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03 November, 2025
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Welcome, fellow readers. You have officially entered another episode of ‘What’s happening around the education world?’. In a world where updates move faster every minute, Learning Routes helps you catch up with the weekly education news. In this segment, we cover new developments, updates, policy changes, and much more.
In this week’s (October 27 – November 1) education news headlines, we discuss IIM Calcutta unlocking 100% summer internship placement, UGC releasing a fake university list, IIT Delhi and KVS signing an MOU, IIT Kanpur launching a free 40-day online crash course for JEE Mains 2026 examination, IIT Roorkee building an AI tool to boost interview skills, and so much more. So, plug in, lean back, and prepare to scroll through the highlights that shaped the education world this week.
According to the latest updates, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta 62nd MBA batch has secured 100 per cent placement for summer internships. The institute unlocked 520 offers for 465 students within seven days of the placement drive. The summer internship placement offer arrived from 154 firms.
The recruitment drive was conducted in hybrid mode, wherein 183 recruiters from diverse sectors participated. The average monthly stipend secured during the drive is INR 1.85 lakh, while the median stipend is INR 2.0 lakh. The highest domestic stipend is INR 4.5 lakh, and the highest international monthly stipend is INR 6.0 LPA.
In a recent update, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 22 institutions across India as fake. These colleges were operating without proper recognition and falsely represented as legitimate universities. According to the UGC, these colleges are not authorised to offer a degree as per the UGC Act, 1956. This means that any qualification offered by these universities is invalid for academic and professional purposes.
The Commission called out these institutions for misleading students and parents without any legal standing. Moreover, UGC urged parents and students to be careful while verifying the recognition status of any institution through its website before applying. Delhi has topped the list with a total of 10 such fake universities, followed by Uttar Pradesh with four.
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangatha (KVS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, both IIT Delhi and KVS have agreed to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education among young school students. Furthermore, they have agreed to provide professional development opportunities for teachers.
The aim is to promote scientific temper among young students from classes 9 to 12, and enable teachers with modern tools and techniques. This MOU formalised existing programmes between IIT and KVs, including the SciTech Spins (STS) Lecture Series – a flagship outreach programme.
The Government of India is hosting the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 from February 19 to February 20, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), as a precursor to the AI summit, has launched the Global Youth Artificial Intelligence Challenge.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is urging all higher education institutions across India to encourage students to participate in the YUVAi – Global Youth AI Challenge 2025-26. The last date to apply is November 30, 2025. It is a great platform for young innovators to showcase their work to a global audience and gain invaluable exposure.
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) has announced a 40-day online crash course for aspiring students preparing for the JEE Main January 2026 session. This course is launched under the initiative Self-Assessment Test and Help for Entrance Exams (SATHEE). The course begins on November 1, 2026.
The course aims to help students gain conceptual understanding and enhance overall exam performance. It includes live and recorded interactive sessions, practice problems, chapter-wise tests, and a mock test series. The classes shall be conducted by IITians.
A 25-year-old innovator, Sparsh Agrawal, has built the world’s first voice-to-voice foundational AI model, called Luna. Luna can sing, whisper, pause, and express emotions like a human. This AI was developed under Sparsh’s Jaipur-based startup Pixa AI. Luna can process audio directly and generate expressive and emotionally aware speech. Agrawal, the developer of Luna, is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology – Banaras Hindu University. This AI was built without major large-scale funding, corporate infrastructure, or a research lab.
The Ministry of Education is set to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computational Thinking (CT) into India’s school curriculum, starting from class 3 in the 2026-27 academic year. The curriculum is being developed under the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF SE) 2023, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has set up an expert committee chaired by Professor Karthik Raman to develop the AI and CT curriculum. Teacher preparedness and capacity building will be conducted through NISHTHA and other national-level programmes, including video lectures and handbooks developed by NCERT.
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has started the pilot of ‘Elevate’. Elevate is an AI-based mock interviewer that helps students boost their interview skills. This AI tool was developed by the Newton School. It creates a real hiring experience through simulations and provides detailed performance feedback to students.
Even skilled students often struggle in interviews. Elevate bridges this gap by creating realistic practice interview sessions, such as those conducted by Amazon, Google, Razorpay, and other organisations. The tool analyses answers, asks follow-up questions, and generates a detailed report.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is set to declare the Chartered Accountancy (CA) September 2025 examination results. They will be announced in the first week of November, on November 3rd. Candidates who appeared for the CA Foundation, Intermediate, and Final Exams can access their scorecards on the official ICAI website.
To check results, candidates need their registration and roll numbers. ICAI will also release pass percentages and merit lists for each level: Foundation, Intermediate, and Final Exam.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is ready to announce the JEE Main 2026 application form and examination dates. The JEE Main 2026 will be conducted in two phases – January and April. Before filling out the application form, ensure your identity card is updated and valid to avoid delays or rejection. The registration form can be submitted online on the official NTA website.
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