Admissions and scholarships
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, the U.K., invites applications for its M.Sc. in Advanced Mathematical Modelling starting this September.
Eligibility: Minimum second-class (2:2) honours degree or overseas equivalent in Maths, Computer Science, or related discipline with a strong mathematical component. Overall IELTS score of 6.0 with no component below 5.5.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/5n8nhvem
A webinar on the programme will be held on May 15. Details at https://tinyurl.com/24396hvc
The University of Manchester, the U.K., invites applications for its M.A. in Social Anthropology.
Eligibility: First- or upper-second Bachelor’s degree or overseas equivalent in any discipline. Overall IELTS Academic score of 7, with 7 in writing and no other component below 6.5 or equivalents.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/6rmcbusx
JAIN Online invites applications for its two-year online MBA programme in Digital Marketing and E-Commerce.
Eligibility: Minimum 50% or equivalent in UG programme in any stream from a recognised institution.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/5n7ymk6m
World University of Design (WUD), Sonipat, has opened admissions for its UG and PG programmes: B.Tech Computer Science and Design; B.A. Performing Arts (Theatre); M.A. Performing Arts (Theatre); and M.Des in Game Design and Development. It has also introduced two new majors – Entrepreneurship and Data Analytics – for its BBA and MBA programmes.
Eligibility: For UG programmes, minimum 50% in Class 12. B.Tech programmes require IIT-JEE scores and B.Des and M.Des courses need UCEED, NID or NIFT scores. Aptitude test and interview will be part of the process.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/4ykaea3w
ITM Institute of Hotel Management has announced a Scholarship Programme for 2025. Scholarship amount will be decided based on performance in the scholarship exam.
Deadline: April 19
Details at https://tinyurl.com/4xjpmsd8
Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, the U.K., will offer 20 MBA Scholarships for September 2025 in the following subjects: Accounting and Finance, Business, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism, Human Resource Management, Management, Management Science, and Marketing.
Eligibility: Self-funded, fee-paying applicants who hold an offer to study a full-time course in 2025-26.
Deadline: July 31
Details at https://tinyurl.com/yrhun2pa
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has launched Advancery, an innovative platform designed to guide candidates through their business education journey by offering a personalised approach that connects career ambitions, programme selection, and application strategy. This includes verified programme data from business schools, analysis of online discussions on programme types and formats, personalised skill assessment, comparison of programmes based on various parameters and streamlined application management. Details at https://advancery.gmac.com/
Newton School of Technology will hold the Coding Newton Scholastic Aptitude Test, a UG entrance exam centred on coding aptitude, learnability and fundamental programming skills, for those who passed Class 12 in 2024 and 2024. Details at https://tinyurl.com/4272tj9b
Robotics camp
The Boxing Bots Academy is hosting a two-month gamified robotics summer camp from April 14 for students in the 11+ age group. Details at https://theboxingbots.com/
Careers with ACCA seminar
FinTram Global is hosting a seminar on Global Opportunities with ACCA for finance and accounting aspirants on April 13 at Radisson Blu – Sector 13, Dwarka, Delhi. Details at https://tinyurl.com/52sez6s7
International Quant Championship
WorldQuant has kicked off the fifth International Quant Championship, a global, three-stage, team-based quantitative finance competition. Participants use Maths, Quantitative Finance and technology to built and test models that predict the movements of financial markets. Deadline to register is May 14. More details at https://tinyurl.com/26d768hn
Uni Extended Stay
University Living has partnered with FlashAid to launch Uni Extended Stay, a financial safety net to support international students in the U.K. during their transition from university to employment.
Eligibility: Minimum 70% in academics and proof of active job-seeking efforts.
More information at https://tinyurl.com/37sm5muv
Events
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham hosted the Amrita Innovation and Research Awards ceremony as part of the five-day Amrita Research and Innovation Symposium for Excellence. V. Narayanan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space, spoke at the event.
JS Institute of Design, in collaboration with École Intuit Lab, hosted an art workshop titled I Am Not Human: Exploring Humanity in the Age of AI featuring Dutch artist Dadara. Students examined the evolving relationship between technology, AI, and human creativity.
Prof. Priyanshu Gupta, Assistant Professor at IIM Lucknow; Prof. Devi Vijay, Professor at IIM Calcutta, and Prof. Vivek G Nair, Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi published an essay on how management academia’s obsession with rankings contributed to imperialistic aspects of capitalism in the journal Management Learning. The essay is part of a larger research project examining the impact of rankings in higher education.
As part of its 25th year anniversary, Medicaps University organised the Medicaps Cyclothon , in collaboration with the Indore Municipal Corporation. Around 200 people participated.
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, the U.K., has appointed Prof. Stephen McArthur as its new Principal and Vice-Chancellor. He is currently Associate Principal and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the university.
Rabindranath Tagore University hosted Shodh Shikhar Vigyan Parv 2025, an international research and innovation conference on the theme Viksit Bharat-Naya Bharat. The even had over 1500 delegates and 300 research papers and 75 projects were presented.
Delhi College of Arts and Commerce partnered with Svayam to conduct an accessibility-focused awareness drive during its annual festival Panghat and conducted competitions such as poster making, theatre, photography, and more.
The Indian Public School hosted the sixth edition of the South Indian Model United Nations in Coimbatore on the theme Navigating a Changing World. Over 1,100 delegates from more than 35 schools across India participated.
The Association of Indian Universities (AIU), in collaboration with Centurion University, inaugurated the AIU National Women Student Parliament. Over 30 universities and more than 200 female student leaders participated.
Drishti IAS has updated its Drishti Learning App with a suite of AI-powered tools designed to aid UPSC aspirants with AI-powered summaries, quizzes, and real-time Q&A features for IAS Foundation Courses in Hindi and English. Available on Android and iOS.
Mahindra University hosted a symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Apart from displays, the event also had talks by Prof. K.P. Rao, archaeologist and honorary professor, University of Hyderabad; Prof. Suchandra Ghosh, Head of the Department of History, University of Hyderabad; and Dr Radhika Mamidi, Associate Professor, IIIT Hyderabad, among others.
Smiling Tree collaborated with Ramjas College, University of Delhi, for its first International Conference on Global Perspectives of Medicinal Plants: From Traditional Systems of Medicine to Nanomedicine. Academicians, researchers, and policymakers discussed the evolving role of medicinal plants in modern healthcare.
Five student-founded startups from Master’s Union — Project Clay, HiveSchool, MemoTag, Nexera Health, and Bullspree — were featured on Shark Tank India.
Manav Rachna University hosted a ceremony to distribute certificates to those who completed the Divyang Shakti: Training of Trainers in Sports for Special Kids programme. Dignitaries included Neha Chaudhary, General Manager, Sports, Physical Education, Fitness, and Leisure Skills Council (SPEFL-SC); Manoj Kumar, Senior Manager, SPEFL-SC; and Tapti Bhattacharya from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
The International Education Group at Cambridge University Press and Assessment hosted its second annual South Asia Cambridge Schools Conference bringing together 400 educators, school and thought leaders from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives.
Rostrum Education hosted a seminar by Gwyn Day, a Mensa member, in which over 500 students learned expert-led strategies and real-world insights to tackle the university admissions process.
Eighteen teams of students from classes 4 to 9 represented Orchids The International School’s Delhi, Gurugram and Haryana campuses at the Techradiance Robotics Championship. They participated in Soccer and Line Follower competitions, held at IIT Delhi.
Class 11 IBDP students from Greenwood High International School, Sarjapur, Bengaluru, organised a week-long food donation campaign as part of their Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) programme to support the Ruva Foundation.
ALLEN Online launched a LIVE NEET package for students preparing for the entrance exam in 2026. Available on allen.in
The Millennium School has launched AI Innovation Labs in Amritsar, Patiala, and Bathinda. Developed in collaboration with E-DAC Learning System, the labs offer immersive, hands-on learning environments with AI workstations, robotics kits, and IoT-enabled devices.
DigiNerve has launched DigiTwo, designed specifically for Prof 2 MBBS students. It features over 320 topics supported by video lectures and printed notes and a question bank with over 2,000 practice questions.
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, launched a Design and Make Studio, developed in partnership with Autodesk to provide students with direct access to design and make technology and act as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) hosted a two-day exposure visit for school principals from affiliated schools at UPES. It covered areas such as digital transformation in education, emerging career pathways, industry-integrated curricula, and experiential learning approaches.
The 2025 IC3 Regional Forum in Delhi on the theme Counselling as a Culture hosted discussions on the need to integrate career counselling into the daily educational experience.
Sharda University hosted the Transformational Teacher Award Ceremony and honoured 100 educators nationwide for their contributions to education. Dignitaries included J.K. Yadav, Director, CBSE.
Anant National University hosted a TEDx event titled Solutionaries, which celebrated revolutionary thinkers with a solution-oriented mindset. Speakers included M. Nagarajan, Vice-Chairman and MD, GSRTC; Sajith Ansar, CEO and Founder of Unlimits.ai and Idea Spice Design, Dubai; Kiran Vaghela, Founder and Director, Hunnarshala Foundation,;and Dinie van den Heuvel, Creative Director, Infantium Victoria, Brussels.
The Indian School of Hospitality hosted Blueprint Conclave 2025 on the theme Travel and Tourism 2035: Building India’s Next Decade to discuss how the industry must evolve in response to changing consumer behaviour, sustainability priorities, and digital transformation. Dignitaries included Sharad Vats, Founder, Director, Nature Safari India; Santosh Kumar, Country Head, Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, Booking.com; and Indiver Rastogi, President and Group Head, Thomas Cook India.
Nagaland University was sanctioned an Indian Knowledge Systems Research Centre to study Indigenous knowledge systems of water management in agriculture and ethnic culinary practices among the tribal communities of the state.
Convocations
Over 1300 students received their degrees at IIM Kozhikode’s 27th convocation held over two days. On the first day, Prof. Soumitra Dutta, Dean of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford was the chief guest and Radhika Gupta, MD and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund was the guest of honour. On day two, V Narayanan, Chairperson, Indian Space Research Organisation, was the chief guest.
ISB Hyderabad awarded degrees to over 560 students during its convocation. S. Somanath, Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor at ISRO, was the chief guest.
The Hettich Poddar WoodWorking Institute, in collaboration with Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development, hosted its felicitation ceremony for 150 students of the 2024–2025 batch under the Employment Grant Programme.
Awards and rankings
Chitkara University’s Stick Buddy, a smart blind stick designed to empower visually-impaired individuals, was declared the winner at the Futurepreneurs Challenge at Startup Mahakumbh. Tula’s Institute came second with Pragati, an AI-powered nurse robot that provides health check-ups. Vignan Pharmacy College was third with Magna Pads, a menstrual care product.
Team Les Visionnaires (Esha Vartak and Ekeesha Gill, second-year Fashion Business students) from Istituto Marangoni Mumbai, won the India Market Edition of Cartier’s Through the Lens competition.
Mumbai-based high-school robotics team Sigma 9692 won the Engineering Inspiration Award at the FIRST Robotics Midwestern Regional Championship held in Chicago, while Aditya Birla World Academy’s robotics team, Binary Bolts, won the FIRST Robotics Competition 10,000 Lakes Regional in Minnesota. Both teams have moved on to the final stages to be held in Houston next week.
K.J. Somaiya School of Engineering hosted a 24-hour Agritech Hackathon to deal with the challenges faced by Indian farmers. Team Stranger Strings from Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology, Mumbai, was the winner.
Three professors from IIIT Hyderabad, Prof. Chittaranjan Hens, Centre for Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics, Prof. Karthik Vaidyanathan, Software Engineering Research Centre and Prof. Gowtham Kurri, Signal Processing and Communications Research Centre, were awarded the Prime Minister’s Early Career Research Grant under the Anusandhan National Research Foundation.
MoUs and partnerships
Veranda RACE has signed an MoU with NEMI Education to offer an IIT Indore certified Post Graduate Programme in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance.
Manipal Foundation and SLS Trust have signed an MoU to launch the Aspire and Achieve Scholarship Programme to empower tribal students from Mayurbhanj, Odisha by providing access to B.Sc. courses in Allied Health, BBA and BCA.
i-merit has signed an MoU with Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University to introduce a variety of skill development programmes to equip students with industry-relevant skills.
National Skill Development Corporation partnered with Pandit Deendayal Energy University to launch a Centre of Excellence for Skill Development to equip learners with hands-on experience in manufacturing skillsets across sectors such as Energy, Health, Water, and Food.
Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni Pre-University College for Women has signed an MoU with Arjunaa Academy for Achievers to provide additional training to students in competitive exams.
Accor signed an MOU with the Indian School of Hospitality to establish a specialised one-year Postgraduate Programme (PGP) in Sales and Revenue Management.
Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, in collaboration with the Edunet Foundation and Shell India has launched Skills4Future, to empower youth with future-ready skills in AI and cleaner technologies.
HORIBA India signed an MoU with IIT Roorkee to collaborate on a project on sustainable farming. The HORIBA Talent Hunt Scholarship 2024-25 was awarded 30 students at the institution.
K.J. Somaiya Private Industrial Training Institute has signed an MoU with IPMMI to launch an 11-month Certificate course on Operation and Maintenance of Packaging Machinery to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot packaging machinery.
Tata Technologies signed an MoU with RV College of Engineering (RVCE), Bengaluru, to establish a Center for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training on the campus to equip students with skills aligned to smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Published - April 08, 2025 11:38 pm IST
