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Making a reference to the action with news agency PTI, UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar said, the Commission is completely committed to upholding the highest levels of integrity, transparency, and fairness in its examination processes.

A woman has been debarred for three years from appearing for government job recruitment exams after she allegedly cheated during a Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam, officials added on Friday. Her candidature for this year's exam also stands cancelled. The candidate was found with incriminating material during one of their recruitment tests of UPSC, the LinkedIn post mentioned.

"As the candidate has been guilty of violating the rules of the Examination under the rule of the examination - 12(1)(h) 'being in possession of or using unfair means during the examination,' read the post.".

"Accordingly, UPSC has invoked stern disciplinary action in terms of standardisation of punishment by cancelling the candidature for this year's examination and debarred the person from appearing in all future examination(s)/selection(s) to be conducted by the Commission for a period of 3 years," the Commission said in a LinkedIn post.

Discussing the relocation with news agency PTI, UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar further said, the Commission is steadfastly committed to upholding the highest levels of integrity, transparency, and fairness in its examination processes.

"Any candidate found guilty of using unfair means or misconduct during examinations is dealt with severe disciplinary action according to rules, including debarment for future examinations, as the most severe of actions," he asserted.

Kumar emphasized that these actions are necessary to uphold the integrity of the selection process and merit must be the sole basis of recruitment in government services.

"This is the sole reason why UPSC, for the past 100 years, has been a model of merit and a fair system, and candidates from any stratum can become selected, purely on the basis of merit, as per the selection process," he furthered.

Last year, the UPSC had taken a number of steps against former ex-probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, including filing a criminal case, after discovering that she had allegedly misrepresented herself to sit for the civil services exam. She is charged with fraudulently availing herself of benefits under the Other Backward Class (OBC) and disability reservations in order to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Mangaluru student, Remona Pereira, a final-year Bachelor of Arts student at St. Aloysius College, set a new world record by performing Bharatanatyam continuously for 170 hours over seven days. This record performance was held at the college’s Robert Sequeira Hall, which surpassed the previous record of 127 hours of marathon dance and has been officially recognised by the Golden Book of World Records.

Remona’s record is an inspirational achievement on a global scale. Her 170-hour continuous dance performance not only exemplifies physical endurance but also showcases her deep commitment to the classical Indian dance form.

Remona trained as a Bharatanatyam dancer for 13 years and decided to set a record. She prepared to take this challenge for several years before finally attempting it in 2025. She balanced rigorous daily dance training of five to six hours alongside her academic studies to qualify for this record attempt.

The event was closely observed and verified by officials from the Golden Book of World Records and documented comprehensively on camera to ensure authenticity. St. Aloysius College’s administration, faculty, and student body rallied behind Remona, offering unwavering support and expressing immense pride in her unprecedented accomplishment.

The performance required Remona to stick to a strict diet so that she ate only light and nutritious food, which consisted of bananas, curd, tender coconut water, and well-cooked soft rice; during the performance, she also took scheduled 15-minute breaks after every three hours. This carefully designed dietary regime was practised for months before the attempt to maintain her energy and health.

A dedicated medical team, including doctors and ambulance staff, monitored Remona’s well-being throughout the seven-day endurance test, ensuring her safety during the grueling performance.

Performing many styles of Bharatanatyam and improvising to recorded music throughout the record-breaking duration, Remona proved that she is a versatile artist with the skills to touch even the most unconventional audience and put forward her passion and devotion to her art form. 

This unique achievement not only pays tribute to the personal effort of Remona Pereira but also brings Bharatanatyam under the spotlight as a vibrant and timeless classical dance form. However, when the news surfaced on the internet, the general public had mixed reactions; some called it unnecessary, while others were left stunned. Nonetheless, the community and dance lovers in Mangaluru and across the world are praising her as a role model to the budding artists.

This follows a deadly collapse of a government school building in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district on July 25 that killed seven children and injured 28 others.

The Ministry of Education has instructed all Union Territories and states to conduct compulsory safety inspections at schools and other child-related public buildings. The action is in accordance with the National Disaster Management Guidelines for School Safety and follows after several incidents occurred, killing a number of individuals.

Then comes the news of a devastating collapse of a government school building in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district on July 25, claiming the lives of seven children and injuring 28 others.

All schools and public buildings utilized by children and youth shall be subjected to safety inspections in conformity with the national safety codes and the disaster management guidelines. The structural safety coupled with fire protection, emergency doors and electrical installations shall be carefully checked," the directive noted.

The ministry also stated that schools must be ready for emergencies such as fire or natural disasters.

"Collaborations with the local authorities (NDMA, fire services, police and medical agencies) need to be enhanced for regular training and mock drills. In addition to physical safety, mental well-being and emotional well-being through counseling services, peer-support mechanisms and community involvement need to be ensured," the directive further said.

This will involve evacuation drills, first aid and the creation of mechanisms to enable students' emotional well-being.

24-hour reporting rule and accountability

The ministry has made reporting of any incident or situation with potential danger to children compulsory within a span of 24 hours to the concerned state authorities.

It has also requested that state governments rectify responsibility in instances of delay, inaction, or negligence. Parents, guardians, community leaders and local bodies have been requested to be on their guard and report unsafe schools, public areas, and transport used by children.

Recent school collapse incidents

Only days after the Jhalawar collapse, the roof of a government school in Karthikappally, Alappuzha, collapsed on July 21. On July 18, one person was killed and another trapped as a portion of a school roof collapsed in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

The launch of the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) university in India, located in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, is a significant milestone in both education and technology. The campus is being set up by Chandigarh University and was inaugurated on 26 July, 2025 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and is meant to offer specific training in AI and related technologies. This university plays a crucial role in the vision of the state to train its young people with the skills in digital advancements and ready them to work in the technologies soon.

As part of an ambitious initiative called AI Pragya, the aim is to train 1.5 lakh individuals per month in the domain of AI, data analytics, machine learning, and cybersecurity, contributing to an overall target of 10 lakh people. The initiative is aimed to reach a broad audience of students and teachers, village leaders, government staff as well as farmers. Backed by global technology giants such as Microsoft, Intel, Google, and Guvi, the mission is to train 1.5 lakh people each month.

AI initiatives in Uttar Pradesh extend beyond education. The government is applying AI in the safety of the people, in the agricultural sector, land, and prison monitoring, or the mining industry. 

To take one example, AI-enabled surveillance cameras and facial recognition systems are improving security in 17 urban jurisdictions, one initiative is scaling smart irrigation and drone-based mapping to 10 lakh farmers (UP-AGRIS). Other beneficiaries include women groups and the farmer organizations who are taking advantage of the digital markets and data-driven practices. 

Land management and mining are also experiencing digital upgrades, with satellite imaging and IoT-powered oversight tools ensuring greater transparency and efficiency. 

The AI university in Unnao is expected to be a center of multidisciplinary and contemporary learning and research. It will provide AI driven learning in areas such as engineering, management, science, liberal arts which are in line with the wider objective of India to boost innovation, employability and digital leadership. The university has smart classrooms, labs, a library, hostels as well as sporting facilities which makes it an example of future-ready education in India.

This progressive move will help in the expansion of employment and will make Uttar Pradesh a budding destination of digital and technical talent towards local and national development. 

The Tamil Nadu Directorate of General Education (DGE) on July 25 today declared the TN 12th Supplementary Exam Results 2025. The students who wrote the supplementary Class 12 examination are now entitled to view their marks on official websites — tnresults.nic.in and dge.tn.gov.in.

This result announcement is also a good opportunity for those students who have failed in one or two subjects in the normal board exam and thus can have a second chance to perform their best.

Procedure to check TN 12th Supplementary Result 2025:

Go to tnresults.nic.in or dge.tn.gov.in

Click on the link: "HSE(+2) Supplementary Examination Results 2025"

Enter your registration number and date of birth

Click on "Get Marks"

Check your result and save it for reference

Print it for record

Provisional mark sheet uploaded online is subject-wise marks, grades, and percentage. Candidates have been asked to download the original mark sheets from the respective schools, which will be used in the future for admissions and records.

Additional Class 10 results will be announced later this month on the same portals.

Students are required to double-check all the details given in the web mark sheet very carefully and report the matter of discrepancy to notice of their school or DGE office for rectification.

The extra results are required for students who want to study with continuity. For receiving all the updated TN Board Exam Results 2025 news, students have to visit official websites and keep away from rumors.

The government is drafting a bill for setting up a higher education commission of India (HECI) as a single, merged higher education regulatory body, the Lok Sabha was told on Monday.

Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar made the announcement while providing a written answer to a question.

"The NEP 2020 visualises a 'light but tight' regulation for ensuring the integrity, transparency and efficient use of resources in the education sector through audit and public reporting and stimulating innovation and think-out-of-the-box by providing autonomy, good governance and empowerment," Majumdar said.

"The NEP 2020 also foresees the creation of a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) as one all-encompassing body with autonomous verticals to carry out autonomous functions of regulation, accreditation, funding and setting academic standards. The above vision of the NEP 2020 is being drawn up by the ministry in the form of the HECI bill," he added.

The HECI suggested by the new NEP suggests substituting the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).

The UGC looks after non-technical higher education, the AICTE looks after technical education and the NCTE looks after teachers' education.

The idea of the HECI has been floated earlier in the form of a draft bill.

A first Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) Bill, 2018 was placed in the public domain in the year for repeal of the UGC Act and made provisions for setting up the Higher Education Commission of India.

The new drive to pass the HECI came under Dharmendra Pradhan, who was administered oath as Union education minister in July 2021.

Evidencing the need for change by one regulator of higher education, the NEP 2020 report states, "the regulation system has to be revamped in its entirety so that the system of higher education gets re-energised and flourishes."