Accenture Strategy makes 123 offers as management consulting dominates IIM Bangalore summer placements BENGALURU: Management consulting emerged as the most preferred domain, accounting for more than 50% of the offers during the summer placement season at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B).In a departure from its usual practice, IIM-B also announced the stipend figures…
Massachusetts teacher Desirée Garcia wins 2027 Teacher of the Year for promoting bilingual education. (Photo: FB) For some children, starting school also means learning to navigate a language different from the one spoken at home. At German Gerena Community School in Springfield, Massachusetts, kindergarten teacher Desirée Garcia is helping young learners develop academic skills in…
RV University students win HackFest 2026 with technology to track and reduce carbon footprints BENGALURU: Medha Umesh and Sai Yasasvi Kancharla, second-year B.Tech (Honours) students from RV University, secured first place in the GreenTech & Impact track at HackFest 2026, a 24-hour national-level hackathon held on October 28 and 29 at Sai Vidya Institute of…
Karnataka to introduce single recruitment exam for FDA, SDA and equivalent posts across 33 departments BENGALURU: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has decided to conduct a common examination for recruitment to various posts, including First Division Assistant (FDA), Second Division Assistant (SDA) and other equivalent positions across departments requiring similar educational qualifications.Until now, this facility…
AICTE introduces four schemes for infrastructure development and capacity building in technical education NEW DELHI: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has introduced four schemes under its Infrastructure Development and Capacity Building (IDC) initiatives for the academic year 2026-27. The schemes will provide financial assistance to eligible institutions for infrastructure development, practical learning,…
HP High Court Result 2026 expected soon after final answer key release; check updates for 388 posts The High Court of Himachal Pradesh is expected to announce the results for the recruitment of Court Manager, Stenographer Grade-III and Driver posts soon. The development comes after the High Court released the final answer keys for the…
DYPIU Pune hosts national biotechnology symposium; experts discuss healthcare, agriculture and pandemic preparedness PUNE: The School of Biosciences and Bioengineering (SoBB) at D. Y. Patil International University (DYPIU), Akurdi, Pune, organised the 3rd National Symposium on ‘Recent Advances in Biotechnology: Innovations, Applications and Future Perspectives’ at Shantai Auditorium on October 14, 2026. The symposium brought…
New KVS app to help parents monitor children’s attendance and academic performance; verification deadline announced PRAYAGRAJ: Parents of students enrolled in more than 1,200 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across the country will soon be able to keep a closer watch on their children’s school life without waiting for parent-teacher meetings (PTMs) or depending on messages from…
Rouble Nagi wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize 2026; turns abandoned walls into classrooms for children An abandoned wall in a neighbourhood rarely attracts much attention. But for Indian artist and educator Rouble Nagi, it can become a classroom, a learning resource and a starting point for a child’s education. Over the past two decades,…
Students continue their indefinite sit-in outside the SRFTI Vice-Chancellor’s office, demanding accountability for alleged campus violence, better security arrangements and action against those responsible. Amid an escalating standoff between the administration and students of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), the institute’s Registrar, Deepak Kumar, has said that concerns raised by parents of…
