The University of Delhi has released simulated ranks for over 2.06 lakh candidates for DU UG 2026 admissions based on CUET scores and preferences. Candidates can edit preferences until the final ranks are announced. Class 12 marks will break ties, and performance-based courses are excluded.
Karnataka's Department of Higher Education has announced UUCMS 2026 semester results for UG and PG courses. Students can access digital marks cards on the UUCMS portal for programs like BA, B.Com, B.Sc, BBA, and M.Com.
A 20-year-old BCom student, Tejaswini, was found dead at Sankey Tank in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Police suspect suicide by jumping into the lake Monday evening after she sent a message to a friend about ending her life. Her body was found near the 18th Cross entrance.
An Indian court has rejected Telegram's appeal against a temporary ban imposed due to allegations of selling leaked exam questions. The ban, which took the app offline, was upheld by the New Delhi High Court, marking a significant legal clash between the government and the tech company.
Singaporean F&B players in China, like Vanda Room and Food Republic, are facing increased competition and market shifts. Food Republic closed its Beijing outlet after its lease expired, highlighting the struggles some brands face in maintaining their presence.
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) will increase its undergraduate admissions by 100 students to around 300 for the 2027 academic year, establishing a new College of AI. The institute will also operate a semiconductor engineering department in collaboration with Samsung Electronics, admitting students outside the regular quota.
Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev University sees opportunities as Western institutions face xenophobia and financial issues. A new joint computer science program with Hong Kong's PolyU is launching next year.
Olympic table tennis champions Sun Yingsha (25) and Wang Manyu (29) graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and will pursue master's degrees in sports studies at Tsinghua University, sparking questions about their academic timeline and rigour amid intense training schedules.
The University of Manchester, a Russell Group institution, pledges to provide work placements to all undergraduates, regardless of degree, to enhance job market readiness amidst rising graduate unemployment and debt.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the CUET UG 2026 exam scheduled for May 28 due to the Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) holiday. Revised dates will be announced later. Candidates should check official websites for updates.
Harvard University faculty votes to limit A-grades to 20% of a class plus 4 students, starting in 2027, in a bid to curb grade inflation, with nearly 70% of votes in favor.
More than 100 figures sign open letter criticising closure, just months after MA was launchedMore than 100 academics, writers and activists from around the world have signed an open letter condemning plans to close an MA in Black studies and global justice at Birmingham City University (BCU), just months after it was first launched.The move follows the controversial closure of BCU’s undergraduate course in Black studies in 2024, and has prompted warnings that Black studies are being erased from UK higher education. Continue reading...
Harassment reported by 35% of students at ‘high tariff’ institutions compared with 17% at those with lowest entry gradesStudents at England’s leading universities were more than twice as likely to experience sexual harassment than those at “lower tariff” institutions, according to analysis.Data from a national survey of undergraduates shows that 35% of students at “high tariff” universities – those requiring the highest A-level grades for entry – reported experiencing sexual harassment, compared with just over 17% of those at universities requiring the lowest grades for entry and 26% of those at “medium tariff” institutions. Continue reading...
China’s top remote sensing expert Ke Tao died from an illness on Wednesday at the age of 48, according to an obituary from Wuhan University. “Comrade Ke Tao made outstanding achievements in national defence science and technology and remote sensing mapping,” the obituary released on Thursday by the university’s School of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering said. Ke, a professor at the school, completed his undergraduate through doctoral degrees there before joining the faculty in 2008. In...
Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza is redefining the modern football prospect by blending corporate-style professional branding on LinkedIn with intense on-field performance, signaling a shift in how athletes manage their careers and public personas.
