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Budget 2026: Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Sees 99 Per Cent Reduction, Maulana Azad Fellowship Cut By 16 Per Cent
In contrast, schemes such as PM-Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) have received substantial increases, with an allocation of Rs. 303.27 crore in 2026-2027.
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Karnataka May Plan Budget Cuts To Raise Rs 70,000 Crore For Irrigation Scheme
Karnataka's Health, Education, and Urban Development departments may face a 10 per cent budget cut as Siddaramaiah's government tries to raise up to Rs 75,000 crore - spread over four years - for the Upper Krishna irrrigation project (Phase III).
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Government Cuts Funding To AICTE By 61% In Two Years, Student Scholarships Also Hit: Education Minister In Rajya Sabha
The government has also approved Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence in health, sustainable cities, and agriculture with an allocation of Rs 990 crore till 2027-28. Budget 2025-26 further announced a Rs 500 crore AI centre for education.
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Stanford Plans To Axe 363 Jobs Amid Trump's Funding Cuts
Stanford University plans to axe hundreds of staff due to funding cuts for higher education under President Donald Trump, the latest mass layoff at an elite US college.
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Stanford University Lays Off 363 Employees Due To Funding Cuts By Trump
Stanford University said on Tuesday it has laid off over 360 employees, citing budget constraints that it attributed to the federal funding policies of US President Donald Trump.
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"Political Interference Endangering Higher Education": US Universities
More than 100 US universities and colleges, including Ivy League institutions Princeton and Brown, issued a joint letter on Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump's "political interference" in the education system.
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Delhi Government Cuts Budget For Conducting Exams At Schools For 2022-23
The Delhi government has reduced the budget for conducting exams at government schools from Rs 125 to Rs 90 per student for 2022-23, according to a circular issued by the Directorate of Education.
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India Among Countries That Slashed Education Budget After Covid: Report
Education budgets were cut by 65 per cent of low and lower-middle income countries after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic while only 33 per cent of high and upper-middle income countries did so, according to a report by the World Bank.
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BJP Waives "Rich Friends' Loans", Cuts Education Budget: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Centre over reports that there would be a significant cut in the school education budget for 2019-20 and accused the Modi government of benefiting its "rich friends".
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JNU Has Cuts Library Budget To One-Fourth, Claims Students' Union
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Friday alleged that the university has slashed its library budget from Rs 8 crore to less than Rs 2 crore and doesn't have funds to renew the subscription of e-journals, a crucial tool for research.
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Budget 2026: Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Sees 99 Per Cent Reduction, Maulana Azad Fellowship Cut By 16 Per Cent
In contrast, schemes such as PM-Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) have received substantial increases, with an allocation of Rs. 303.27 crore in 2026-2027.
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Karnataka May Plan Budget Cuts To Raise Rs 70,000 Crore For Irrigation Scheme
Karnataka's Health, Education, and Urban Development departments may face a 10 per cent budget cut as Siddaramaiah's government tries to raise up to Rs 75,000 crore - spread over four years - for the Upper Krishna irrrigation project (Phase III).
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Government Cuts Funding To AICTE By 61% In Two Years, Student Scholarships Also Hit: Education Minister In Rajya Sabha
The government has also approved Centres of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence in health, sustainable cities, and agriculture with an allocation of Rs 990 crore till 2027-28. Budget 2025-26 further announced a Rs 500 crore AI centre for education.
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Stanford Plans To Axe 363 Jobs Amid Trump's Funding Cuts
Stanford University plans to axe hundreds of staff due to funding cuts for higher education under President Donald Trump, the latest mass layoff at an elite US college.
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Stanford University Lays Off 363 Employees Due To Funding Cuts By Trump
Stanford University said on Tuesday it has laid off over 360 employees, citing budget constraints that it attributed to the federal funding policies of US President Donald Trump.
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"Political Interference Endangering Higher Education": US Universities
More than 100 US universities and colleges, including Ivy League institutions Princeton and Brown, issued a joint letter on Tuesday condemning President Donald Trump's "political interference" in the education system.
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Delhi Government Cuts Budget For Conducting Exams At Schools For 2022-23
The Delhi government has reduced the budget for conducting exams at government schools from Rs 125 to Rs 90 per student for 2022-23, according to a circular issued by the Directorate of Education.
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India Among Countries That Slashed Education Budget After Covid: Report
Education budgets were cut by 65 per cent of low and lower-middle income countries after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic while only 33 per cent of high and upper-middle income countries did so, according to a report by the World Bank.
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BJP Waives "Rich Friends' Loans", Cuts Education Budget: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the Centre over reports that there would be a significant cut in the school education budget for 2019-20 and accused the Modi government of benefiting its "rich friends".
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JNU Has Cuts Library Budget To One-Fourth, Claims Students' Union
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Friday alleged that the university has slashed its library budget from Rs 8 crore to less than Rs 2 crore and doesn't have funds to renew the subscription of e-journals, a crucial tool for research.
