“We have limited resources”: Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee complicates Yale’s hiring of international scholars

For years, the H-1B visa functioned as a routine administrative cost for American universities hiring international faculty and researchers. At Yale University, departments regularly sponsored tenure track faculty, research scientists and postdoctoral associates under a system that typically cost less than $4,000 per petition. That calculation changed this fall.In September, US President Donald Trump issued…

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IIT Guwahati changes GATE 2026 exam centre for select candidates: Check revised admit card details

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, the organising institute for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026, has announced a change in the exam centre for candidates allotted centre number 2082.Candidates who were assigned this centre are advised to download the revised GATE 2026 admit card from the GATE Online Application Processing System…

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TS EAMCET 2026 registration from February 19: Check exam dates, registration details here

TS EAMCET 2026 registration from February 19 The Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) has announced the schedule for TS EAMCET 2026. The online registration process will begin on February 19, 2026. Candidates who want admission to engineering, agriculture, pharmacy and related courses in Telangana can apply through the official website. The entrance test…

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New US education department rules cut student tuition and simplify loans: What to know about repayment caps

New US education rules propose loan caps and simpler student repayment options. (AP Photo) The US Department of Education has issued a proposed rule designed to reduce higher education costs and simplify federal student loan repayment under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act, according to an official press release from the US Department of…

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CUET UG 2026 registration ends today: Direct link to apply and other details here

CUET UG 2026 registration: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to close the online registration process for the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET UG) 2026 today, January 30, 2026. The entrance exam will be held for admission to undergraduate programmes offered by Central Universities and other participating universities across India.Eligible candidates can submit…

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IGNOU re-registration for January 2026 session ends tomorrow for ODL programmes: Check direct link to apply here

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will close the registration process tomorrow, January 31, 2026, for the January 2026 academic session. Students who have not yet completed their re-registration are advised to do so at the earliest.The extended deadline has been provided to help students who were unable to finish the process earlier due…

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