By: Ankur Jain, Co-founder & CBO, Sunstone India’s higher education narrative has long been shaped by the prestige of IITs and IIMs. However, as the Gross Enrolment Ratio moves toward 32 percent by 2030, the real transformation is unfolding beyond these elite institutions. With over 28,000 universities located in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, catering to…
By: Dr Rini Infrastructure Fragility: The Silent Threat to Academic Continuity In discussions about the future of higher education, institutional leaders often debate curriculum innovation, digital pedagogy, and recruiting global talent. Yet one of the most consequential and underestimated risks facing universities today is infrastructure fragility. Cooling systems that fail during heatwaves, laboratories that go…
By: Sanjay Laul, Founder of MSM Unify, A Laul Global Company The world’s labor markets are currently experiencing a structural shift in their skill development, validation, and application processes. By 2026, employers in the technology, healthcare, finance, logistics, and professional sectors are facing skill gaps despite an increase in the number of degree-holding individuals. This…
By: Pankaj Bellad, Business Head, LOGIC & Director, Online Instruments India The classroom of 2026 is no longer defined by a blackboard and a stick of chalk. It is defined by intelligent surfaces that listen, adapt, and collaborate. As we move from simple digitization to true “intelligence,” AI-powered Interactive Flat Panels (IFPs) are leading a…
By: Fatema Agarkar, Educationist and Founder of ACE (Agarkar Center of Excellence). Governments across the globe led by a decisive move by the Australian Prime Minister in December 2025 have taken a conscious stance to ban teens from accessing social media for there is significant research tabled to suggest that the consequences of unrestricted access…
By: Niyati Handa, CO-Founder and Director, Eklavya Early Years Every morning in urban Indian cities, children step out of their homes before sunrise with backpacks almost as large as their frames, preparing themselves not only for another day at school but also for a journey that often stretches longer than the school hours. What was…
By: Sanjay Laul, Founder of MSM Unify For the Indian student looking to plan their education pathway in 2026 from a global point of view, the most significant happenings are not always within the four walls of a university but increasingly in foreign ministries and summit joint statements that can dictate the ease of travel…
Swati Modh is part of the Office of Disability Inclusion at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru Across India, psychologists, counsellors, and special educators are increasingly turning to expressive arts therapies to meet the diverse communication needs of people with disabilities, neurodivergence, and intersectional identities. For people who struggle with traditional talk therapy, whether due to speech…
By: Chaitra Vedullapalli, President & Co-founder, Women in Cloud Certifications are meant to be signals of readiness. But when jobs do not materialize, certifications quietly lose their economic meaning. They become credentials without conversion, effort without outcome, and aspiration without access. The risk is not individual disappointment. The risk is systemic erosion of trust. When…
By: Rima Singh, Head of DPS International In the past decade it has been seen that the Indian education landscape has undergone a sea change, and a quiet revolution is brewing underneath. While we grew up in a different world, our children will grow up in a very different one, and parents and educators must…
