News from the world of Education: June 19, 2025

INCUBATE 2025
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, and the IIT-Bombay have launched INCUBATE 2025, a Med-Tech hackathon to inspire medical and engineering students to innovate solutions for pressing healthcare challenges.
Eligibility: Students pursuing MBBS, BDS, B.Sc. Nursing, B.Tech, B.E. or equivalent in engineering. Students pursuing B.Sc., M.Sc. or Integrated Masters in any discipline of Natural or Life Sciences can be team member along with medical or engineering students.
More details at www.incubate2025.in
Admissions and scholarships
IIT Bombay and SimpliLearn have launched an e-Postgraduate Diploma (ePGD) in Integrated Circuits (IC) Design.
Eligibility: B.Tech, B.E., M.Tech and M.E. in Electronics, VLSI, Communication, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or Instrumentation Engineering, from a recognised institute.
Deadline: July 31
Details at https://tinyurl.com/t43su5hy
The University of Leeds invites applications for its M.Sc. in Air Quality Solutions with Data Science programme beginning in September. Scholarships are available
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree with minimum 2:1 Honours in Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Chemistry or Economics. Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each component.
Deadline: June 30
Visit https://tinyurl.com/y22kkjda for details
IIT Delhi has launched a six-month Certificate Programme in Data Science and Machine Learning programme.
Eligibility: Graduates or diploma holders from a recognised institute with a minimum 50% in Maths or Statistics in Class 12 board exam.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/mr2cmvxv
IIT Delhi has also launched a six-month online Executive Programme in Healthcare for Industry 5.0.
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, MBBS, B.Pharm. B.Sc. Nursing, BDS, or equivalent with at least 50% or 5.0 CGPA
More details at https://tinyurl.com/3fnznb26
CMR University, Bengaluru, invites applications for its B.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering; Computer Science and Engineering (AI and ML); Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science); Computer Engineering with specialisation in AIML/Internet of Things; Computer Science and Technology with specialisation in AIML/Internet of Things; Information Technology, and Electronics and Communication Engineering
Eligibility: Minimum 45% in Physics and Maths in Class 12, along with any one of the following subjects: Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Information Technology, Biology, Informatics Practices, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject, Agriculture, Engineering Graphics, Business Studies, or Entrepreneurship. Valid score in CET, COMED-K, JEE, other state or national entrance exam. Candidates who have passed the D.Voc stream in the same or an allied sector.
Details at https://www.cmr.edu.in/
Alliance University has launched a multilingual and transdisciplinary M.A. in Creative Writing course.
Eligibility: Bachelor's degree with minimum 50% aggregate with English as a compulsory subject.
Deadline: June 30
Details at www.alliance.edu.in
Lovely Professional University has launched a two-year Diploma and a three-year B.Sc. programme in Child and Elderly Care.
Eligibility: 50% aggregate in 10+2 with English or equivalent.
Details at https://tinyurl.com/y5cptckx and https://tinyurl.com/mwbsep7b
AISECT University, Jharkhand, has opened admissions for its UG, PG, diploma, vocational, and doctoral programmes across Agriculture, Arts, Commerce, Computer Science and Information Technology, Journalism and Mass Communication, Management, Science, and Yoga and Naturopathy. Details at https://tinyurl.com/5n6wutxk
Events
FLAME University's Executive Education Cell hosted the Land Matters workshop, under the aegis of Project IncLand. Speakers included Ramnath Sonawane, former Municipal Commissioner, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation; Satya Prabha Giri, Managing Partner, Lotus Landmarks, Pune; Ajay Katuri from CEPT University and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA); Mohammed Hussain Shaikh, Founder, Land Masters Advisory, Mumbai; and Santosh Bhansali, Founder, White Lotus Realty, Mumbai.
According to a new survey from CFA Institute, finance tops the list of career preferences among Indian graduates (38%) followed by IT (32 %) and Education (21 %) and 61% seek careers with societal impact. The survey can be accessed at https://tinyurl.com/433uv32n.
ITM Institute of Hotel Management saw its 2023–26 batch of students intern in seven countries including France, New Zealand, and Mauritius. Recruiters included JW Marriott, The Oberoi Beach Resort, Le Meridien, and Anantara Iko, among others.
Noida International University organised an educator's meet and felicitation ceremony in Muzaffarpur and Sasaram in Bihar. Over 400 educators, students, and academic professionals participated. The institution also hosted an event in Bokaro on the vital link between education, health, and nation-building. Speakers included Dr. Aman Shrivastava, Ex-President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Rajnish Kashyap, CEO of Smart Homes Bokaro, and Abhay Shyam Nandan Singh, Vice President of Sardar Patel Public School.
The University Grants Commission has granted permission to The University of Aberdeen, Scotland, to open its campus in Mumbai. The campus, which will open in September 2026, aims to offer programmes in Computing and Data Science, Business Management, Economics, Artificial Intelligence and an MBA with future expansion into Mathematics and International Business Management and Information Systems, Public Health, Film Studies and Psychology
JBCN Education, in collaboration with Monash University, Australia, hosted the inaugural edition of the Monash Innovation Guarantee India Programme and brought together 53 high-school students across JBCN 5 campuses to tackle real-world challenges through hands-on innovation and design thinking.
ITC Limited hosted the Wellbeing Out of Waste (WOW) Interschool Recycling Championship Awards in Coimbatore to recognise and celebrate the exceptional contributions made by students and schools in advancing the cause of effective waste management.
FORE School of Management hosted an Induction Ceremony for its 2025–2027 batch of PGDM programmes. Ritesh Varma, Vice President-Business Solutions Consulting, Newgen Software, and Rahul Raizada, Partner, PwC India, were the guests of honour.
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) has appointed Prof. M. Satish Kumar as the first Dean of its new campus in GIFT City, India. Prof Kumar will take up the role in July 2025 and will provide academic leadership across the faculties for the new campus, which will welcome its first cohort of students in early 2026.
Prayoga Institute of Education Research has partnered with the State Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) and SBI Funds Management to expand the Kriya initiative across 12 government schools in Raichur, Karnataka.
IIM Bangalore concluded its orientation programme for the PGP and PGP-BA class of 2025-27 with the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Awards 2025, among other academic recognitions, and scholarships.
Ryan International Academy, Hinjawadi, conducted an investiture ceremony for its newly elected Student Parliament. Dilip Khedkar, retired Superintendent of Police; Hrushikesh Ghadage, Inspector, Hinjawadi Police Station; and Alka Jadhav, Assistant Inspector, Khadak Police Station, were guests of honour.
The International Management Institute Bhubaneswar welcomed the PGDM Batch of 2025–27 with a two-week orientation programme. Suraj Malik, Founder and CEO of Legacy Growth, was the chief guest.
Dattatreya Chaudhary, a research scholar at the Mahatma Gandhi Mission University Department of Chemistry, has published his study on Improved Process for the Preparation of Amorphous Eluxadoline as a patent by the Government of India.
Researchers from IIT Guwahati have developed a community-scale water treatment system that removes fluoride and Iron from groundwater, offering a low-cost solution for areas with poor access to safe drinking water. A paper co-authored by Prof. Mihir Kumar Purkait, along with research associates, Anweshan and Piyal Mondal, and research scholar Mukesh Bharti, from the Department of Chemical Engineering, was published in ACS ES&T Water.
ITM Vocational University organised a seminar on AI in Research. Over 40 faculty from various departments participated.
Aakash Educational Services has launched the Aakash Invictus Campus at New Delhi, a facility for JEE preparation. It features 13 classrooms designed to provide a focused and personalised JEE preparation environment.
Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan and Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, inaugurated the Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering at the Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
SRM College of Nursing, in collaboration with SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre and the Central University of Tamil Nadu, organised a national Multidisciplinary Training of Trainers on Transgender Care.
New research led by the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, has shed light on how smart fuel choices and launch practices could help protect the ozone layer. The paper was published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.
Galgotias University and Tata Technologies launched a Learning Centre focused on Product Development to build future-ready engineering professionals.
MoUs and partnerships
HCL Foundation has signed an MoU with StartupTN and the Department of Employment and Training, Government of Tamil Nadu, to enhance entrepreneurship and vocational education in the state.
Galgotias University signed an MoU with Heartfulness Education Trust to establish the Centre of Indian Knowledge Systems at the institution's campus in Greater Noida.
Dravidian University signed an MoU with 1M1B (One Million for One Billion), to empower students through industry-aligned skill development, enhanced placement support, and global exposure.
IIT Guwahati signed an MoU with the University of Southern Denmark to promote bilateral cooperation in research, innovation, and academic exchange.
Cactus Communications has partnered with NIT Calicut to provide institution-wide access to its AI research tools and enable students, faculty, and researchers to leverage AI to enhance research discovery and improve writing quality.
The Directorate General of Training, under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with Shell India, has launched a Green Skills and Electric Vehicles (EV) training programme to equip students and faculty with skills in green energy and e-mobility.
Awards
Prateek Sethi from Odisha won the first prize in the vivo Ignite competition, the scholarship initiative of vivo India in partnership with CIET-NCERT, IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation, and UN Global Compact Network India.
A team comprising Neer Soni, Arunojya Vatsa, and Deval Kambaliya, students of BIMTECH was declared the global winner of the PRME Global Students Sustainability Awards 2025.
In the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2025, the following universities from India marked their presence in the global rankings: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Rank 41); Lovely Professional University (Rank 48), and Shoolini University (Rank 96).
The University of Melbourne, Australia, was ranked 19th globally in the 2026 QS World University Rankings.
Ekya School JP Nagar, Bengaluru, made it to the the Top 10 Most Innovative Schools in the World list released by the T4 Education World.

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