IIT Bombay extends UCEED registration deadline: Check last date and direct link to apply here

UCEED registration 2025: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has extended the registration deadline for the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED) 2026. The new schedule offers candidates a longer window to apply, following an unprecedented surge in registrations this season. The official notification released on October 31 confirmed that candidates now have…

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These two Indian-Americans surpassed Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest self-made billionaire: They are college dropouts

Who are the two Indian-American college dropouts behind Mercor’s $10B AI success. (Photo: LinkedIn @suryamidha Three 22-year-old entrepreneurs have made history by becoming the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s long-standing record. The trio founded Mercor, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence recruitment startup, which recently reached a $10 billion valuation following a $350 million…

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Rotting roots of learning: Teacher absenteeism in UP’s schools betrays the promise of education

Teachers, the backbone of the education system, shoulder immense responsibility in shaping young minds. But when they fail to show up, an entire generation’s learning comes to a standstill. Uttar Pradesh’s government schools, once envisioned as sanctuaries of knowledge for the poor, are now decaying into hollow spaces where registers are filled but classrooms stand…

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2025 layoffs aren’t your regular cost-saving job cuts: Why reskilling alone can’t be your saviour

2025 Layoffs Show Why AI Workflow Skills Trump Simple Reskilling. (Getty Images) The world’s biggest employers are back to cutting costs—and the deepest cuts came in September–October 2025. In tech alone, the global tracker Layoffs.fyi shows 112,732 people laid off across 218 companies in 2025. The names behind those cuts are the same companies students…

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UP govt must address teacher absenteeism, Allahabad HC emphasises EWS students’ constitutional right to education

Allahabad HC directs UP govt to monitor teacher attendance for EWS students through IT solutions PRAYAGRAJ: The state government must come out with a “solid” solution to ensure teachers come to the schools in villages, where mostly the poor study, the Allahabad High Court has said.The court also directed the state to apprise it of…

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NTA SWAYAM July 2025 registration closes today, apply now at swayam.nta.ac.in before 11:50 pm

NTA SWAYAM July 2025 registration closes today NTA SWAYAM July 2025 registration: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will close the registration process for the SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) July 2025 semester examination today, November 2, 2025. Candidates who have not yet completed their registration are advised to apply online…

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