Sonia Gandhi reveals her rare exchanges with Modi, and what sets them apartSonia Gandhi reveals she has limited personal contact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during official gatherings. She notes that their in...
He was inconsolable after his IIT results in 2005; 21 years later, Bombay Shaving Company founder meets the teacher who told him 'do your best and forget the rest'Bombay Shaving Company founder Shantanu Deshpande recently reunited with his former mathematics teacher, JJ Sir, after 21 years. Recalling ...
UPSC Success Stories: He cracked AIIMS at 16, cleared UPSC at 22, and left IAS at 24 to build a nearly ₹2,000 crore startupAt just 16, Roman Saini achieved a remarkable feat by clearing the AIIMS entrance examination, and later, he conquered the UPSC Civil Servi...
IIT graduate’s father was a sweet seller in Lucknow; he got 48% in class 5, later went on to get top grades in IIT, today earns more than Rs 2 crore per year as AI engineer: ‘I earn in a month…’Tejash Vaish was once part of a humble family in Lucknow, where his father made a living by selling sweets. Although he faced academic chal...
NEET-UG 2027 may retain pen-and-paper option as southern states push back against exam overhaulCentre's proposed examination reforms have encountered resistance from southern states, particularly Tamil Nadu and Kerala, potentially del...
Free NEET, JEE coaching for 200 students in Maharashtra's Nanded amid droughtThe Nanded district administration in Maharashtra will provide free coaching for NEET, JEE and CET entrance examinations to 200 meritorious...
Kota: JEE aspirant found hanging in PG room; another student's death triggers allegations of negligenceTwo separate incidents involving student deaths in Kota have raised significant concerns about health and safety. A 16-year-old student fro...
Market crash after retirement? Four retirees share lessons on how to prepare in advanceFour retirees tell us how they planned for a market fall long before it came. What these four individuals did smartly was not adjust their ...
NEET candidate above 70, panel seeks age cap, attempt limitsA parliamentary panel has put forth innovative proposals aimed at reforming NEET, JEE (Main), and CUET to enhance examination efficiency an...
JEE-Advanced 2026: Comp Science first choice among top 500; IIT Bombay gets max top rankersIn 2026, the IIT JEE-Advanced results showed Computer Science Engineering remained the top choice among candidates. IIT Bombay attracted th...
From 'lower middle class' Tamil family, he missed IIT Madras CSE by just 0.01, was rejected by MIT. Today, he is the CEO of a $20 billion AI startupPerplexity cofounder and CEO Aravind Srinivas turned academic setbacks into a remarkable AI career. After missing IIT Madras Computer Scien...
He missed IITs after 3 JEE attempts and BITS Pilani by 0.5%: 30 years later, man shares a lessonGaurav Kheterpal’s journey from missing the IITs after three JEE attempts and BITS Pilani by less than 0.5% to receiving its Startup Excell...
IITian who secured AIR 1 in JEE, left India to study at University of California in 2004. 10 years later, one Shah Rukh Khan flop film inspired him to return to India. Today, he is an expert on mosquito brainHe was once the very epitome of the Indian success story. Meet Professor Nitin Gupta, who once left India to pursue a PhD in bioinformatics...
ISRO scientist used to wake up at 5 am to memorise Vedas: Meet Kerala’s Govind Krishnan, who left regular school after Class 4, studied at a gurukula, cracked JEE Advanced & joined IISTGovind Krishnan from Kerala left conventional school at 10 to study the Vedas at a gurukula in Thrissur. He later returned to regular schoo...
NEET-UG may go online as Centre works on national exam-grade CBT infrastructureThe Ministry of Education is developing a strategy for transitioning NEET-UG to computer-based testing. This includes addressing challenges...
Farmer’s son from a remote Madhya Pradesh village cracked IIT Bombay, earned a dual degree, now has Rs 10,000 crore net worth and runs Bengaluru-based GrowwLalit Keshre, co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based Groww, was raised in a farming family in Lepa, Madhya Pradesh and studied in the only E...
Mumbai student who studied on terrace & used neighbour’s Wi-Fi cracks JEE Advanced, gets IIT Delhi seatAbhishek Sujit Sharma, a student from Mumbai’s Harad Chawl, secured admission to IIT Delhi after scoring 199 marks in JEE Advanced and an A...