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• Lodha Foundation launches Math institute in Mumbai

  The Lodha Foundation on Monday inaugurated the Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute (LMSI) in Mumbai, marking the establishment of India's first privately funded mathematics research institute.

  

• 32 private engineering colleges closed in Madhya Pradesh since Jan 2018

  A written reply in the recently-concluded state assembly monsoon session has revealed that 32 private engineering colleges have closed since Jan 2018, accounting for more than 25 per cent of such institutions in the state. The number of operational colleges now stands at 124.

  

• Theft in Calcutta University Girls' Hostel, students raise questions on safety

  Terrified by the incident, Sayantani Chakraborty, third-year chemical engineering department, reported the incident to the police on Sunday morning. The incident took place on Saturday night in the Calcutta University hostel on Mahatma Gandhi Road in north Kolkata.

  

• Students go slow on engineering seats, educators blame delayed admission process

  Educators attributed the weak turnout primarily to delayed admission schedules, which leave students anxious about wasting time and hesitant to lock in choices early. The lure of securing a better college in the later rounds has further worsened the numbers, officials in the CET cell said.

  

• Indian higher education institutes in QS rankings doubled in last 5 years: Govt

  In a reply to the Lok Sabha, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed that the country has recorded its strongest presence in QS-WUR 2026. He also shared the status of higher education in the country.

  

• Madras university students may get to pursue dual degrees

  "Those who are studying in distance mode will be allowed to join two distance mode programmes simultaneously," according to the draft guidelines for dual degrees prepared by the University of Madras. The draft guidelines will be placed for approval at the university's syndicate meeting scheduled for Monday.

  

• BTech student at Sharda University hangs self in hostel room, requests fee refund in note

  A second year engineering student at a private university in Greater Noida allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his hostel room, police said on Sunday.

  

• 4 AMU proctors quit amid growing fee hike stir by students, poll delay

  ​Four members of the proctorial staff at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) resigned following allegations of misbehaviour with students who have been staging demonstrations on campus against the university's fee hike, an official said on Saturday.

  

• Odisha: Two professors suspended over sexual harassment allegations

  Authorities of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Odisha's Sambalpur district has suspended two professors on charges of misconduct, official sources said on Friday.

  

• High Court to college: Pay Rs 50K costs to Mumbai University for admitting commerce student to BSc in 2022

  ​Bombay High Court has rapped Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, for admitting in June 2022 a student from the commerce stream to the three-year BSc (statistics) course despite being ineligible for it. It directed the college to pay Rs 50,000 costs to Mumbai University.

  

• Supreme Court steps in to resolve VC appointments in two Kerala universities

  ​In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Wednesday intervened in the ongoing dispute over the appointment of Vice-Chancellors at the A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) and the Kerala Digital University in Kerala.