Aarav Roy, a Grade 11 IB Diploma student at Ahmedabad International School, was named Asia Regional Winner at the Queen's Commonwealth Writing Competition 2026 for his story 'The Weight of a Hand'. He has been writing short stories, essays and journalistic pieces since he was six.
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Eight sixth formers at Springwood in King's Lynn ranked among the top scorers in the UKMT Maths Competition for Girls and the UKMT Maths Olympiad for Girls. The UK Maths Trust challenges run across the UK, and students in Year 11 and above could be selected.
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S4 and S5 pupils at Queen Anne High School in Dunfermline can apply for 10 places on an immersion programme in Tianjin in July 2027, run with the Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools. Last year's group called their trip the 'experience of a lifetime'.
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Harry Godfrey, co-founder of UK tutoring company The Degree Gap, sets out how Kenyan students can reach universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, UCL and King's. His starting point is that Kenya's national qualification alone usually is not enough, and most universities expect A levels.
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Oberoi International School (JVLR), Mumbai, beat Jayshree Periwal International School, Jaipur, 2 to 1 in the final of the ISSO National Under-14 Boys Football Championship at Mayo College, Ajmer. The five-day event brought together 51 teams and about 1,000 athletes and coaches.
Read more at ANI News →Oberoi International, Goregaon, beat Rustomjee Cambridge International, Thane, 6 to 0 in an MSSA Inter School Football Boys Under-16 Division 4 play-off at Azad Maidan. Vivaan Ganeriwal scored twice. A busy week for the Oberoi trophy cabinet.
Read more at Free Press Journal →National 100 metres record holder Gurindervir Singh, who ran 10.09 seconds and won bronze at the Asian Games 2026, returned to his alma mater, Cambridge International School (Co-Ed), Jalandhar, with his coach Sarabjit Singh Happy. The corridors, the school says, echoed with applause.
Read more at The Tribune →Nishwanth Ramkumar of Akshara International School, Wakad, helped India win team gold in the Under-7 category at the inaugural Commonwealth Schools Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur, ahead of Sri Lanka and Malaysia. He narrowly missed an individual podium in the nine-round classical event.
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The University of Florida has added early decision for the first time. Students who apply this way commit to enrol if accepted and must withdraw other applications. The first deadline was 15 October, with decisions by 11 December. Thousands applied, including a New York senior.
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The 13-campus University of Wisconsin System may make its test-optional policy permanent, even as Harvard and MIT have brought back testing requirements. UW leaders say high school grades link more strongly to student success than exam scores. Regents have not yet scheduled a final vote.
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The National Testing Agency has revised its calendar. JEE Main 2027 Session 1 will now run from 20 to 24 January and on 28 January, instead of the earlier proposed dates, and Session 2 is proposed for 2 to 7 April 2027. UGC NET and CUET PG dates also changed.
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Kalshi could open betting markets on admission rates at 22 elite institutions, including Penn, according to notices filed with its federal regulator, The Daily Pennsylvanian reports. Approval will take several weeks. Applicants, meanwhile, have been placing emotional bets on these numbers for free.
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NTA has opened registration for JEE Main 2027 Session 1 at jeemain.nta.nic.in for candidates seeking undergraduate engineering and architecture admission. New application rules include a live photograph and digital verification, News18 reports. The camera, at least, cannot ask about the syllabus.
Read more at News18 →From this year the National Testing Agency has introduced the Meri Pehchaan portal for JEE Main registration, Hindustan Times reports. Registration for JEE Main 2027 Session 1 is open, and candidates can find the link on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Read more at Hindustan Times →The National Testing Agency has released the JEE Main 2027 syllabus on jeemain.nta.nic.in. The exam has three papers, Paper 1 for BE and BTech, Paper 2A for BArch and Paper 2B for BPlanning. Knowing the units early helps students plan their study time, News18 notes.
Read more at News18 →With JEE Main 2027 Session 1 set for 20 to 24 and 28 January in computer-based mode, Indian Express lists free online platforms for preparation. Over a million students sit the exam every year for a BTech seat, and fewer than three months remain.
Read more at The Indian Express →IITs allotted seats to 3,814 women out of 18,861 in 2026, up from 3,310 out of 16,635 in 2022, according to JEE Advanced implementation committee figures reported by News18. The share rose by 0.32 percentage points over four years. A supernumerary-seat policy introduced in 2018 targets at least 20% women.
Read more at News18 →The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies is accepting applications for UPESEAT 2027 for BTech admission in the 2027-28 session. Its admission page lists a two-hour online test with 125 questions across four sections. Candidates should check eligibility and deadlines on the university website.
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The National Geographic Society is inviting filmmakers, photographers, journalists, podcasters and cultural storytellers to apply for The Human Thread Grant 2026. It funds projects exploring human histories, cultural identities, traditions and how cultures evolve, through its Center for Human History.
Read more at opportunitiesforyouth.org →The United Nations Association in Canada is relaunching its Youth Global Citizen Prize for its 80th anniversary. Young people aged 14 to 30 living in Canada can submit work on which Sustainable Development Goal matters most to them and how they would advance it. Total prize support is $2,500.
Read more at opportunitydesk.org →Audible's Emerging Playwrights Fund 2026 is open to early-career theatrical writers creating immersive fictional audio drama, with a deadline of 18 November. The call promises 'storytelling without walls' and millions of listeners waiting to be transported. Headphones, as ever, sold separately.
Read more at opportunitydesk.org →Applications are open until 19 November for the Sir Cyril Taylor Young African Leaders Program 2027, which supports 10 young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa aged 18 to 35 with capacity building, seed funding and resources for initiatives promoting sustainable development in their communities.
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An essay-based scholarship offers one $3,000 award to an aspiring physician enrolled at any accredited US college or university. Entries are judged on writing quality, personal motivation and future goals, and the award is meant to help offset educational expenses early in a medical career.
Read more at manilatimes.net →The Senator Abiola Ajimobi Foundation has opened its 2026 Educational Grant for Oyo State indigenes studying at Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. Applications opened on 23 October and close on 5 November, and eligible students apply online.
Read more at myschoolgist.com →Joshua Umoh received a N300,000 MTN scholarship after scoring highly in the JAMB examination and taking part in the MTN Skills Academy programme. Now studying at Nile University in Abuja, he said the scholarship helped cover some education-related expenses.
Read more at techeconomy.ng →The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association announced three recipients of its 2026 Michael Tierney Scholarship, for students pursuing post-secondary education in fields linked to the builders hardware industry. It honours Tierney's more than 30 years of service. Door hinges, it turns out, have a scholarship pipeline.
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Canada has warned international students that working more than permitted can lead to loss of student status, refused future permits or removal. Students eligible to work off campus are generally limited to 24 hours a week while classes are in session, and only if their permit allows work.
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The UK and India Free Trade Agreement does not create a new Student visa or guarantee jobs after graduation, Hindustan Times notes. It could, however, bring companies and workforces in both countries closer, which matters for students choosing a UK university, scholarship and career support.
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A student coming to Australia for three, six or 12 months can face the same visa charge as someone on a four to six year degree, The Koala News reports. For some, the visa fee alone can be around a quarter of the cost of their schooling.
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Rising costs, changing visa rules and new global options are making Indian families more selective about studying abroad, says Pranav Gupta, co-founder of Ashoka University, Plaksha University and Jamboree Education. 'Students should look beyond the location or the foreign name attached to an institution,' he said.
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The UK Home Office imposed an emergency brake on student visas for main applicants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan. Those four countries received 3,126 student visas in 2025, under 1% of the total, The PIE News reports, and it examines why larger senders were left out.
Read more at The PIE News →The PIE News looks at international students juggling language, unclear AI rules and employer expectations. In Pearson and AWS research, half of employers put communication and collaboration among their top three skills. English, the piece argues, remains the first hurdle even in an AI-enabled landscape.
Read more at The PIE News →One of the four biggest insurers of foreign students in New Zealand received 6,500 mental health claims last year, 9% of all its claims, mostly for depression and anxiety, RNZ reports. Industry insiders say international students need more support.
Read more at rnz.co.nz →Allianz Partners New Zealand has partnered with Sonder to give international students round-the-clock safety, medical and mental health support. From October 2026, Studentsafe policyholders and family members aged 18 or older get access by chat, phone or in person at no additional cost.
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The Hechinger Report finds all 39 meta-analyses on AI in education report substantial benefits, but the syntheses appear unreliable and peer review missed the problems. 'This is not trustworthy evidence,' said MIT's Justin Reich. A perfect score is impressive. It is also what made people check.
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Ban or no ban, students will use AI, writes Common Sense Media's chief program officer in EdSurge. She compares AI bans to abstinence-only approaches that once dominated sex education, and argues that simply telling young people not to do something rarely stops them.
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Students can now find explanations and solutions faster, often without opening a textbook, but speed does not necessarily mean understanding, an Education Times piece argues. The teacher's role is shifting from imparting knowledge to helping students think critically and judge information independently.
Read more at Education Times →Google has added AI-powered insight summaries for teachers using Gemini Notebook in Google Classroom, highlighting common questions, learning strengths and areas needing support. Users can also publish Gemini-built interactive apps straight to Google Sites. Students now know who else is reading the chat.
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KQED's Forum discussed how AI is changing classrooms, with some schools embracing personalised tools and others pulling back. Guests included Maybeck High School humanities teacher Daniel Herman. The concern is what happens to critical thinking, reading and writing when chatbots do the work.
Read more at kqed.org →Bihar's Education Department has partnered with 11 IT companies, including Google Education, to train government school teachers in AI and digital skills at the SCERT campus. It is part of a plan to make computer education compulsory from Class 6 from the next session.
Read more at dqindia.com →A school leader writes that a bright former pupil wanted to teach but feared it might close doors later. Teacher-training recruitment has improved, the piece notes, and the writer argues teaching deserves to be seen as leadership training.
Read more at schoolmanagementplus.com →Education writer Benjamin Riley, who left the teacher-preparation nonprofit he founded four years ago, returns to the debate over pedagogy sparked by a recent podcast series. 'Begun, the Great Instructional Debates of 2026 have,' he writes. He has, by his own account, been pulled back in.
Read more at buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com →Sean McFadden of Eagle Academy for Young Men II co-chairs the city Education Department's Climate Education Team of about 40 educators, ahead of a state mandate to phase in climate education. 'Teachers need time, training, confidence' and ready resources, he told Chalkbeat.
Read more at chalkbeat.org →Ellen Petersson of Ray Shepherd Elementary has won the Susan Langley Earth Steward Teaching Award from Learning for a Sustainable Future. For six years her kindergarten students have spent part of every school day in the forest beside the school.
Read more at northdeltareporter.com →EDUtech Asia 2026 runs on 4 and 5 November at Singapore's Sands Expo, with more than 250 speakers, 200 exhibitors and 60 start-ups. Its theme is 'human-centred education, powered by AI and tech', with Google for Education and Lenovo as title sponsors.
Read more at asiaresearchnews.com →K-12 Dive looks at two reports on what is working, and what is not, as schools try to break down barriers to attendance and combat chronic absenteeism. Only a short summary of the piece was available to us.
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NCERT has developed an introductory module on computational thinking and AI for Classes 9 to 12, aligned with NEP 2020. Designed for students with no prior AI knowledge, it uses activities to teach applications, limits, misinformation and data privacy, News18 reports.
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CBSE is expected to release the Class 10 and 12 board exam date sheet for 2027 soon on cbse.gov.in, with exams expected to begin in February 2027. The board has not confirmed a release date, so students are advised to check the website regularly.
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The Delhi government has proposed first-aid rooms in all 1,086 government schools at an estimated Rs 48.87 crore a year, each with a trained health worker such as an ANM. They will offer basic first aid, a place to rest and privacy for menstrual health needs.
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At CBSE's 4th National Summit on Facilitating School to Work Transition, School Education Secretary T K Anil Kumar said NEP 2020 calls for integrating vocational training. 'The most important skill that can be built in a school is the capacity to keep learning,' he said.
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NCERT's Minority Cell held its first 2026-27 meeting on 23 October at NERIE, Umiam, Meghalaya, chaired by Prof. Ranjana Arora. It reviewed school access, dropout rates and teacher training, with discussions on linguistic diversity and community participation.
Read more at The Times of India →An op-ed in The Hindu describes children admitted to private schools through the Right to Education quota who feel unseen inside the school gates, and contrasts schools where the same provision works well. It argues inclusion matters as much as admission.
Read more at The Hindu →A Hindu article suggests fewer than 10% of randomly chosen college students might correctly list both Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties, and even among educators perhaps 25%. It asks whether this reveals a gap in the education system.
Read more at The Hindu →Students of Alphores-Techno School in Karimnagar, including Bonaganti Akruthi, Ch. Venkata Mokshith, Jeereddy Nakshatra, V Yuvan Reddy and Sahasra Reddy, have been selected for the Regional Mathematics Olympiad. Chairman V Narender Reddy congratulated them.
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A white paper from IIT Madras's Centre for Responsible AI argues most jobs are bundles of tasks and only some can be done by AI. A Chennai BPO agent's password resets now go to a voice bot, but the caller with three problems and a short temper still reaches her.
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The 2026 I Wish survey found just 27% of girls in single-sex schools have access to Leaving Certificate Computer Science, while 60% cited low confidence in their STEM abilities, up from 50% in 2024. Some 61% pointed to a lack of school visits by female STEM role models.
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Dan Ye, CEO of CollegeNode and a lecturer at UC Merced and Johns Hopkins, discusses how AI tools that write and debug entry-level code are reshaping early tech careers. 'Every senior engineer you admire was once a junior engineer fixing someone else's bugs at 11 p.m.,' he says.
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IIT Madras student Kuldeep Rathore, who did not crack JEE Advanced, has raised $1.1 million, about Rs 9 crore, for his quick-commerce startup SamanNow, Hindustan Times reports. 'One examination cannot define a person's potential,' the piece says.
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Rudransh Bhowmik of West Tripura has entered the India Book of Records by writing the alphabets of 30 languages, including Georgian, Russian, Bengali, Arabic and Japanese, in 1 hour and 33 minutes using paper and pencil. That works out to a little over three minutes per alphabet.
Read more at The Times of India →In The Hindu's career column, a Class 12 commerce student asks about studying abroad and doing CA. The advice says doing both is hard because of mandatory articleship, and suggests ACCA or CPA, or clearing the CA Foundation in India before leaving for Europe.
Read more at The Hindu →The Hindu's language column answers reader questions, starting with the difference between 'dapper' and 'handsome'. Dapper, of Dutch origin, once meant strong and nimble and now mostly describes stylishly dressed men. James Bond, the column notes, is the dapper spy Ian Fleming created.
Read more at The Hindu →Teacher roles at international schools and student opportunities with deadlines ahead, checked today. Every listing links to the original page. The deadlines are real, unlike extensions.
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