NTA has opened applications for JEE Main 2027 Session 1 at jeemain.nta.nic.in until 22 November, with a late window from 23 to 26 November for an extra Rs 500. Admit cards are due on 13 January, and exams run on 20 to 24 and 28 January 2027.
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The National Testing Agency has announced that JEE Main 2027 Session 2 will be held from 2 to 7 April 2027. JEE Main is used for admission to NITs, IIITs and other institutions and is also the qualifying exam for JEE Advanced, subject to eligibility.
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The National Testing Agency has launched a 24x7 toll-free helpline, 1800-180-4747, now being trialled, and a help desk at 011-69227700 open from 8 am to 10 pm. It says its helplines will never ask for passwords or OTPs. Nearly 2.19 lakh candidates had registered for UGC-NET by 21 October.
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NTA has revised the CUET PG 2027 schedule for administrative reasons and to avoid clashes with other exams. The test will now run across 17 days from 2 March 2027, with buffer dates removed. Buffer days, it seems, were the first thing to go.
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A student-led campaign has urged the education ministry and the Joint Admission Board to allow a third JEE Advanced attempt. It links the demand to CBSE's enforcement of 75% attendance and action against dummy schools, saying students must now balance regular classes with preparation within two attempts.
Read more at The Times of India →IITs allotted seats to 3,814 women out of 18,861 in 2026, up from 3,310 out of 16,635 in 2022, News18 reports. The share rose 0.32 percentage points over four years, under a 2018 supernumerary-seat policy targeting at least 20%.
Read more at News18 →NBEMS has revised NEET PG 2026 rules so candidates who opt to upgrade their allotted seats in later rounds need not pay the first-year course fee while waiting. Only those keeping their seat pay, directly to the NBEMS-accredited hospital, as college reporting began on 26 October.
Read more at The Indian Express →The Maharashtra State CET Cell has warned against false posts, reels and videos about NEET UG dates, counselling and admissions on YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp. It has set up a task force to monitor social media and sent a legal notice to a YouTube channel that announced fake dates.
Read more at medadmit.in →Jim Wismer of the National Test Prep Association told FOX 5 Atlanta that top universities are reinstating SAT and ACT requirements amid an influx of AI-written personal statements and high school grade inflation. The essay, it appears, has had a difficult year.
Read more at fox5atlanta.com →From August 2028, universities in England will pay an annual levy of £925 for each international student beyond an exemption threshold of 220. It covers new and existing students. Students will not pay directly, but universities may raise international fees, and leaders have criticised the plan.
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The Home Office is raising the financial maintenance requirement for student visas. London students will need to show £1,570 a month, up to £14,130 for a nine-month course, while elsewhere the monthly figure rises from £1,171 to £1,203. These funds come on top of tuition and visa costs.
Read more at independent.co.uk →From 26 October, people lodging new Australian visa applications in India must provide fingerprints and facial images, collected through VFS Global centres. The change follows amendments to Australia's migration laws aimed at tightening identity checks and combating visa fraud, and affects students and skilled workers.
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Students in Australia who change providers or need extra time, and do not qualify for the course completion exemption, must be outside the country both when they apply for a new student visa and when it is granted, the Department of Home Affairs says. Indian students already there are affected.
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Canada recorded 195,335 new international student and temporary worker arrivals from January to August 2026, including 65,240 students. That is 326,900 fewer, or 63% lower, than the same period of 2024. The government aims to bring temporary residents below five percent of the population.
Read more at immigcanada.com →A proposal published on 7 October would charge US colleges $70,000 before recommending an international student for Optional Practical Training, and $30,000 for later recommendations. A PIE News opinion piece says this would put OPT beyond reach for most, and urges people to submit public comments.
Read more at The PIE News →SNU is considering prioritising Taiwan, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam when recruiting for its new division of global talent, its first undergraduate programme exclusively for international students, opening in fall 2027, the JoongAng Ilbo reports. The proposal was discussed at a university senate meeting.
Read more at Korea JoongAng Daily →More than 9,900 international students had stayed in South Korea after their D-2 study visas expired as of August, a record, according to the Ministry of Justice. Vietnamese students accounted for over 6,800 cases, more than 68%, followed by Uzbekistan with 1,412.
Read more at e.vnexpress.net →Edith Cowan, Griffith, Monash, Navitas, UNSW Sydney and the University of Sydney are inaugural partners of miXagent, which will gather comparable feedback from international students on their experiences with agents, from deciding to study abroad to arrival. 'We need better evidence,' said miXabroad's Emily O'Callaghan.
Read more at The PIE News →A QS report draws on its International Student Survey and Global Student Flows data to map mobility to and from Australia. It says hikes in student visa fees and policy changes present a significant challenge to Australia's international student market, one of the 'Big Four'.
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The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs runs the Eiffel Scholarship through Campus France for international master's, engineering and doctoral students in priority fields. From January 2026 it pays €1,200 a month for master's students and €2,100 for doctoral candidates, plus mobility support.
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The VLIRUOS ICP Connect Scholarship Programme 2027 to 2028 is open to students from 25 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. It funds 12 English-taught programmes at Flemish universities, for candidates who can contribute to positive change in their home regions.
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International students can apply from 16 October to 15 December 2026 for Chinese Government Scholarships at China University of Petroleum (East China). They cover tuition, campus housing, a monthly stipend and medical insurance, with programmes in petroleum engineering, energy and geological sciences.
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Erasmus University Rotterdam's Trustfonds Scholarship supports high-achieving prospective master's students with limited financial resources, helping cover housing, living costs and tuition depending on conditions. Applicants are advised to watch the university website for the next cycle.
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Seven scholarship programmes are open for Indian students from Classes 11 and 12 to postgraduate and professional courses, The Hindustan Gazette reports. Awards range from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 a year, and the Vahani Scholarship covers full tuition plus travel, accommodation, books and a laptop.
Read more at thehindustangazette.com →Music producer Don Jazzy has launched the Don Jazzy Tech Scholarship 2027, covering up to 100% of tuition for young Nigerians at TS Academy. Courses include AI and automation, data analytics, cybersecurity and software development, and most are beginner-friendly, the programme says.
Read more at blueprint.ng →Tennessee high school seniors have until 2 November to apply for TN Promise, which offers tuition-free college. Nearly 44,000 members of the Class of 2027 have already received direct admissions letters, with about 26,000 more expected after the deadline, WSMV reports.
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IIT Kharagpur will establish the Benjamin Gupta School of Physical AI, which it describes as India's first, funded by Rs 12.5 crore from the Vinod Gupta family, Rs 10 crore from an anonymous alumnus and the rest from the institute. It will house the Department of Artificial Intelligence.
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Axis Bank and IIM Bangalore signed an MoU for a Centre of Economics at the IIMB Dorabji Tata School of Undergraduate Studies in Jigani. Axis Bank will support construction, faculty development, research and need- and merit-based scholarships, with a focus on quantitative and computational economics.
Read more at The Indian Express →In Shanghai Ranking's 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Michigan State University appears in 41 disciplines, with five in the top 20. Communication ranks fifth for the 10th straight year, followed by education at 11 and environmental science and engineering at 15.
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Dehradun's Graphic Era Deemed University has moved to the 551-600 band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, up from 601-800. The university says it ranks ninth among Indian universities. It was 48th in NIRF 2025. Rankings, like weather, depend on who is measuring.
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Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation rose from fifth to second among ASEAN private universities in the AppliedEdu 2027 ranking, with Sunway University keeping the top spot. The list grew from 237 to 316 universities and gives teaching 40% of the score.
Read more at cj.my →The National Academy of Kinesiology has ranked the University of Connecticut's kinesiology doctoral programme first in the US. The ranking weighs faculty publications, funding and visibility, plus student data. UConn has been in the top three since 2000, barring one cycle, and was second in 2024.
Read more at dailycampus.com →Five more University of Derby academics have joined Stanford University's annual World Ranking Top 2% Scientists list, bringing the university's total to 16, the Derbyshire Times reports. The list includes over 100,000 scientists and draws on career-long and single-year citation data.
Read more at derbyshiretimes.co.uk →Six researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya appear in the Elsevier and Stanford ranking of the world's top 2% most cited scientists. Santi Caballe, Gary Morgan and Anna Bach-Faig are listed for the first time. Citation counts, at last, have a leaderboard.
Read more at uoc.edu →A Jagran Josh explainer argues students should not rely on NIRF rankings alone. While NIRF assesses teaching, learning and resources, research and graduation outcomes, the article suggests weighing fees, placements and career goals, and compares MBA and engineering returns.
Read more at Jagran Josh →The UGC has extended the autonomous status of St Xavier's College, Navrangpura, until 2035-36, effective from 2026-27. The college, affiliated with Gujarat University, became the first in Gujarat to gain autonomy in 2014. The extension was approved at a UGC meeting on 6 July.
Read more at The Times of India →Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern will join the University of Sydney's public health school in a part-time paid role on a five-year contract. Her work will focus on empathetic leadership, civic trust and social cohesion, with guest lectures, masterclasses and mentoring.
Read more at Times Higher Education →Murdoch University's vice-chancellor Andrew Deeks told staff of 'a number of change proposals' after visa changes 'significantly decreased' international student numbers. Charles Sturt University has warned it may cut about 100 full-time equivalent staff, Times Higher Education reports.
Read more at Times Higher Education →Just three of Michigan's 15 public universities, including the University of Michigan, avoided a year-over-year enrolment decline in fall 2026, according to preliminary data reported by Higher Ed Dive. Only a short summary of the report was available to us.
Read more at Higher Ed Dive →A WAtoday opinion piece argues Western Australia needs a top-ranking university to compete for academic talent and build a knowledge economy, so young people need not move east or abroad. It applauds Tertiary Minister Tony Buti and the state government for taking up a merger.
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UGC guidelines recommend one mental health professional for every 500 students. RTI replies seen by The Hindu show IIT Kharagpur has one counsellor per 1,136 students, IIT Roorkee one per 1,317 and IIT (BHU) Varanasi one per 4,750.
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The UGC has written to the Principal Secretaries to Governors across states and Union Territories over persistent violations of its fee refund guidelines. UGC Secretary Shyama Rath said repeated circulars, calls and meetings had failed to resolve complaints from students trying to recover fees.
Read more at ahmedabadmirror.com →At Goldsmiths, University of London, 10 of the 12 usual tutors on the master of fine art course are on strike, and students want compensation for lost learning, The Guardian reports. Part-time student Florence Sweeney said there had been 'virtually no teaching' this term for many.
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A TimelyCare report based on a College Pulse survey of more than 1,500 college and high school students found 92% of college students knew their institution offered at least one support service. It calls the gap between awareness and use the 'activation gap'.
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The Sternberg Museum of Natural History at Kansas's Fort Hays State University, whose campus origins date to 1902 and which holds over three million specimens, is the latest university museum facing closure, Inside Higher Ed reports. Its director said the timeline shifted in September.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed →Daniel Pullin has resigned as chancellor of Texas Christian University abruptly after 17 months, and officials have stayed tight-lipped. Former chancellor Victor Boschini, who led TCU for 22 years before him, will return. 'Today I write to share important news,' Boschini's email began, and then kept most of it.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed →Responding to a La Roche University president who called three-year bachelor's degrees a 'perplexingly bad idea', an Inside Higher Ed letter writer who holds one notes they are standard in many countries. The writer adds that foreign models cannot simply be transplanted into US higher education.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed →Jamia Millia Islamia has extended online classes for all courses until 8 November amid protests over restoring student union elections, and will hold its second mid-term semester exams online. The university said it would review the situation on campus after this period.
Read more at News18 →The all-inclusive annual cost for UC Berkeley students in dormitories is $54,674, with Santa Barbara at $50,946 and Irvine at $50,130 for off-campus students, according to fee lists for the 2025-2026 school year. California students spend about $200,000 over four years, and out-of-state students over $300,000.
Read more at Vietnam.vn →IIT Tirupati, IISER Tirupati and Canada's Dalhousie University held a round table on industry-academia collaboration under their Tri-Institutional Global Innovation Campus initiative. Talks covered aligning curricula with industry needs, supporting start-ups and training farmers to become entrepreneurs.
Read more at deccanchronicle.com →IIT Mandi has launched the DST-supported Science on Wheels programme, with Plaksha University and the IDYM Foundation, to bring hands-on science to students in Classes 6 to 12 across 50 Himachal schools. Each visit is a six-hour programme covering space technology, robotics, sustainability and water.
Read more at Devdiscourse →Students from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University staff the new Sheffield Court Help Desk with the city's Combined Court Centre. Trained as 'McKenzie Friends', they help litigants in person understand legal documents and court procedures, offering free support.
Read more at sheffield.ac.uk →An IIT Madras white paper from the Centre for Responsible AI says AI is automating routine tasks through which young professionals traditionally gained experience. It argues impact cannot be judged by asking whether a job will be replaced, raising questions about how universities prepare graduates.
Read more at education.economictimes.indiatimes.com →The Louisiana Board of Regents plans to request over $700 million in state funding in fiscal 2028 for more than 70 capital projects, as public colleges face a $4 billion deferred maintenance backlog, Higher Ed Dive reports. Only a short summary was available to us.
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