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
Touts promising medical admissions proliferate, make crores
Patil is one of eight students who were cheated of ₹ 2.5 crore collectively by a firm called Medico HelpDesk which promised admission through the management quota of a medical institute. Earlier this month, the case was transferred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Navi Mumbai
Published on Oct 17, 2022 12:06 AM IST
Why women do not use washrooms at railway stations
Mumbai: A college project by first year Bachelor of Arts (FYBA) students of St Xavier’s College, Dhobi Talao, has revealed startling facts about the condition of women’s toilets at Mumbai’s railway stations
Published on Oct 14, 2022 12:11 AM IST
Govt announces fee waiver for students who lost parents to Covid-19
Students whose parents or guardians have died during the Covid period should get every chance to complete their graduation or post-graduation (PG) education just like everybody else. The government will ensure this decision is strictly implemented this year as well
Published on Oct 13, 2022 10:27 PM IST
Kirit Somaiya’s son’s “speedy” Phd draws ire
Mumbai: Acquiring a PhD degree is a momentous occasion for a student, deserving accolades from family and peers
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 12:11 AM IST
LLB paper replaced minutes before exam because of a “glitch”
First year law students, currently taking their semester two exams, had to face a one-hour delay on Tuesday as the University of Mumbai (MU) replaced the question paper originally sent to colleges
Published on Oct 11, 2022 10:36 PM IST
MBBS fees remain unchanged in many medical colleges, only a handful hike it by ₹1 lakh
Mumbai MBBS aspirants in the state have a reason to cheer as many private unaided medical institutes in the state this year have opted not to hike their annual fees
Published on Oct 09, 2022 11:06 PM IST
Day after Shinde’s rally, student group raise a stink over garbage left behind
Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar said liquor bottles were found at the venue of Shinde’s rally as well as University of Mumbai’s Kalina campus
Published on Oct 06, 2022 04:21 PM IST
The case of ‘missing’ Class 11 students
Several day and night schools have noticed a higher number of students dropping out of Mumbai schools this year, either due to financial strain or their family’s decision to shift base to another city/state post the pandemic
Published on Oct 02, 2022 11:54 PM IST
PG medical seats in state up 17%, first allotment list to be released tomorrow
As many as 2,212 postgraduate seats are available in the state quota across government and private medical colleges this year
Published on Oct 02, 2022 12:49 AM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
Rtd CJ of Chhattisgarh HC heads search committee for new MU-VC
Mumbai: Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari appointed Yatindra Singh, retired chief justice of Chhattisgarh high court, as chairman of the search committee to select the next vice-chancellor of the University of Mumbai (MU) on Thursday
Published on Sep 30, 2022 12:45 AM IST
Govt announced 20% quota in PG medical for in-service medical officers
Until 2017, in-service medical officers had a 50% reservation of seats only in post MBBS diploma courses and not in MD/MS courses
Published on Sep 27, 2022 07:39 PM IST
20% quota in PG medical for in-service officers from 2022-23: Maharashtra govt
The government order issued on Monday evening comes nearly six months after the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led government announced 25% reservation in PG medical admissions for MBBS graduates who serve in district hospitals for a minimum of three years before applying.
Updated on Sep 27, 2022 08:04 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
Maha guv yet to announce nominee for Mumbai University VC search committee
Mumbai university officials alleged that all important posts at the university are currently being held by ad-hoc members
Updated on Sep 26, 2022 06:30 PM IST
₹2-10 lakh fee hike at deemed medical colleges sparks worry for PG aspirants
A course in MD Radio-diagnosis or dermatology will cost ₹35 lakh per annum at MGM Medical College in Navi Mumbai this year, as opposed to ₹25 lakh last year. Similarly, the same seat at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Wardha will cost a student ₹42.6 lakh as opposed to ₹38.95 lakh in 2021-22 academic year
Published on Sep 24, 2022 12:49 AM IST
IIT seat allotment list announced, 69 of the top JEE-Adv rank holders pick IIT B
The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay) has once again attracted a large chunk of top Joint Entrance Examination-Advanced (JEE-Adv) rankers, according to the first seat allotment list released by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) on Friday.
Published on Sep 23, 2022 12:55 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
Mandals set the stage for city to sway this Navratri
Mumbai: With Ganeshotsav gone by, the city is now preparing to enter the thick of the festive season in a big way with Navratri
Published on Sep 21, 2022 11:28 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary & Payal Gwalani
IIT Bombay employee arrested for peeping into women's bathroom
Police said that they were ascertaining allegations of women students that the accused also shot their videos
Updated on Sep 20, 2022 05:08 PM IST
City colleges wary as students demand elections
While the MU started welcoming nominations from all MU-affiliated institutes and planned student elections between August and September of 2019, the same had to be postponed that year due to ongoing state elections
Published on Sep 19, 2022 12:06 AM IST
Govt inquiry against college prof for ‘leaking’ questions in internal exam
Mumbai: A professor of a prominent south Mumbai college has come under fire for sharing multiple-choice questions and answers with his class before an internal examination conducted by the college in August
Updated on Sep 17, 2022 01:01 AM IST
MHT-CET results: 27 students from state top PCM and PCB exams with 100 percentile
The list names Mumbai’s Hardik Gohil and Akola’s Sharayu Deshmukh as the male and female toppers for Physics-Chemistry-Maths (PCM) category, and Anushka Kulkarni and Siddharth Nair from Mumbai as the toppers for the Physics-Chemistry-Biology (PCB) category
Published on Sep 16, 2022 12:20 AM IST
Give govt subsidies to implement 50% fee fixation diktat: Pvt medical institutes
The government subsidies nearly 95-97% cost of medical education in government colleges whereas in unaided private colleges, all the expenses are met by the institutes themselves
Updated on Sep 15, 2022 06:36 PM IST
Days after NEET-UG results, students highlight error in marksheets
Several students have come forward to highlight errors in their score, and some have highlighted even worse, receiving two mark sheets for the same candidate
Updated on Sep 14, 2022 08:08 PM IST
NMC’s circular on recognition to medical colleges annoys aspirants
The National Medical Commission’s (NMC) decision to grant recognition to medical institutes solely on the basis of an affidavit has irked many undergraduate and postgraduate aspirants who are eagerly awaiting the admissions to begin
Published on Sep 12, 2022 07:31 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
IIT-B-Tata hosp cancer therapy trials show ‘promising’ results
Mumbai: Nearly 14 months after the clinical trials of the indigenously developed CAR-T technology for blood cancer treatment was kicked off at the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), researchers have concluded the first phase of trials and called the results “encouraging”
Published on Sep 12, 2022 12:36 AM IST
VC accused of unfair upgrades, promoting caste disparity
In their letter, two officials—Deepak Wasave and Krishna Parad -- have alleged that the VC has “misused” his power to appoint people for senior administrative posts
Published on Sep 08, 2022 12:26 AM IST
MU vice-chancellor’s term comes to end, but several big-ticket projects remain on paper
With barely four days left before his retirement, Suhas Pednekar, vice chancellor of University of Mumbai (MU), is facing a barrage of allegations over the unfinished big-ticket projects he had ambitiously initiated in his nearly five-year tenure
Published on Sep 06, 2022 10:30 PM IST
Shreya Bhandary, Mumbai
How Crime Patrol fan plotted murder of 15-yr-old; 2 arrested
Ten teams from Mumbai and Ahmedabad worked on the case. Seven days after Vanshita’s body was found stuffed in a duffle bag dumped near Naigaon railway station, Waliv police arrested the culprits from Palanpur, Gujarat, on Saturday for allegedly planning and killing the schoolgirl
Updated on Sep 04, 2022 01:57 PM IST
Megha Sood and Shreya Bhandary
S Parsuraman: A “pro-people” educator, and institution builder dies at 70
Mumbai: Prominent social scientist and former director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), professor S Parasuraman passed away early on September 2, after a prolonged illness
Published on Sep 03, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Niagaon murder: I want everyone to recognise culprits so they can be caught, says girl’s sister
On August 26, the body of the 15-year-old minor girl was found wrapped in a blanket and stuffed in a travel bag that was dumped near Naigaon station.
Published on Sep 02, 2022 12:21 AM IST
Shreya Bhandary & Megha Sood
16,598 seats across IITs, admissions to begin on September 12
Mumbai With admissions to the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to start in less than two weeks, the intake capacity across 23 institutes stands at 16,598 this year
Published on Sep 01, 2022 07:44 PM IST