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
St Xaviers’ Malhar festival attracts hundreds of students
Held over two days on August 28 and 29, over 1,300 students from more than 22 participating colleges made their way to the St Xavier’s campus this year
Published on Aug 30, 2022 12:33 AM IST
Three teachers from city who go beyond classroom, awarded
Mumbai: In 2020, as the country went under lockdown to spread the curb of the Covid-19 pandemic, 40-year-old Shashikant Kulthe was one of the few teachers of his zilla parishad school in Beed who visited the homes of each of his 32 students to teach them
Published on Aug 28, 2022 12:42 AM IST
State nominates additional chief sec Anand Limaye to find next VC
Mumbai: Two weeks before the current vice chancellor of the University of Mumbai, Suhas Pednekar, is scheduled to retire, the Maharashtra state higher education department has finally announced their nomination as part of the VC search committee
Published on Aug 27, 2022 01:06 AM IST
Despite lift on visa ban, medical students unsure of returning to China
Nearly two months after the Chinese government decided to lift the two-year visa ban on Indian nationals, 22-year-old Mahrukh Shaikh is still unsure how and when she will get back to her university in Wuhan to complete her final-year MBBS in physical mode
Updated on Aug 25, 2022 09:33 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
BKC school will breathe easy as garbage dump gets cleared
On August 24, HT had reported that a mountain of garbage had begun to pile up in the past two years in a plot right next to one of the most expensive schools in the city
Published on Aug 25, 2022 12:36 AM IST
IIT admissions to commence on Sept 12 with six rounds of seat allotment
Mumbai: Admissions to premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are all set to begin on September 12, this year, a day after results for the Joint Entrance Examination-Advanced (JEE-Adv) is released
Published on Aug 25, 2022 12:21 AM IST
More students opt for diplomas leading to high seat vacancies in junior colleges, say experts
Admissions to FYJC seats were delayed this year as DyDE waited for class 10 results of all school education boards to be released before starting the process.
Published on Aug 24, 2022 12:33 AM IST
At posh Ascend, a hill of garbage raises a stink
The ground, which lies between the school campus in BKC-F block and the Mithi River, for many years stayed vacant and abandoned.
Published on Aug 24, 2022 12:19 AM IST
GSB mandal gets ₹316.40 crore insurance cover
While the city’s ganpati mandals are set to welcome devotees after a two-year hiatus, GSB-Seva Mandal in King’s Circle, has already generated a buzz with an insurance cover of ₹316.4 crore
Published on Aug 23, 2022 12:26 AM IST
Cut-offs at top colleges reach 95-97%, nearly 5-8% points higher than previous merit lists
Mumbai: The third merit list of a junior college in the city has ended at 97%, nearly 6 percent points higher than the first merit list this year
Published on Aug 22, 2022 10:33 PM IST
Vacant posts, lack of basic amenities: MU staff highlight troubles ahead of VC’s retirement
Recently, members of the University of Mumbai Academic Staff Association (UMASA) approached the VC’s office with their demands
Updated on Aug 20, 2022 11:35 PM IST
Can extra classes, shorter breaks make up for academic loss?
Several colleges have started planning to conduct extra lectures, or cut-short Diwali vacations to make up for the loss of academic time.
Published on Aug 20, 2022 12:36 AM IST
City college students to pocket ₹2.95 lakh for 2-month internship
For a batch of 237 students, 312 offers were received from 41 companies, with maximum offers coming from the FMCG sector, followed closely by consulting companies.
Updated on Aug 19, 2022 12:09 AM IST
Only 20% FYJC aspirants confirm admission in four days, deadline on Wednesday
Mumbai: Blame it on the long weekend and travel plans or students refusing to alter their college preference, just 20% first-year junior college (FYJC) aspirants from the second merit list have confirmed admissions until Monday
Published on Aug 15, 2022 08:17 PM IST
Demand for minority quota seats in junior colleges go down
For years, several minority colleges in the city have attracted the best of the lot but over the years, this trend seems to be fading
Published on Aug 13, 2022 07:54 PM IST
Hunger strike called off as IIT-B assures partial roll back of fee hike
As per a statement released by the IIT-B Students Against Fee Hike, the institute’s fee hike committee has proposed that hostel fee for all the students will be reduced by ₹1,500, tuition fees for MTech new entrants will be reduced by ₹15,000
Updated on Aug 13, 2022 01:06 AM IST
FYJC admissions: Cut-offs dip marginally in second merit list
Some of the popular colleges attributed the marginal dip to the handful of seats left for allotment in the second common admission round.
Published on Aug 13, 2022 12:47 AM IST
1.6 lakh eligible students out of 2.5 lakh register for JEE-Adv exam
In 2020, and 2021 only 1.60 lakh students finished the registration process, and less than 1.5 lakh students eventually appeared for the test. The intake capacity across 23 IITs was over 16,000 seats in 2021.
Published on Aug 11, 2022 11:46 PM IST
Survey: Students took up odd jobs to pay tuition fees during pandemic
5.3% of students had to take up jobs to sustain their education as well as support their families during the lockdown
Published on Aug 11, 2022 06:41 PM IST
Students confused as PG medical admission circular does not mention NMC’s 50% fee fixation
In March this year, the NMC issued guidelines for private medical colleges to offer 50% of their seats to students at fees charged by government medical colleges.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 11:51 PM IST
IIT-B, IIT-M record best placement season ever in 2021-22
IIT Bombay and Madras released their annual placement report on Monday, labelling the 2021-22 placement season as one of the best eve
Published on Aug 08, 2022 11:50 PM IST
JEE (Main) 2022 Results: Amravati topper wants to pursue Computer Science
5.4 lakh students across the country appeared for the JEE-Mains session in July this year while 7.69 lakh students appeared for the exam in the June session
Published on Aug 08, 2022 03:04 PM IST
Fallout of delay in admissions: Medical colleges prep to accommodate two FY MBBS batches
Mumbai: Even as MBBS aspirants are waiting for the results of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2022, medical colleges in the city and state are prepping their classrooms and labs to accommodate two batches of first year undergraduate students
Published on Aug 08, 2022 12:01 AM IST
City colleges increase intake capacity to meet high admissions demand
Considering that August 8 is the deadline to complete admissions to undergraduate (UG) degree courses, colleges are planning to upload the last merit list by Monday and fill up all vacant seats
Published on Aug 06, 2022 12:37 AM IST
As students demand roll back of hike, IIT-B reduces mess fee
However, students have called this move ‘correction of fees’ and not a reduction, and have clarified that they will still participate in the hunger strike unless the institute rolls back the hike
Published on Aug 05, 2022 07:29 PM IST
‘Rising demand for engineering leads to higher seat vacancy in science courses’
Mumbai: Be it the rising demand for undergraduate engineering courses, or the chaos due to the delay in conducting admissions to UG courses in degree colleges this year, several institutes are still racing to fill up their vacant seats
Published on Aug 04, 2022 10:57 PM IST
FYJC first merit list out, cut-off across streams and colleges dip by 1-3% points
Mumbai: The first general merit list for first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions was released on Wednesday and despite the high scores awarded to class 10 students across boards this year, the cut-offs in most popular colleges dipped by 1-3% points this year
Published on Aug 04, 2022 12:48 AM IST
FYJC 1st merit list out, cut-off across streams & colleges dips by 1-3% points
The first general merit list for first year junior college (FYJC) admissions was released on Wednesday and despite the high scores awarded to class 10 students across boards this year, the cut-offs in most popular colleges dipped by 1-3% points this year.
Published on Aug 03, 2022 07:38 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
Enrolment in traditional courses dips in 2020-21, more takers for law & tech: Study
In comparison to enrolment figures in 2019-20, the humanities faculty took the worst hit in 2020-21 with only 1.68 lakh students seeking admission in 2020-21—a 33.1% dip.
Published on Aug 02, 2022 11:44 PM IST
Ukraine crisis isn’t the only one on their minds
Mumbai: The otherwise bustling Khan household in Mumbra now remains quiet through the day as their youngest member attends online classes
Published on Jul 31, 2022 12:20 AM IST
Anamika Gharat and Shreya Bhandary