Andhra Pradesh
Bifurcation quota ended
Anantapur, may 15. The state government has amended rules for admission into higher education institutions statewide, by abolishing the 15 percent non-local reservation appropriating this quota for students domiciled in the state. Starting from the academic year 2025-26, students from other states, including Telangana, cannot avail admission under the non-local quota.
With this amendment, admission into engineering, technology, pharmacy, architecture, business administration, computer applications, law, education and physical education college courses will be fully reserved for Andhra Pradesh domiciled students.
Prior to this amendment, the state followed a common admission process, under which 15 percent seats were reserved for students from Telangana under the non-local quota for 10 years following bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh in 2014. This period of ten years ended last June (2024).
Delhi
IIT-D curriculum revamp
Delhi, may 27. After 12 years a 15-member committee of IIT-Delhi has completely revamped its curriculum.
Addressing a press conference, IIT-D Director Rangan Banerjee said: “Industry demands are rapidly changing… there is the new emergence of AI and focus on sustainability. The exercise for this revamp began in 2022. Over the past few years, we have taken extensive stakeholder feedback. We have been talking to our alumni, students… our faculty are involved with industry and society. We have tried to incorporate flexibility to make the curriculum more exciting for students.”
The curriculum committee extensively studied the syllabuses of Stanford University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Cambridge University; Harvey Mudd College, California; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Indiana; besides IIT- Bombay, Gandhinagar and Hyderabad, prior to finalising the new IIT-Delhi syllabus/curriculum, added Banerjee.
West Bengal
IIT-Kgp wellness initiative
Kolkata, may 10. After four suicides were reported from its hostels in less than a year, the IIT-Kharagpur management has set up a ten-member committee to recommend ways and means to ensure the mental well-being of students. Comprising psychologists, legal experts, former police personnel, educationists, counsellors, and alumni, the committee is expected to submit its report within three months.
“The committee will assess the factors — primary, secondary and tertiary — that are affecting the mental health and well-being of students, faculty and staff of the institute. It will also identify the key challenges that hinder the resolution of mental health issues on campus,” says an official statement issued by the IIT-Kgp management.
Punjab
Bedford Girls, Mohali
Mohali, may 21. Bedford School (estb.1552), one of the oldest and most respected British private schools, is set to inaugurate its first international campus in Mohali on the periphery of Chandigarh.
Slated to begin operations in April 2026, this exclusively girls school will admit students aged 4-18 years, providing day and boarding options. Academically, the school will offer a dual curriculum — an Indian national curriculum together with a British curriculum pathway — designed to foster global readiness among young learners, says a Bedford media release.
This initiative is the outcome of a strategic partnership signed between Bedford School, UK and the Doon International Education Society, supported by ISC Research, a UK-based international schools development organisation.
The management’s decision to establish the school in Mohali aligns with the city’s emergence as a rising education and technology hub. Mohali already hosts the Indian School of Business, Plaksha University, among others. An official signing ceremony attended by representatives from both partner institutions was staged at the Bedford School campus in the UK in April.
Gujarat
NID-Pathshala divorce
Ahmedabad, may 20. The National Institute of Design (NID), an autonomous institute under the Union ministry of commerce and industry, announced termination of its collaboration agreement with the Dhaka-based Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, said an NID official.
This decision is reportedly prompted by the Union government restricting shipments of readymade garments from Bangladesh only through Kolkata and Nhava Sheva (near Mumbai) sea ports and barring imports of a range of consumer goods through land transit posts in the Northeast. New Delhi’s decision was in response to import curbs imposed by Dhaka on several Indian products in April.
NID remains committed to prioritising national interests and upholding its institutional values and responsibilities and will continue to support decisions taken by the government, added the NID spokesperson.
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