The Academic Insights

The toll-free number that the Nandan Nilekani-led High Power Task Force (HPTF) used to gather suggestions on examination reforms is being converted into an AI-enabled helpline. It will serve as the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) help desk and answer candidates’ exam-related queries in multiple languages.

The number, 1800 180 47 47, was originally set up by the NTA. Th...

Tucked into the Miami Valley of southwestern Ohio, Wright State University has quietly built a reputation as one of the country’s most reliable public research institutions. Its engineering, computer science, and health science programs feed directly into the region’s dense cluster of aerospace, defense, and healthcare employers, giving technical majors a rare head start thro...

A student walks in with a start-up idea. Mr. Dhermesh Manghnani listens, questions the assumptions and pushes back on the weak spots. Once in a while, the pitch survives, and he gets to say the words he enjoys most. “This is actually a very good product. You should take this to market.”

Those conversations sit at the heart of how he leads New Horizon College of Enginee...

For more than a decade, an American degree has been the top study-abroad dream for Indian families. That dream is still alive, but the path to it has changed. Here is what students and parents should know before applying.

India remains the largest source of international students in the United States, with 363,019 Indian students enrolled ...

A generation ago, a woman heading an Indian university was rare enough to make news. Today, women lead some of the country’s best-known institutions, from central universities to private groups, design schools and medical colleges. Progress is real. But the numbers show that it is still far from complete.

Women have entered Indian higher educati...