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• Karnataka: Govt schools in Belthangady to turn into smart classrooms

  Under this project, schools have already been selected, including eight aided schools in the taluk. Mahabala Kulal from the community development section of Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project, who is coordinating the project, said that the process of selecting schools started five months ago.

  

• Jharkhand: Notice to govt school teachers in Koderma

  The visit was aimed to review the functioning of the school, particularly under the ongoing 'Project Rail' initiative. The DC came across several shortcomings following which he directed for show cause notices to the concerned teachers.

  

• Merger plan dropped after protest, 10 Noida schools reopen

  TOI had previously reported that over 1,200 students were left without easy access to education as schools were merged with upper primary institutions located more than 1km away.

  

• Collegs, univs asked to implement Shaktishree initiative by selecting coordinator

  Higher education director Kaliprasanna Mahapatra wrote to the registrars of all state public universities and the principals of all govt and non-govt aided colleges to immediately nominate the woman faculty member who will be responsible for guiding, mentoring, and coordinating the efforts of the ‘Shaktishree Empowerment Cell' and liaising with the relevant authorities.

  

• DU notifies 8 am-8 pm college hours; faculty call it 'anti-teacher, anti-student'

  The July 31 directive said the decision was taken after deliberations in the Executive Council meeting on July 12. The order comes ahead of the session, which for the first time includes students entering the fourth year under the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP).

  

• Establish a world-class Sanskrit University within a set timeframe: Maharashtra CM tells admin

  RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, Minister of Higher and Technical Education Chandrakant Patil, Minister of State for Finance Ashish Jaiswal, Vice Chancellor Hareram Tripathi, and Founder Vice Chancellor Pankaj Chande were present on the occasion.

  

• Teacher sentenced to life term for raping teenage student in UP's Deoria

  Special Judge (POCSO) Virendra Singh, in his ruling, also fined the convict Dhananjay Verma alias Dhanu Rs 20,000. Special Public Prosecutor Sachchidanand Rai said a teenager from the Laar town used to go for tuition at the house of Dhananjay Verma, a resident of Salahabad Salempur.

  

• Odisha Police arrests another teacher in OTET question paper leak case

  According to Odisha Police's crime branch, Khamari was allegedly involved in the leak of question papers for the Special OTET-2025 examination, scheduled to be held on July 20 by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) headquartered in Cuttack.

  

• Indian teens excel at Global Linguistics Olympiad with gold, bronze & rare feat

  The team comprised 15-year-old Vaageesan Surendran from Chennai, 12-year-old Advay Misra from New Delhi, 18-year-old Nandagovind Anurag from Bengaluru, and 15-year-old Siriparupu Bhuvan from Hyderabad. They also received two individual honourable mentions and one for the entire team.

  

• IIT Ropar's 'Pookie professor' celebrates graduates with Gen Z vibes on convocation day

  It all began with a student pulling out black sunglasses as he strode onto the stage to receive his degree. Prof Ahuja agreed to wear the sunglasses, and instead of being flustered, posed for the shutterbugs.

  

• 3 Indian education tools shortlisted for inaugural Global Edtech Prize

  Pragati from Room to Read India Trust, Gurukul from Avanti Fellows and LEAD Learning System from LEAD Group were named Top 10 finalists this week. The prize is created to spotlight trailblazing solutions that are driving change and grappling with the most crucial challenges in classrooms around the world.

  

• Kuwait launches youth academy to train young citizens in AI and space sciences

  Announced by the Public Authority for Youth, the academy is part of a strategic partnership with the Kuwait Space Company and aims to prepare young Kuwaitis for emerging roles in the global tech-driven economy.

  

• CBSE conducts surprise inspection at 15 schools to check dummy enrolments

  The CBSE has conducted a series of surprise inspections in 15 schools across Delhi, Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. There were 15 teams, consisting of an officer of the Board and a principal of a school affiliated with the Board, deployed for conducting the inspections.

  

• CBSE amends affiliation norms: Sections to be permitted based on school's built up area

  The board has also decided that schools shall be allowed an equal number of sections at the secondary level and at the senior secondary level.

  

• Academics warn Columbia University deal sets dangerous precedent

  Academics from Columbia and beyond have expressed concerns that the deal -- which makes broad-ranging concessions and increases government oversight -- will become the blueprint for how Trump brings other universities to heel.

  

• Finnish students to return to mobile-free classrooms

  The Nordic country, long known for its high-quality education, has seen its rating fall in an OECD ranking that measures the competence of 15-year-olds in mathematics, literacy and natural sciences.

  

• SP leader, others booked for using students in protest over UP school merger move

  District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar said 40 students of the primary school in Sikandra village under Aurai block were shifted to a vacant Anganwadi centre in nearby Pilkhani village -- around 800 metres away -- with the consent of their parents.

  

• Class XII boy dies by suicide in Trichy govt model school

  Police identified the deceased as B Yuvaraj, 17, from Vellore district. His body was found by the fellow students and hostel staff on Thursday morning.

  

• School tank found contaminated with herbicide; 4 students fall ill

  One of the two tanks of the school had a high concentration of herbicide and the students noticed unusual odours while washing hands. They alerted their teachers, leading to an investigation.

  

• Bokaro college lacks amenities, DC orders audit

  Jha visited the institute, interacted with the students and found out that the hostels had unhygienic living conditions. The toilets were found damaged and there was an acute crisis of drinking water.