Shreya Bhandary is a Special Correspondent covering higher education for Hindustan Times, Mumbai. Her work revolves around finding loopholes in the current education system and highlighting the good and the bad in higher education institutes in and around Mumbai.
Articles by Shreya Bhandary
Borivali law college refunds ₹57.6 lakh excess fees charged from students
Mumbai: Nearly six months after the state Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) directed a law college in Borivali to refund excess fees they charged from students, the institute last week deposited ₹57,59,750 with the fee authority
Published on May 17, 2022 11:11 PM IST
Jesuit schools to start eco-audits, aim to turn campuses green over two years
Schools that are part of Bombay Jesuits have decided to conduct an eco-audit of their campuses by ensuring the implementation of positive changes over the next two years
Published on May 16, 2022 07:29 PM IST
Applications for MBA double in a year, back to pre-Covid times
Applications for the annual entrance test for management courses have more than doubled since last year, taking it back to pre-Covid times
Published on May 10, 2022 07:58 PM IST
MBBS students await results to begin internships, MUHS gives May-end deadline
Mumbai: Weeks after completion of their exams, the final year MBBS students are still awaiting results in order to be eligible to start their internships in hospitals attached to their respective institutes
Published on May 08, 2022 11:16 PM IST
Law exams postponed, but new schedule not shared yet: Students tell MU
- While the University of Mumbai has clarified that LLM (semester 1) exams, originally scheduled to commence from May 10, now stand postponed, no information on the new schedule has been released yet
Published on May 06, 2022 07:26 PM IST
Change in admission policy, delay led to high vacancies in PG medical seats
As many as 295 of the 1,928 postgraduate (PG) medical seats across government and private medical colleges in Maharashtra are lying vacant even after five rounds of seat allotment and four all-India quota (AIQ) rounds this year
Updated on May 05, 2022 09:56 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
MBBS students will have to complete internship in same institute, says MUHS
Putting an end to confusion, the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has clarified that undergraduate medical (MBBS) students will have to complete their internship at the institute where they are pursuing their degree
Published on May 03, 2022 09:04 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
Vada pav, samosa make way for sandwiches and fruits in school canteens
Across Mumbai, schools are replacing wafers and soft drinks with fruit and buttermilk in canteens and bringing nutritionists on board to draw-up healthy snack menus.
Updated on May 02, 2022 05:09 PM IST
Maha to add 1,338 new colleges across state universities, 255 sites approved for MU
The approvals include both new colleges, as well as new courses/departments in existing colleges. However, a large majority of the 255 approvals are for new colleges,” said an official from MU
Published on Apr 29, 2022 01:02 AM IST
State reserves seats for docs with 3 yrs service in govt hospitals
Mumbai: Putting an end to months of speculation, the state government on Wednesday announced that in-service medical officers will now have 25% reservation in state quota seats in postgraduate medical admissions
Published on Apr 29, 2022 12:55 AM IST
State govt forms committees to implement NEP 2020 recommendations
Mumbai: The state government on late Tuesday released government resolutions (GRs) on the formation of two committees to put together a strategy for implementation of recommendations made by Dr Mashelkar Committee on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
Published on Apr 27, 2022 11:23 PM IST
All state university exams to be held offline, says minister
This decision was taken in a meeting held between Samant and vice chancellors of all state universities, where the officials unanimously agreed to go offline for all exams between April and May
Published on Apr 25, 2022 11:25 PM IST
Admissions to AYUSH courses to end by May 10: Maharashtra CET cell
- The Maharashtra CET cell announces that admissions deadline to medical courses will be April 28 this year. However, admissions to AYUSH courses will go on till May 10.
Published on Apr 25, 2022 04:14 PM IST
Seat vacancy for nursing course dips to 2.3% in 2022 from last year’s 64%
Mumbai: After being ignored for several years, nursing course have regained its popularity among the students
Published on Apr 24, 2022 11:28 PM IST
Share question banks, paper patterns with students, MU tells colleges
Colleges have also been asked to help with temporary accommodation for students during exams, especially for the outstation ones
Published on Apr 22, 2022 07:43 PM IST
Mumbai University councils nominate IIT-BHU director for VC search committee
Suhas Pednekar, the current VC of the university, is set to retire before the completion of a five-year term as he will turn 65 years old
Published on Apr 18, 2022 11:15 PM IST
Teachers turn students to navigate effects of pandemic
As the academic year comes to a close in April, and schools break for summer holidays in May, many schools have started holding workshops for teachers
Updated on Apr 17, 2022 11:09 PM IST
Avoid anti-government posts on social media: TIFR to employees
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), one of the leading research institutes in the country, has advised its employees to refrain from making “anti-government” statements on social media.
Updated on Apr 16, 2022 12:22 AM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
State universities to start course on Indian Constitution: Minister
In a tweet shared on Thursday, Samant said he has informed all state university vice chancellors about introducing this course for all university students
Published on Apr 14, 2022 10:31 PM IST
Give 15 extra minutes/hour to students giving offline exams, minister tells varsities
In a meeting held online with vice-chancellors of various state universities on Wednesday, minister suggested that universities should give 15 extra minutes for every hour of the exam to every student
Published on Apr 13, 2022 11:15 PM IST
After JEE, medical aspirants seek deferment of NEET-UG 2022
- Medical aspirants applying for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) in 2022 have sought postponement of the exam this year citing various reasons including lack of preparation time for the test
Published on Apr 12, 2022 07:10 PM IST
Allowing unvaccinated on campus sparks argument, colleges in two minds
With colleges across the state reopening for physical classes and exams, few institutes are still sceptical about allowing unvaccinated students
Published on Apr 09, 2022 07:53 PM IST
Ukraine-return students question lack of practical session in MUHS’s e-learning module
Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Indians stuck in various Ukrainian cities were evacuated through neighbouring countries.
Published on Apr 08, 2022 09:54 PM IST
Private dental colleges in Maharashtra stare at a large number of vacant seats
Vacancy in the year 2019-20 stood at 1,028 seats out of 2,350 seats in private dental colleges after three common admission rounds and the same figure stood at 622 in 2018
Published on Apr 08, 2022 12:04 AM IST
Over half of IIT-B graduating batch preferred physical classes: Survey
According to the senior survey report released this week by the institute’s in-house magazine Insight, only 26.7% students said they attended 80-100% online classes
Published on Apr 05, 2022 08:29 PM IST
Back in classroom, students find it tough to sit put. How schools are helping
As students returned to the classroom, there was a higher incidence of learning deficit attributed to both classes and examinations being held online for the past two years.
Published on Apr 04, 2022 06:11 PM IST
CBSE students seek postponement or extra attempts of JEE Mains
- CBSE students want the JEE Mains postponed or extra attempts since the dates clash with the boards.
Published on Apr 04, 2022 12:26 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
With exams nearing end, HSC students face ‘assessment’ anxiety
Students are worried by the fact that they will now be competing for seats in professional courses against their counterparts from other central and international boards
Published on Mar 31, 2022 08:20 PM IST
BTech registrations in Maharashtra rise to 5.03 lakh from 4.04 lakh last year
After a lull for two years owing to Covid-19, undergraduate professional education seems to be on the upswing with around one lakh more engineering aspirants having applied for the state common entrance test (MH-CET) scheduled for May
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 12:22 AM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
Mumbai’s century-old schools still popular among new generation of students
Mumbai: Amid high-rise buildings that represent Mumbai’s modern and global outlook, lie century plus old schools, basking in the charm of their colonial architecture and glorious heritage
Published on Mar 28, 2022 10:53 PM IST
