India research funding shock: 76% say industry rarely supports R&D, reveals NITI Aayog-backed EoDR survey reportIndia's research landscape faces significant hurdles, a NITI Aayog survey reveals. Researchers grapple with lengthy proposal approvals, sca...
26 May, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
India-UK healthcare scholarships open for 2026-27 intakeThe Hinduja Foundation has launched its latest round of scholarships for Indian students at King's College London, focusing on healthcare a...
25 May, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
As India's R&D faces funding & talent crunch, Niti panel suggests 50+ fixesIndia's research and development spending lags behind global leaders. A Niti Aayog report highlights funding issues and bureaucratic delays...
21 May, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
From ‘Bangla pride’ to backlash: How jobs, corruption and identity politics failed Mamata Banerjee in BengalThe Trinamool Congress focused on Bengali identity, but voters prioritized economic issues. Unemployment and corruption overshadowed cultur...
05 May, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Who are R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya, new NITI Aayog members?The Centre has appointed R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog, taking the total number of such members to s...
02 May, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
The monk who became a nuclear physicist: This Swami spent a decade in the Himalayas, then went to Europe and the US to study physicsAndhra University celebrates its centenary. The life of Swami Jnanananda is being remembered. He renounced ordinary life for spiritual purs...
28 Apr, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Japan’s LOTUS 2026 programme: Who can apply and how 1,000 Indian scholars can benefitJapan has opened applications for the LOTUS Programme 2026, offering 1,000 research positions to Indian Master’s, PhD scholars and research...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
99 Moonshots: IIM Lucknow 1999-batch alumni launch fellowship to advance doctoral researchThe Indian Institute of Management Lucknow has introduced “99 Moonshots”, a new fellowship funded by its post-graduate class of 1999 to sup...
26 Nov, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
'We believe Congress govt will reinvestigate': Rohith Vemula's family, petitions Telangana CM Revanth ReddyTelangana police closure report on Rohith Vemula's death led to family's plea for reinvestigation. CM assured fair enquiry. Other students'...
04 May, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
BITS Pilani to launch School of Interdisciplinary Research & EntrepreneurshipBITS Pilani, one of India's leading educational institutions, is set to launch a new online platform called the School of Interdisciplinary...
11 Jan, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
Centre asks AIIMS-Delhi to limit duration of PhD scholars, scientists working on research projects to six yearsThe Indian Union Health Ministry has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to limit PhD scholars and scientists’ eng...
31 Jul, 2023, 01.10 PM IST
DU approves new rules for PhD courses; scholars need to publish at least 2 papers in 'credible' journalsThe university will also admit students into the PhD programmes through the Common University Entrance Test (PhD) conducted by the National...
13 Jun, 2023, 09.07 PM IST
JNU to open for third-year PhD scholars from Thursday, final-year MSc, MBA students from September 27Jawaharlal Nehru University campus had reopened on September 6 for those Ph.D research scholars who have to submit their thesis by the end ...
22 Sep, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
JNU allows final-year PhD scholars to return to campusWhile the "9B students" (day-scholars), who have to submit their theses on or before June 30, are allowed to enter the campus from Monday, ...
14 Feb, 2021, 02.07 PM IST
Delhi University permits Skype viva for PhD students, plagiarism check mustThe varsity has also made it mandatory that the thesis submitted by the PhD scholars pass a "plagiarism check" and procured specialised sof...
02 Aug, 2015, 11.20 AM IST
Parliamentary Panel raises questions about quality of Ph.D holders in IndiaDrawing attention to the quality aspect of Ph.D holders, the committee said they were rolling out of Indian universities like dime a dozen.
03 May, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
At IITs, engineers walk away with higher pay cheques than senior PhDsIt's the stubborn irony that marks the end of campus life: graduating 21-year-old engineers walk away with higher pay cheques than their se...
12 Dec, 2012, 03.14 PM IST