DesignXathon 2026
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has launched the second edition of DesignXathon 2026, its design challenge on the theme Envision an Iconic Vehicle Gen Z and Alpha Aspire to own in 2036. Key assessment parameters will include choice of vehicle category, relevance to the lifestyle of customers, integration of sustainability, and connection between design philosophy and technology.
Eligibility: Indian students who are at least 18 years and above and currently enrolled in a design course at domestic or international design institutes
Deadline: July 13
For more details, visit https://tinyurl.com/bdzkctxb
Admissions and scholarships
NIIT University has opened admissions for 2026-2027 academic year. Admissions will be based on CUET, IPMAT or NUAT scores. For the programmes, eligibility criteria and other information, visit niituniversity.in/
The University of Western Australia has opened admissions for its campuses in India in Chennai and Mumbai. It offers UG and PG programmes across STEM, Business and Technology. It has also launched a scholarship programme for UWA India which includes merit scholarships, global excellence scholarships, alumni-backed scholarships and more. For details of programmes and other information, visit www.uwa.edu.au/india.
Pearl Academy School of Business has launched two new programmes: BBA in AI for Business and MBA in AI for Business, developed in partnership with EY India. For eligibility criteria and other details, visit www.pearlacademy.com/programs/business
IIM Sambalpur invites applications for its B.S. in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and B.S. in Management and Public Policy courses.
Eligibility: Minimum 60% in Classes 10 and 12 board exams. English and Maths are compulsory. For Data Science and AI, valid JEE (Main) score. For Management and Public Policy, valid IPMAT 2026 score.
Deadline: May 31
Details at iimsambalpur.ac.in/
IIT Mandi invites applications for its five-year integrated MBA (IMBA) programme.
Eligibility: Minimum 75% in Class 12 (English and Maths compulsory); category-wise NTA cut-off in JEE (Main) 2026 Paper 1 to qualify for JEE (Advanced) 2026.
More information at https://tinyurl.com/mrxsh6uc
JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, invites applications to its Ph.D. programmes. The JKLU Ph.D. Entrance Test will be held on July 18.
Eligibility: Minimum 55% or equivalent CGPA in relevant Master’s degree and valid score in or UGC-NET, CSIR-NET, GATE or equivalent exam.
Deadline: July 15
For further details, visit https://tinyurl.com/mrysahuy
BorderPlus has launched the BorderPlus International Deployment and Global Mobility Exam (B.R.I.D.G.E) to assess and prepare Indian nurses for international placement. The exam will be held on July 19 at Pune, Kochi, and Noida
Eligibility: B.Sc. Nursing and GNM diploma holders and fresh graduates
Deadline: June 30
Visit https://www.borderplus.co/ for more information.
upGrad School of Technology is offering scholarships of up to 100% for its four-year B.Tech Computer Science programmes through partner universities. More details available at www.sot.upgrad.com
Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, the U.K. is offering scholarships to support self-funded students who are deemed international with regard to fee status and hold an offer for a full time M.Sc. programme in Accounting and Finance; Business; Data Analytics; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Hospitality and Tourism; Human Resource Management; Management; Management Science, and Marketing beginning this September
Deadline: August 31
For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/2v2mrwjw
Chandigarh University Online has launched five online programmes: M.Sc. in Data Science, MCA in Agentic AI, MBA in Product Management, Premium MBA with triple industry certification, and an MCA in collaboration with Microsoft. For details, visit https://www.cuchd.in/
Dr. C.V. Raman University, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, has started admissions for the upcoming academic session. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma programmes across disciplines including Science, Technology, Agriculture, Management, Commerce, Arts, Education, Paramedical, Pharmacy, Food Science, and Home Science. The ICAR-certified agriculture courses have specialisations in Agronomy, Extension, and Plant Breeding. An entrance test for programmes in Agriculture, Pharmacy, Management, Education, IT, and Science has been introduced from this year. More details are available at https://cvrump.ac.in/
Vivekanand Education Society’s Arts, Science and Commerce College has launched two new programmes: B.Com in International Accounting integrated with ACCA in collaboration with FPA Edutech, and B.Com in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance in partnership with the BFSI Skill Council. More details at https://ves.ac.in/vesasc/
Mahindra University has opened admissions for its UG programmes in Engineering, Management, Law, Digital Media, Design, and Hospitality. It has also launched a new BBA in Infrastructure Management programme. The RISE Scholars Programme to offer JEE-based merit scholarships has also been introduced. For details of programmes and eligibility criteria, visit www.mahindrauniversity.edu.in/
Global Knowledge Campus, West Bengal, has announced six AICTE-registered courses for 2026 through its Global Institute of Management and Technology, including diplomas in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, B.Tech in CSE (AI & ML), M.Tech in CSE, MBA, and MBA in Healthcare and Hospitality Management. For programme details and eligibility criteria, visit https://gkc-india.org/
Vidyamandir Classes will conduct the National Admission Test (NAT), its scholarship-cum-admission test in the offline and online modes on May 9, 10, 16 and 17 for students in classes 6 to 12. Visit www.vidyamandir.com for more details.
Events
The Faculty of Management at South Asian University and New Delhi Institute of Management organised the International Leadership Summit 2026. The theme was Leading Through Change: Geopolitics, Technology, and Institutional Leadership. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, delivered the keynote address and also inaugurated the South Asian Enterprise Impact Centre (SAEIC).
Prestige University Indore has launched a B.Sc. Quantitative Economics (BSc QuantEcon), offered through its Multi-Path Learning Opportunities model that allows modular, flexible study pathways aligned to students’ strengths and career goals.
The Institute of Bakery and Culinary Arts trained the pilot batch as part of its collaboration with the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH) with 25 students receiving their certifications. This programme offers British certifications regulated by OFQUAL, the U.K. government’s qualifications regulator
Indian School of Business marked its 25th year by welcoming 839 students to its Post Graduate Programme Class of 2027 across its Hyderabad and Mohali campuses.
Woxsen University completed placements for its MBA 2024–26 batch. Recruiters included Silicon Labs, IBM, UBS, Oracle, KPMG, Mastercard, Nestlé India, Flipkart, and Airtel, among others.
BITS School of Management completed its summer internship placements for the class of 2025–2027. Recruiters include McKinsey & Co., Tata Sons, Britannia, L’Oréal, Cipher Oncology, and Aditya Birla Group’s Data and Analytics Cell.
Jaipuria Institute of Management, Ghaziabad, hosted the Startup Conclave 2026 on the theme The Startup Rise: Reimagining Startups for a Digital Future. Speakers included Abhishek Joshhi, Co-founder and CEO, Strengths Masters; Sushil Agarwal, Chairman, AVRO India Group; and Anurag Gupta, founder and Director, STEMROBO Technologies.
Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Architecture held its third convocation for 94 students. Ramprasad Akkisetti, MD of CCBA Designs, was the chief guest.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research held its convocation with around 500 students across its FPM and PGDM programmes. Debjani Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow-NITI Aayog, Former President-NASSCOM, and Former VP and MD, Intel South Asia, was the chief guest.
Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) organised a state-level symposium on an AI-driven mobile platform for early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders, and a national symposium on Jyotiba Phule’s bicentenary. Also, its SWAYAM Course Committee organised a SWAYAM workshop on interdisciplinary learning and digital pedagogy.
GCC School hosted a roundtable discussion in Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, on the theme Impact of New-Age Learning on Building the Future Workforce and Finance Professionals. Representatives from more than 28 colleges participated.
Mahindra University hosted the International Arbitration Confluence 2026: Law, Technology and the Changing World Order. Justice V. Kameswar Rao, Judge, High Court of Delhi, was the chief guest.
The Department of Biosciences and Department of Hospitality Management, Graphic Era Deemed University, hosted the valedictory session of BIOCOM 2026, its international conference. Ruchi Mohan Rayal, Additional Secretary of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Uttarakhand, was the chief guest.
A research report on Multilingual Education in India launched by the British Council, Cambridge University Press and Assessment, and the University of Cambridge, the U.K., highlighted that structured multilingual pedagogy improves reading comprehension and learning outcomes in English-medium government schools.
A survey conducted by Silverline Prestige School across Delhi NCR, Meerut, Chandigarh, and Lucknow, found that 85% of students in Classes 9 to 12 are using AI tools in their education. Around 150,000 students, parents, and teachers participated in the study.
Sigma University, in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, Vietnam, organised an International Conference on Advanced Research in Science, Technology and Management 2026. Prof. Anil Bhardwaj, Director of the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, was the chief guest.
IIT Roorkee and INVEST UP hosted a National Policy Workshop on Advancing Renewable Energy Policy for Uttar Pradesh on the theme Benchmarking National Missions, Leading State Frameworks and the Emerging Net Zero Economy. Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, delivered the keynote address.
Researchers at IIT Kanpur, led by Prof. Hamim Zafar, collaborated with the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia, to develop a computational tool to decode cell communication in complex tissues. The findings were published in Nature Communications. Another team from IIT Kanpur, in collaboration with scientists from IISc Bangalore and the University of Lübeck, Germany, developed a laser-based predictive framework to control droplet propulsion and breakup. A paper was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers from Nagaland University, in collaboration with University of Johannesburg, South Africa, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, and Parul University, Gujarat, found that biochar could be an affordable solution to water scarcity and soil degradation in the state’s hilly regions. The study was published in Springer Nature’s journal Discover Soil.
Angana Borah, Adrija Datta, Ashish S. Kumar, Raviraj Dave, and Udit Bhatia from IIT Gandhinagar analysed 138 Indian cities from 2003 to 2020 to show that, while urban greening helps reduce heat stress, cities require climate-responsive planning to maximise cooling benefits. The paper was published in Nature Communications.
IIAD/UDIT hosted its annual Graduate Show, Unfold 2026, to showcase the academic and creative journeys of its students. Participants included Sunil Sethi, Chairman of the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI); designer Tarun Tahiliani; Vimarsh Razdan, co-founder and CEO of Underneat; Sushant Verma of rat[LAB]; documentary filmmaker Faiza Khan; art director Mainak Das; and architect Ashok B. Lall, among others.
Galgotias University hosted Lt. Gen. K.J.S. Dhillon, former Director General of the Defence Intelligence Agency, for an interaction with students and faculty members on leadership journeys, military strategy, personal discipline, and the evolving role of India in a changing global landscape.
Vivekanand Business School, Chembur, in collaboration with the Self Esteem Foundation for Disabled, Airoli, raised approximately ₹9 lakhs for 2025-2026 to empower individuals with disabilities.
Appointments
The University of Liverpool, the U.K., has appointed Prof. Richard Grose as Provost for the Alembic City campus, Bengaluru. He was earlier Dean for International at Queen Mary University of London (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry).
Galgotias University appointed Prof. Saumya Sindhwani as Provost. She was earlier Associate Dean for Advanced Management Programmes and Executive Director of the Centre for Learning and Management Practice.
AAFT School of Photography appointed photographer Latika Nath as its dean. She is a Chevening Scholar and an Oxford and Cambridge Society of India Awardee, and recipient of Karamveer Puraskar in 2019.
UNSW Sydney appointed Prof. Payyazhi Vadakkekara Jayashree as the Rector of UNSW Bengaluru. She has served as Dean and Full Professor of Management at the University of Wollongong in Dubai.
Awards
Team AeroFyta from Chennai Institute of Technology, won the Cognizant Technoverse Hackathon 2026. Team Owlgorithms from Techno Main Salt Lake, Kolkata, was second. Team Devtronix from Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, was third.
Vidushee, Shravya and Shloka from Mallya Aditi International School, Bengaluru, won Monash University’s Change It Challenge in India, hosted by Nahar International School. Mumbai. Vani, Niharika and Sunehra from Podar International School, Mumbai, were the first runners-up. Thanav, Harish and Avaith from The Indian Public School, Coimbatore, were placed third.
RV College of Engineering from Bengaluru, won the 17th edition of TCS TechBytes. AGMR College of Engineering and Technology, Hubballi, came second.
Ram Passi and Vedant Ravnang, third-year students from the School of Mechatronics Engineering, Symbiosis Skills and Professional University, won the Krishi Drone theme at the e-Yantra Robotics Competition 2026, organised by IIT-Bombay.
Alyssa Goyal, Bhavya Sharma, Khushi Kumari, Prakruthi Jayapalsingh Samorekar, Shashank Agarwal, and Varsha won the first prize for their model on Reflex Arc at the Neuroanatomy Model Making Competition hosted by the Department of Anatomy at Noida International Institute of Medical Sciences Medical College and Hospital
Team Innovix from East Point College of Engineering and Technology was the winner of GCEM HACKS 4.0, a hackathon conducted by the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering and CSE (AI and ML), Gopalan College of Engineering and Management.
Collaborations
Mahindra University signed an MoU with Hidayatullah National Law University for collaboration on academic programmes and joint research initiatives.
ABBS School of Management signed a study-abroad agreement with ESCE International Business School, Paris, to establish a pathway for its students to pursue internationally accredited M.Sc. programmes at ESCE.
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, signed an MoU with Persistent Systems to establish an AI Innovation Lab with advanced computing and research facilities focused on responsible AI development.
Academy of Digital Health Sciences introduced a Post-Graduate Course in Digital Health and Public Health in collaboration with IIM Raipur and the PHFI Institute of Public Health Sciences.
Macquarie University, Australia, partnered with Chitkara University to offer articulated engineering pathways in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Environmental, Mechatronic, and Software Engineering, enabling globally-integrated study opportunities across India and Australia.
IIT Ropar signed an MoU with VUI Consultancy to collaborate on AI-enabled cyber defence, digital trust, and emerging security technologies.
IIIT Hyderabad and Athenian Tech have partnered to advance research in cybersecurity, education, and industry collaboration, spanning AI/ML, and digital identity protection.
ByteXL signed an MoU with Lamrin Tech Skills University, Punjab, to launch industry-aligned academic programmes to prepare students for next-generation careers.
University of East Anglia, the U.K., partnered with K.R. Mangalam University to launch a BBASemester-Abroad Programme, allowing students to study at UEA’s Norwich campus .
Ambuja Foundation and Kanohar Electricals partnered to establish a Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institute in Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, to train rural youth in employment-oriented skills.
Sigma University signed MoUs with Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, Vietnam, and Ural Federal University, Russia, to create new opportunities for student mobility, joint research, academic exchange, and international exposure for both students and faculty.
Birla Institute of Technology Mesra has signed an MoU with Arizona State University, the U.S., to explore opportunities for academic collaboration, faculty engagement, student development, and joint initiatives.