2026. The precedence deadline inside Round 1 is December 8.
Details at https://www.ashoka.edu.in/yif/
Whistling Woods International has introduced its entrance examination schedule for the July 2026 consumption for full-time diploma, PG, and Diploma programmes in Film, Communication, and Creative Arts, supplied in affiliation with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
Exam dates: December 12-13 and December 19-20
For particulars on programs, eligibility, and examination schedule, go to www.whistlingwoods.net
IIT Mandi’s Centre for Continuing Education has launched certificates programs for the Winter Semester Break 2025.
Courses: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Course; Statistical Data Analysis and Deep Learning 2.0, and Advanced Optical Diagnostic Techniques.
For course particulars, and to use, go to https://cce.iitmandi.ac.in/
ITM Business School will conduct its upcoming MBA iConnect Scholarship Entrance Test (iSET) on December 16.
Eligibility: Bachelor’s diploma from any UGC-recognised college and not less than 50% marks in the qualifying examination (commencement). Final-year college students also can apply.
Deadline: December 16
Details at https://www.itm.edu/mba-course/
Metropolis Healthcare Limited launched the eighth version of its annual MedEngage Scholarship Programme 2025-26.
Eligibility: Government or non-public medical faculty college students pursuing MBBS, MD/MS/DNB programs at any MCI-recognised faculty/college; college students from underprivileged households, notably these from aspirational districts recognized by NITI Ayog will probably be given precedence; domicile in a single of the 112 aspirational districts is required for college students from these areas.
Deadline: December 31
Details at https://www.med-engage.com/
Events
Maya Academy of Advanced Creativity (MAAC) not too long ago concluded the Mumbai version of MAAC Manifest 2025, its flagship discussion board. Panel discussions, keynotes, and extra have been half of the occasion.
Masters’ Union launched its audited Placement Report for the Post Graduate Programme in Technology and Business Management Cohort of 2025. Recruiters included Meta; DP World, Sirius Holdings International, Bambaii Foods, amongst others.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology participated in the fifth EU–India Education Summit 2025, organised by the Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India. The theme was Learning Without Borders – Partnerships for Education, Employability and Mobility.
TCS has launched Team SDG Universe, a free interactive platform that teaches kids aged 8 years and above about the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals by way of story-based studying missions on matters like local weather change, gender equality, and accountable consumption, ending with an SDG Ambassador certification. Details at https://tinyurl.com/5hchyj5k
Smiling Tree and Gargi College’s Chemistry Department held a nationwide convention on Integrating Green Chemistry into Academia and Industry for Sustainable Development, the place researchers, {industry} specialists, and college students mentioned progressive applied sciences and sustainable practices for future adoption.
VIBGYOR Schools wrapped up the eighth School Cinema International Film Festival (SCIFF) 2025, that includes age-grouped movie screenings (beneath 7, 7+, 10+, 13+) throughout its Mumbai and Navi Mumbai campuses to supply tales suited to every studying stage.
Panasonic Life Solutions India, marked the tenth 12 months of its Ratti Chhatr scholarship programme. In collaboration with Buddy4Study India Foundation, it awarded scholarships to 10 college students nationwide.
NIIT University hosted its seventeenth Annual Lecture themed India’s Opportunities in a Turbulent World. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, economist, was the chief visitor.
SAP is providing college students throughout India 12 months of free, renewable entry to SAP Learning Hub – scholar version, together with hands-on studying with case research and dwell programs, expert-led periods, group entry, and interactive Q and A.
TableSprint has launched Vibe Code Websites, a free Udemy course by co-founder Nagasanthosh Josyula, open to newbies, college students, and anybody with out coding expertise.
Epson has partnered with MSRIT Bengaluru and VIT Chennai to arrange Epson Robotics Labs, strengthening sensible robotics studying for engineering college students.
BML Munjal University’s School of Law hosted the third version of its Constitutional Cultures Lecture Series. Abhay S. Oka, Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, delivered the keynote tackle.
Arena Animation opened a brand new coaching centre in Vijay Nagar, Indore, inaugurated by Jateen Thakker, ZebuFX Co-founder and VFX Supervisor.
JS Institute of Design, New Delhi, hosted a Universal Design workshop led by EMA Consultants, giving college students hands-on expertise in creating bodily inclusive and digitally accessible areas.
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology hosted the inaugural Dean Students’ Conclave, uniting tutorial leaders and psychological well being specialists to deal with scholar well-being, engagement, and world readiness in increased schooling.
Galgotias College of Pharmacy hosted the second Pharmainnovate Summit 2025, a convention on From Molecule to Medicine: Drug Development, Drug Delivery and Life-Saving Therapies, presenting 400 abstracts on current advances in drug improvement and therapies.
The Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Development hosted a tour from throughout India to Murshidabad for 30 academic consultants, highlighting experiential studying and life abilities workshops.
Vedantu launched Ved, an AI-powered private mentor providing personalised content material (LearnList), doubt decision (InstaSolve), efficiency diagnostics (ScoreBooster), and lecture insights (LectureLens) for college students.Visit https://tinyurl.com/y5y8rbay for particulars.
The Indian School of Hospitality hosted the seventh Counsellors’ Retreat, attended by round 200 faculty {and professional} counsellors, that includes workshops and specialised periods.
Global Indian International School, Hadapsar, hosted composer Shekhar Ravjiani for the Leadership Lecture Series, the place college students engaged in a workshop on rhythm, voice management, and stage abilities, adopted by a Q and A and showcase.
Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology’s ISR Cell, with the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department, organised a World Heritage Week 25 Rally in Mamallapuram, the place over 200 college students promoted conservation of India’s heritage websites.
JIMS Rohini hosted the HR NexGen Summit 2025 with PHDCCI in New Delhi, specializing in how individuals, goal, and efficiency form trendy organisations.
According to Zell Education’sPlacement Outcomes Report 2025, over 570 college students have been positioned throughout over 300 organisations. Recruiters embody Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and BDO, amongst others.
Mahindra University inaugurated two analysis laboratories — the Centre for Advanced Electron Microscopy and InfraX, an built-in civil engineering laboratory ecosystem.
Hindustan International School (HIS), Karapakkam, hosted the HIS Global Conclave: Edition II, an interschool MUN themed Fostering Global Dialogue for a Better Future. Dignitaries included Rajeev Mecheri, Consul, Honorary Consulate of Ireland (South India), and C.Okay. Sreedharan, IfoS (Retd).
SAI International School, Bhubaneswar, hosted SAITED 2025, a science and expertise fest attended by over 5,000 college students, themed Infinite Possibilities, Endless Realities: Science Beyond the Omniverse, attended by Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi and ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla.
IIM Lucknow has launched 99 Moonshots, a 1999 Batch Fellowship grant to reinforce analysis productiveness amongst doctoral students. The two PhD students who’ve been beneficial for the grant embody Ayushi Singh from Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Satish Kumar from Strategic Management.
Research
A workforce of IIT Guwahati researchers developed a cyanobacteria-based technique to take away lead from water,and the findings have been revealed in Journal of Hazardous Materials. Another workforce developed a corrosion-resistant epoxy coating for metal in saline environments, and the findings have been revealed in Advanced Engineering Materials.
Nagaland University scientists together with researchers from ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, Dibrugarh University, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, and Diphu Medical College and Hospital, studied soil well being impacts of various land use in Dhansiripar, highlighting the want for sustainable land administration. The findings have been revealed in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
Okay. B. Mishra and Ankit Sharma, researchers, IIT Roorkee, have transferred a expertise titled A Novel Test Stand and Method to Measure the Burning Rate of Flammable Liquids to Swan Environmental Pvt. Ltd. It gives a brand new take a look at system and technique for accurately measuring the most burning charges of flammable liquids.
Inductions and convocations
LPU’s Centre for Distance and Online Education held induction programmes for brand spanking new distance and on-line college students for the July–August 2025 session.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education held its thirty third convocation the place 1,645 college students acquired their levels. Prof. Hany Eteiba, President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, was the chief visitor.
JK Lakshmipat University held its 13th convocation the place 295 college students acquired their levels. R. Gopalakrishnan, former Director of Tata Sons Limited, was the chief visitor.
Marwadi University held its eighth convocation the place 3,358 college students acquired their levels. Harmanpreet Kaur, Indian girls’s cricket captain, was the chief visitor.
Awards and laurels
The Indian School of Hospitality was chosen for the third consecutive 12 months as the schooling associate for the EU National Institutes for Culture’s annual cultural and delicacies initiative.
Pratham Chetan Dand from Shree M. J. C. Okay. R. Higher Secondary School, Gujarat, was declared nationwide closing champion, whereas Anish Nauso Shetye – Dr. Okay. B. Hedgewar Vidyamandir, Goa, gained the runner-up place in twenty sixth version of the TCS Rural IT Quiz.
Pamawel (Healthtech), DentAtHome (Healthtech), and Glovatrix (AssisTech) gained the WISE Tech India Pitchathon 2025 hosted by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s SPJIMR
Noida International University’s MBA programme was not too long ago accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.
Galgotias University ranked #18 amongst the Top Private Institutions in India and 49 amongst prime authorities and personal establishments in India, in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Sampada Subodh Juikar, a first-year B.Arch scholar at Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Architecture, gained second place in the Undergraduate Student Paper Competition at the fifth IEOM India International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.
A workforce of final-year MBA college students — Prasana Subramaniam T R, Yutesh P, and Muthu Kumaran R — from Bharathidasan Institute of Management, gained first place globally in the CAPSIM Capstone 2.0 Fall 2025 Challenge, whereas first-year MBA college students Vaithiyanathan S, Shrie Sannith N, and Khailaash Lakshminarasimhan claimed the prime spot in the CAPSIM Core Fall 2025 Challenge.
Greenwood High International School, Sarjapur campus’ under-17 boys’ soccer workforce gained the International Schools Sports Organisation’s National Football Tournament.
Sayudh Ray and Sukrit Gupta from Delhi Public School, Newtown, Kolkata, gained the 2025 version of Aqua Regia – The School Quiz hosted by T.I.M.E. Aayush Bharadwaj and Prathyush of Vidya Mandir, Chennai, and Parth Khatri and Kriti, Jain Bharati Mrigavati Vidyalaya, Delhi, secured the first and second runner-up positions respectively.
The Strategic Syndicates from Poornima University, Jaipur, gained first place in the ACCA Case Masters 2025 competitors — Redefining the Accountant, the nationwide case examine competitors performed by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Fusion from Loyola Academy Degree and PG College, Hyderabad, got here second adopted by The Strategists from Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune.
P. Prajwal and workforce from Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangaluru, gained the Best Paper Award for the paper titled Bridging the Clinic-to-Community Gap: A Deep Learning Approach for Accessible Medical Information in Kannada, in the first IEEE International Conference on Advances in Next-Gen Computer Science 2025 organised by Gopalan College of Engineering and Management.
Team DDUCxSRCC comprising Prateek Choudhary, Pratik Das, and Vishesh Alpuria from Shri Ram College of Commerce and Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, have been declared winners of The Dialogue – Charting India’s Future: One Debate at a Time, hosted by GDI Partners, in collaboration with Inshorts and Ganna. Team Just a Quarterfinalist from Delhi Technological University, Shri Ram College of Commerce and Campus Law Centre was the runner-up.
BrightCHAMPS was recognised as the 2025 Company of the Year in the Education class at Business Intelligence’s BIG Awards for Business.
SRM School of Public Health has been appointed to the WHO Civil Society Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance, with Professor Alex Joseph heading its participation.
MoUs and partnerships
Medhavi Foundation signed an MoU with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to ascertain Swarna Medhavi Global Skills University. Also, Medhavi Skills University and partnered with Nexus Select Trust to supply Mall Management programmes.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies partnered with Deakin University, Australia to collaborate on tutorial programmes, coaching, and analysis in artistic and utilized applied sciences.
Simandhar Education partnered with the International School of Management Excellence to combine U.S. CPA preparation into its AICTE-approved PGDM programme.
LPU has partnered with the Centre for Research in Schemes and Policies to launch real-world governance and skill-based programmes.
University of Southampton Delhi has partnered with Genpact to strengthen industry-academia collaboration and develop work-ready abilities for college students.
Mahindra University partnered with Bajaj Auto to arrange a Bajaj Engineering Skills Training Centre, offering engineering college students with industry-ready abilities in superior manufacturing and firmware improvement.
Schneider Electric and VIT launched a Centre of Excellence in Smart City and Smart Factory Technologies at VIT Vellore to advertise innovation, analysis, and talent improvement in domains crucial to India’s digital and sustainable future.
ETS partnered with Study.com to launch Official TOEFL Test Prep, providing observe questions, interactive classes, suggestions, and progress monitoring forward of the January 21 TOEFL iBT updates.
Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation partnered with Okay-KCCS India Private Limited to reinforce Japanese language schooling, internships, and profession pathways for college students concentrating on Japan.
The Indian School of Business (ISB), Dharmalife, and the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at London Business School have partnered to ascertain Dharmalife Labs at ISB’s Hyderabad campus.
VTCT Skills has partnered with Excelsoft Technologies to ship its next-generation e-Testing platform.
Career Launcher partnered with New Delhi Institute of Management to supply customised MBA entrance examination preparation for XAT, SNAP, CMAT, NMAT, and extra.
Emversity partnered with Cambridge University Press and Assessment to supply specialised English coaching for nursing college students by way of the Cambridge English for Healthcare Professionals programme.
Wipro partnered with IISc and the Foundation for Science Innovation and Development to advance analysis and innovation in frontier applied sciences, together with agentic AI, embodied AI, and quantum AI.