Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced an extension for the registration deadline of its December 2025 Term-End Examinations (TEE), giving students an additional window to submit their applications. Originally set for October 6, 2025, candidates can now apply without late fees until October 20, 2025 through the official portal ignou.samarth.edu.in. The December TEE…
Why Do American Students Underperform Compared to Their International Peers? American children don’t trail because they are less capable, it is because they are held back by systems and circumstances that other countries manage better. At first glance it is tempting to treat international test gaps as a fixed measure of innate ability but the…
How Uttarakhand Minority Education Bill plans to mainstream Madrasas under the state board The Uttarakhand Minority Education Bill, 2025 is being hailed as a historic step in mainstreaming minority education in India. Approved by the Governor of Uttarakhand, the legislation mandates that all madrasas and minority schools dissolve the existing Madrasa Board and affiliate with…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for their groundbreaking contributions to macroscopic quantum phenomena in superconducting circuits. Their experiments have made it possible to observe quantum mechanical effects such as tunnelling and energy quantisation in systems…
Karnataka extends Dasara holidays for government and aided schools to October 18 The Karnataka government has extended Dasara holidays for government and aided schools until October 18 to allow teachers to focus on the ongoing Social and Educational Survey, officials said.“Coverage in Bengaluru is low at just 36%. There are 6,700 teachers engaged in survey…
Since early 2024, Canada’s international education landscape has been shifting at a pace few could anticipate. Policy announcements, reversals, and reinterpretations have created an environment where yesterday’s facts are already outdated. For students, institutions, and communities alike, the rules of engagement are being rewritten in real time. The latest figures reveal a sharp contraction in…
3 Strategies to Close the Achievement Gap in American Education: Insights from Harvard Research (Image: Pexels) The persistent achievement gap in American education is often attributed to factors like socioeconomic status, race and innate ability. However, recent research from Harvard University suggests that the gap is not an inevitable outcome but rather a consequence of…
UGC approves 101 universities for online and distance learning in academic session 2025-26 The University Grants Commission (UGC) has officially recognized 101 universities and 20 Category-1 institutions to offer Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes for the academic year 2025-26, with the session beginning in July-August 2025. In addition, 113 universities have been approved to…
The Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (MAHA TET) 2025 registration deadline has been officially extended to October 9, 2025, offering aspiring teachers additional time to apply for the state-level examination. Conducted by the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE), Pune, the MAHA TET is a mandatory qualification for candidates seeking teaching positions in primary (Classes 1–5)…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is expected to announce the Chartered Accountancy (CA) September 2025 examination results in the first week of November, according to updates from members of the chartered accountancy community. Although the institute has not yet confirmed an official date, reports suggest that the CA results may be declared…
