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Samagra Shiksha halt leaves thousands jobless, education work hit in the state

India, April 4 -- Thousands of employees working under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme have been left without jobs after the programme came to a sudden halt, bringing several key education activities acros... Read More


IIT Bombay founds TRYST to turn lab research into industry-ready products

India, April 4 -- In a major step towards turning research into real-world solutions, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has set up a first-of-its-kind company called Translational Research Y... Read More


IIT-B's TRYST to take lab innovations to the market

Mumbai, April 4 -- In a major step towards turning research into real-world solutions, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has set up a first-of-its-kind company called Translational Research ... Read More


3.8k left jobless after edu scheme ends abruptly

Mumbai, April 4 -- Thousands of employees working under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme have been left without jobs after the programme came to a sudden halt, bringing several key education activities acro... Read More


Parents anxious over distant centres for scholarship exams

MUMBAI, April 3 -- School principals and parents are apprehensive over state scholarship exam centres being allocated at a distance from schools this year. This will impact students of classes 4 and 7... Read More


Parents irked as BMC shifts 'damaged' school in Worli

MUMBAI, April 2 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will shift around 600 students from Classes 6 to 10 of the Worli Seaface School to a Mumbai Public School near Sasmira, located a kilome... Read More


RTE applications fall amid rule tweak

MUMBAI, April 2 -- Mumbai has recorded a significant drop in applications under the Right to Education (RTE) Act this year, despite an increase in seats. The city received only 10,397 applications for... Read More


State to probe 'illegal' teacher hires bypassing Pavitra portal since 2017

India, April 1 -- The state government has ordered a comprehensive inquiry into teacher appointments made outside the mandatory Pavitra Portal since June 22, 2017, following directions from the Bombay... Read More


State to probe 'illegal' teacher hires bypassing Pavitra portal

MUMBAI, April 1 -- The state government has ordered a comprehensive inquiry into teacher appointments made outside the mandatory Pavitra Portal since June 22, 2017, following directions from the Bomba... Read More


Tushar Gandhi denied entry to MU campus

India, March 31 -- A month after filmmaker Anand Patwardhan was stopped from entering the campus, the University of Mumbai has again drawn criticism after denying entry to Tushar Gandhi, the great-gra... Read More