Education, Training & Skill Development

AM/NS India and governments sign agreement for INR 200 crore ITI upgrade project

AM/NS India and the central and Andhra Pradesh governments say they have signed an agreement to upgrade four ITIs in the Visakhapatnam cluster. The approved project investment is INR 200 crore; individual funding contributions remain undisclosed.

ShikshaNext selects 11 EdTech and AI solutions for scaling and evaluation

ShikshaNext has selected five solutions for ScaleX and six for its accelerator, serving children aged four to ten. The selection advances an existing INR 170 crore initiative, although funding by solution and government adoption commitments remain undisclosed.

Raptee.HV puts INR 50 lakh into an EV lab at Rajalakshmi Engineering College

Raptee.HV has put INR 50 lakh into a 3,000 sq ft electric mobility lab at Rajalakshmi Engineering College in Chennai. Neither party disclosed annual intake or the term of the agreement.

Creating Classrooms Where Every Child Belongs - Book Launch

Revathi Srinivasan, director education and principal, Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School publishes her book, Creating Classrooms Where Every Child Belongs with Raymond Group chairman and managing director Gautam Hari Singhania at the launch

Student teams share INR 2.25 lakh at the SSVM Transforming India Conclave

Three teams from SSVM and associated schools won prizes totalling INR 2.25 lakh at the Studentpreneur Awards on the 3rd day of the Transforming India Conclave in Coimbatore.

Abhinav Bindra and Gaganyaan astronaut-designate address students at SSVM conclave in Coimbatore

The Olympic shooter, the Gaganyaan astronaut-designate and cricketer Ruturaj Gaikwad addressed students on day two of the fifth edition of the conclave in Coimbatore.

Apple features Galgotias University student apps

Four student-built apps drew an Apple showcase, and the university's Swift Student Challenge wins nearly doubled to 18. What Apple puts into the programme has not been disclosed.

Mahindra University to set up India's second HackerFab for semiconductor students

Students will build their own photolithography and sputtering equipment at India's second HackerFab, following IIT Bombay's. The university did not disclose the cost, or when its planned cleanroom will be ready.

Microsoft to set up AI labs at five MAHE campuses

Manipal Academy of Higher Education will host Microsoft AI labs at five constituent institutions, including two TAPMI campuses and Manipal Law School. Neither partner disclosed what the arrangement is worth or how long it runs.

QA and Level-1 support roles most at risk from AI based on FICCI–KPMG skills report

A FICCI–KPMG report at the FICCI Global Skills Summit cites NITI Aayog in flagging displacement risk for QA engineers and Level-1 support agents by 2031, against up to 40 lakh AI-augmented jobs — if large-scale reskilling begins now.

UNESCO-linked sustainability coalition will open its first South Asia office at Gujarat's GIFT City

GIFT City is set to host the first South Asia base of a UNESCO-linked sustainability coalition, brought in by the non-profit TryfactaEDU Global Foundation: fresh evidence that Gujarat's finance hub is reaching past banking.

KRUU: The New Education

As NEP 2020 and CBSE's competency-based reforms push Indian schooling from rote toward application, KRUU makes its case for AI, projects and practical, application-led learning.

Landmark placement

Marwadi University has achieved an exceptional placement season for the 2025–26 batch, securing 1000 job offers across diverse sectors. The university witnessed participation from 500 companies, including 212 multinational corporations (MNCs), which reflected both scale and quality.Top recruiters such as Tata Consultancy Services, Deloitte, Adani Group, Axis Bank,

SIAM hosts Annual Principals’ Meet 2026

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in association with Delhi Traffic Police, Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd., and Hindustan Times, organised the Annual Principals’ Meet 2026 for school principals in Delhi under the theme 'Bridging the Gap: Connecting Road Awareness with Education'. The initiative aims to strengthen

JSW MG Motor India collaborates with DPIIT

JSW MG Motor India announced the launch of Season 6.0 of the MG Developer Program & Grant (MGDP) in collaboration with DPIIT, reaffirming its commitment to accelerating innovation and strengthening India’s start-up ecosystem. Building on the successes of the previous seasons, the sixth edition of MGDP is

Honeywell and IIT Bombay Establish Centre of Excellence

Honeywell (NASDAQ:HON) announced an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) to establish a new Centre of Excellence at the Institute’s Powai campus that will help skill more than 100,000 students by 2030 in sustainability-related fields. The IIT Bombay - Honeywell Centre of Excellence

Coromandel International to setup Corporate Research Centre at IIT Madras Research Park

Coromandel International Limited, one of India’s leading agri-solutions providers, has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) for the establishment of a Corporate Research Centre at the IITM Research Park. The announcement was made during the inauguration of the IITM Global Research