News from the world of Education: November 9, 2026

Admissions and scholarshipsThe Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad, has opened admissions for its two-year, full-time PGDM programmes for 2027–29. It is offering scholarships of up to Rs 6 lakh, including merit-and-means, entrance-test-based, Special Scholarship for girl students, academic performance scholarships, sports and arts scholarships. For details on eligibility and other criteria, visit https://tinyurl.com/yt9t7ufeThe University of Sheffield, the U.K., is inviting applications for its MEng Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering degree starting in September 2027. Scholarships are available.Eligibility: 85% in class 12 (India – all exam boards using a percentage scale) including, 9.0 in class 12 (India – CBSE board using a GPA scale) including Maths and a science subject. IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification.Deadline: August 26, 2027Details at https://tinyurl.com/5dy77sxsThe University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is inviting applications for its MSc Chemistry with Data Science programme, commencing in September 2027.Eligibility: A minimum second-class (2:2) Honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject such as Chemistry, Computing Science, Chemical Engineering, Maths, Physics or a closely related subject. The minimum English language requirement is IELTS 6.0, with no component below 5.5.Details at https://tinyurl.com/595ux3r9Lovely Professional University (LPU) has opened registrations for the LPU National Entrance and Scholarship Test (LPUNEST) 2027 for admission to its B.Tech programmes. Students can apply till January 15, 2027. Eligibility: Candidates must have 60% marks in Class 12 with English, Physics, Chemistry and Maths/Biology.Exam dates: The test centre-based exam will be held from January 20 to February 25; the remotely proctored exam will be held from January 10 to February 5.Deadline: January 15Details at www.lpu.inSRM Institute of Science and Technology has opened applications for SRMJEE 2027, for admissions for UG and PG courses across campuses at Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani, Tiruchirappalli, Baburayanpettai, and Delhi-NCR (Ghaziabad, UP), along with SRM University, Sonepat, SRM University, Amaravati, and SRM University, Sikkim. The admission will be through the SRM Joint Entrance Examination for Engineering (SRMJEEE UG and PG).Courses: Engineering and Technology; Architecture; Management; Liberal Arts and Business Studies; Law; Medicine and Health Sciences; Hotel Management and Agricultural SciencesFor details on the courses, eligibility, exam dates, deadlines, and more, visit www.srmist.edu.inEventsThe European Union, in collaboration with IIIT Delhi and the European Legal Gateway Office in India, organised an EU Day on Information and Communication Technology to strengthen India-EU ties in education, research, and professional opportunities. It also highlighted opportunities in Europe for Indian students, researchers, and recent graduates. EU Ambassador to India H.E. Jean-Eric Paquet delivered the keynote address.IIM Bangalore held its 53rd Foundation Day celebrations. A S Sahney, Chairman, IndianOil, delivered the Foundation Day lecture on, India’s Energy Journey: Indian Oil’s Role in Securing Energy, Navigating Geopolitics and Building Resilience. It also concluded summer placements for the PGP and PGPBA 2026-28 cohorts. Recruiters included Accenture Strategy; Deloitte; HSBC Bank; IndiaRF; eBay, Microsoft, among others.Management Development Institute, Gurugram, hosted Urban Illumina 2026, its market research festival themed Ours All Along. Through interactive games, corporate partners engaged with participants to understand consumer preferences and behaviour. The event saw participation from banking, technology, mobility, lifestyle, consumer goods, education and entertainment companies.The Corporate Engagement and Placement Cell of Manipal Law School, MAHE, hosted its first annual Law conference, LEXVOLVE’26, at its Bengaluru campus. Experts discussed AI’s impact on legal practice, particularly in the highly regulated banking and financial services sectors, stressing the need for lawyers to understand technology, business operations and AI-related risks alongside legal principles.JS Institute of Design, New Delhi, marked its Foundation Day and Innovation Day with events celebrating creativity and experimentation. The programme featured an Innovision Workshop, a student poster showcase, and a roundtable on Innovation Now and in Future.Affle 3i has announced the Kedia Doctoral Research Scholarship at IIIT Hyderabad, which will fund one PhD scholar each annually for the next 20 years. It will cover tuition, stipend and research-related expenses, supporting work in areas such as AI, cybersecurity, healthcare AI and smart cities.SRM Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, hosted Easwari Startup Peravai 2026 with the R. Shivakumar Research and Innovation Foundation. It featured startup pitches, hackathons, design thinking bootcamps, marketing masterclasses, and panel discussions.Canadian International School hosted its 11th teaching and learning conference, TeachConX, themed Unlearning. Around 200 educators and leaders explored new ways to question, collaborate and rethink teaching practices.SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, through its Division of Medical Research, inaugurated the National Conference on Translational Regenerative Biology and Bioengineering (TRBB 2026), a national conference on regenerative biology and bioengineering, featuring expert talks, workshops, and research presentations.Welham Girls’ School, Dehradun, celebrated its 69th Founders’ Day. Events included the annual sports meet, celebrating the golden jubilee of the batch of 1976, and the silver jubilee of the Class of 2001.SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRMIST, Kattankulathur, held a two-day Continuing Medical Education programme on contemporary breast cancer management, themed Preserve • Reshape • De-escalate • Optimise, focusing on better clinical outcomes and patient-centred care.Vivekanand Business School took 180 Management students on a five-day industry immersion programme in Thailand, with visits to Electrolux, Toyota, Yakult and Ichitan, to study global manufacturing, quality management, and sustainability.The HABIT Foundation Incubation Centre hosted HABIT INNOVATE 2026, an innovation and prototype showcase themed Innovating for Real-World Impact, featuring talks by industry experts and startup mentors.The Department of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Manipal University Jaipur, hosted the International Conference on Physical Education and Sports Sciences (ICPESS 2026), focusing on the theme Role of Higher Education Institutions in Shaping India’s Olympic Vision 2036, with discussions on sports education, talent development, training and infrastructure.BITS Pilani held a symposium on neuroengineering and neuroeconomics, themed Building a National Consortium and Developing Training Pathways, exploring advances in neuroscience, medicine, engineering and AI through expert talks, panel discussions, and research presentations.The Premia Academy hosted E4 Circuit, a student-led conference themed Sustainability, Sovereignty, and Synergy, encouraging students to explore how local initiatives and collective action can help tackle global challenges.The Indian School of Business (ISB) marked its 25th anniversary with ISB@25, announcing 250 annual scholarships for its PGP and PGP YL programmes, with tuition waivers of up to 100%. It will also launch the India Research Commons to provide researchers access to data, tools and AI-enabled infrastructure, alongside a national faculty development programme.CyberPeace and IAR hosted the International Conference on Intelligent, Secure and Human-Centered Technologies (ICISHCT 2026), a hybrid conference on intelligent, secure and human-centred technologies. It featured keynote addresses, technical paper presentations, and a session on capacity-building in cyber response.The Department of Computer Science and Applications, Christ Academy Institute for Advanced Studies, in association with the Int-Elegance Club, organised TECHNOVANZA’26, a national-level IT fest. It featured 15 events including paper presentations and poster-making. Hanumanthappa M, Senior Professor and Chairman, Department of Computer Science and Applications, Bangalore University, was the chief guest.The Department of Media and Communication, MIT World Peace University hosted its eighth National Conference on Media and Journalism, themed Dialogue, Inclusivity and Peace, exploring the media’s changing role in today’s information landscape.The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K J Somaiya Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre hosted Prescribing Clean Air: Training Health Professionals on Air Pollution and Climate Action, a workshop for 142 final-year MBBS students and six faculty members. It was organised by Lung Care Foundation, in collaboration with Doctors for Clean Air and Climate Action, and the Mumbai Forum for Clean Air.The School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT Bhopal University, hosted its first IEEE International Conference on Emerging Digital Intelligence and Generative Engineering (EDIGE 2026), featuring 220 selected research papers from 2,388 submissions, across 10 countries.Marwadi University hosted Kiran Bedi for a leadership talk and launched Kiran Bedi Scholarship to support meritorious female students pursuing higher education.IIM Kashipur hosted Samanvaya 2026, its HR conclave, where participants discussed how AI, changing workforce expectations, and organisational shifts are reshaping employment and talent management.Plaksha University’s Harish and Bina Shah School of AI and Computer Science hosted ConfAI 2026 in Mohali, bringing together over 500 participants to discuss AI safety, healthcare and inclusive technologies through talks, panels and research presentations.The Embassy of Sweden in India hosted the New Delhi edition of the Study in Sweden 2026 Fair, attracting over 300 students exploring postgraduate courses and research opportunities at Swedish universities including KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lund University; Linköping University; Jönköping University, to name a few.ConvocationsBharath Institute of Higher Education and Research held its 44th convocation where 5,278 students received their degrees. Abhijat Chandrakant Sheth, Chairman, National Medical Commission, Government of India, delivered the convocation address.Universal Ai University, Karjat, celebrated its 15th convocation in which 369 graduates received their degrees in the presence of James Keyes, Former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster, the chief guest, and Babulal Varma, Serial Entrepreneur, the guest of honour.SRM College of Nursing, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, organised the lamp lighting ceremony 2026–2027 for its 35th batch of B.Sc. Nursing students and 34th batch of Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery students. Tmt. K. Porkodi, IAS, Additional Director, Social Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu, was the chief guest.KV Institute of Management and Information Studies (KVIM Business School)Autonomous, Coimbatore, celebrated its 14th graduation day where 5,083 students received their degrees, in the presence of Singai G. Ramachandran, Chairperson, StartupTN, Tamil Nadu, India, the chief guest.IIIT Delhi held its 15th convocation where830 students received their degrees. Rajiv Kumar, MD and President of the Microsoft India Development Center, was the chief guest.Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology concluded its 40th convocation where 3,359 students received their degrees. Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh, was the chief guest.Dnyaan Prasad Global University (DPGU), by Dr. D. Y. Patil Group, Pune, held its first convocation where Chandrakant (Dada) Patil, Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Textiles and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Maharashtra, was the chief guest.Awards, laurels, rankingsDheyay Shah of RMG Maheshwari English School, Surat, won the fourth edition of vivo Ignite 2026. Ten educators were also selected for the National Teacher Innovation Fellowship, an extension of the initiative.Amazon India, IIT Delhi, and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) announced five winning teams of the RAKSHAM National AI Cybersecurity Hackathon. The winners will receive cash prizes and showcase their innovations at Amazon Smbhav 2026 in New Delhi on December 10.Panasonic Life Solutions India, in partnership with Buddy4Study India Foundation, awarded scholarships to 10 students from underserved backgrounds pursuing UG studies across the IITs, under the 11th Ratti Chattr Scholarship Programme.Richa Gupta, Assistant Professor at IIIT Delhi’s Department of Human-Centred Design, has received Japan Science and Technology Agency funding under the JST LOTUS 2026 – ASPIRE Track for her project titled Tactile Display System with Multiple Joints Augmented by Robot Manipulator.IIIT Bangalore students Harshit Khattar, Aarush Gupta, Utkarsh Gupta and Adarsh Singh won the Inclusive Innovation for Bharat track at the Ideas for India Innovation Challenge 2026 for developing Nyaya Setu, an AI tool that helps courts identify cases suitable for early resolution through mediation or Lok Adalats.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles and Management was declared the runner-up at the National Level Sustainable Textile Innovation Conclave - Sanrachna 2026 – The IQTSX Edition.Bhavyman Sharma and Anirudh Rengarajan of Army Public School, Bolarum, won the Hyderabad regional finals of the 2026 editionof Aqua Regia – The School Quiz hosted by T.I.M.E. and CLATPREP. Sangramjeet Chakraborty and Mohammed Rahman from Jubilee Hills Public School were the runners-up.SRM University-AP, Amaravati, featured in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027, ranking in the top 100 in Southern Asia, top 51 in India and top 25 among private Indian universities. It also secured the No. 1 spot among government and private universities in Andhra Pradesh.In the second National Model Rocketry India Student Competition, the IN-SPACe Narayani Rocketry Cup 2026, organised by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), Nirma University, Ahmedabad, came first, followed by Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, and Delhi Technological University, Delhi. Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, won the third CAN-7USAT India Student Competition, followed by C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, and BMS College of Engineering, BengaluruRadhika Saran from India,a student at Harvard University, along with Harvard students Cleo Pontone, and Sophia DeVito won the Global Medical category of the 2026 James Dyson Award, for Rumble Rims, an affordable headset that uses infrared eye-tracking to screen for possible concussions on the sidelines.IIT Guwahati was declared the winner of the third Lam Research Challenge conducted by Lam Research, followed by IIT Ropar and NIT Calicut.UPES, through its Runway Incubator, hosted the second edition of the Future Founders Challenge 2026. N. H. Goel World School, Raipur, was the winner, followed by BCM Arya Model Sr. Sec. School, Ludhiana, and City Montessori School, Lucknow.The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) recognised 19 institutions as Centres of Excellence-Skills, including IIT Roorkee, the National Institute of Solar Energy, CIPET centres, World Skill Centre, Bhubaneswar, and Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune.Research and studiesProf. Ravi Ranjan Kumar of Nagaland University and researchers from Vellalar College for Women (Autonomous), Tamil Nadu; PGDAV College Evening, University of Delhi; ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad; NPS University, Bengaluru, and Joy University, Tamil Nadu, studied how AI can help preserve India’s cultural heritage, including ancient manuscripts, endangered languages, oral traditions and historical records. Their findings were published in Acta Innovations.CSB Bank, with GrayQuest and EducationWorld, released a report on student admissions, titled Fixing the Admissions Funnel: Research Insights on Student Acquisition and Conversion in India, based on inputs from around 50 institutions. It examines why prospective students drop out during the admissions process, highlighting gaps in enquiry handling, follow-ups, information access and fee payment options.IIT Guwahati Professor Akhilesh K. Maurya and research scholars Shekhar Singh and Surya H. Ravikumar developed traffic models using drone data tracking over 36,000 vehicles on a Delhi highway. The models capture variations in vehicle speeds under different traffic conditions. The study was published in the International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research.An international research team, including Prof. Hemant Sharma, Assistant Professor at BITS Pilani, has developed a vibration-protection system that embeds adaptive intelligence within a mechanical structure. The findings, published in the International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, were co-authored by researchers from BITS Pilani, Seoul National University, the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.A study by ISB professors Sumeet Kumar and Madhu Viswanathan, and Ravi Bapna of Santa Clara University, examined how visual motion influences children’s screen engagement. Published in Information Systems Research, it analysed over 32,000 YouTube videos, a randomised experiment, and an eye-tracking study of children aged 6–10 years. It was published in Information Systems Research.CollaborationsBIT Mesra has signed an MoU with IIT Kanpur for joint research, student and faculty exchanges, research scholar supervision, shared facilities, and collaborative academic programmes.NIIT University has partnered with Fractal to strengthen AI and Analytics education through an industry-focused approach, including a Centre of Excellence, real-world datasets and technologies, internships, and placement opportunities.Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management (VJIM), Hyderabad, has signed an MoU with the Confederation of Indian Industry–Institute of Logistics to prepare industry-ready Management professionals for the logistics and supply chain sector through practical training and corporate engagement in its PGDM programme.IIT Guwahati has signed an MoU with the Centre for High Technology, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, to advance research and innovation in refining, petrochemicals, critical minerals and energy. It has also partnered with Tata Electronics to establish a Centre of Excellence in semiconductor packaging, focusing on research, training and skill development.Kothari Industrial Corporation Limited has partnered with The University of Western Australia to explore industry-linked learning, innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives, including a Venture Creation Hub and Management and technology programmes in Chennai.The International Institute of Hotel Management has partnered with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to develop a skilled workforce and boost tourism in the state.MICA, Ahmedabad, has signed an MoU with Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata, to foster academic collaboration, joint research, faculty engagement, and student development.JD Institute of Fashion Technology has partnered with the University of South Wales, NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, the University for the Creative Arts, MYTH and Global Fashion Incubator to offer students global learning, industry exposure and cross-border opportunities.