Education

PNB Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Punjab National Bank (PNB) has released the official notification for Apprentice Recruitment 2026. The bank will fill 5,138 apprentice posts under the Apprentices Act, 1961. The online registration process will begin on February 8, 2026 and will close on February 24, 2026. Graduates from any recognised university can apply. The apprenticeship…

CBSE CTET exam 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the admit cards for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2026. The CTET exams are scheduled to be held on February 7 and 8. With registrations crossing 2.7 million, the board is preparing for massive turnout across 132 cities, where the test…

Harvard student groups face funding delays At least 20 percent of student organisations at Harvard experienced delays in receiving funding from the Harvard Undergraduate Association (HUA) last semester, according to a report published by The Harvard Crimson. The issue, which affected clubs across campus, has led the association to revise its payout system ahead of…

Harvard University has announced the first recipients of a new grant programme for undergraduate student organisations, marking a next step in how the University is funding student programming after the closure of its diversity offices last summer.According to the Harvard Crimson, the Office of Culture and Community selected seven projects, sponsored by 18 student organisations,…

Public schools need accountability, not funding increases, as US education spending rises and results fall Public spending on US public education has increased sharply over recent years, even as student performance indicators continue to decline, according to government data cited by the The Hill. Per-pupil expenditure, staffing levels and administrative costs have all grown, while…

Harvard FAS secures $50 million in donor funds Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences has announced a $100 million fundraising drive to endow new PhD fellowships, aiming to stabilise graduate funding after sharp reductions in doctoral admissions across divisions. According to the Harvard Crimson, the initiative has already secured $50 million in matching funds from…

The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to include 28 communities in the list of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, allowing students from these groups to access reservation and other educational benefits in higher education.The decision was taken at a state cabinet meeting after accepting the recommendation of the State Backward Classes Commission.These communities were already…

SPPU result 2026: Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has released the BE Winter Session results for 2026. Students who appeared for the examinations can now check and download their results from the official website at unipune.ac.in. The results have been announced for various undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses. Students will need their seat number…

Florida lawmakers are advancing legislation that would prohibit the use of the term “West Bank” across K-12 public schools and state agencies, including public colleges and universities, and require the use of the term “Judea and Samaria” instead.The proposal would apply not only to official state government materials but also to new instructional content and…

The latest UDISE+ series tabled in the Lok Sabha records a net fall of 18,727 government schools over five academic years — from 10,32,049 in 2020–21 to 10,13,322 in 2024–25. Taken at face value, this can be read as a simple contraction. It is not. The year-wise pattern is uneven and state-driven: The big shifts…