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IIT Bombay is set to announce the first IIT JAM 2026 admission list today, May 25, 2026, for Master's programs. Candidates can check their seat allotment on the JOAPS portal. The counselling process covers various postgraduate science courses across IITs and IISc. Applicants must complete seat acceptance and fee payment promptly.

IISER Kolkata and GreenAI Services hosted a symposium on eco-friendly, inclusive AI for India. Experts discussed resource-efficient computing, leveraging traditional knowledge for tech education in local languages, and democratizing AI labs. The India AI Mission's focus on Sovereign and Sustainable AI was also highlighted, aiming for AI solutions tailored for the nation.

Bengaluru's upcoming Blue Line Metro could run entirely on solar power, a study by IISc's Sustainable Transportation Lab reveals. Land owned by BMRCL is sufficient for solar panel installation across stations, viaducts, and depots. This initiative promises significant annual savings, with a payback period of under two years, making it a financially sound infrastructure investment.

They are today the drivers of the country’s services exports and GDP growth; they are doing cutting-edge tech work; India needs a GCC policy to make them catalyse our educational and research institutions, and our deeptech startup ecosystem

The practice of drawing plants in minute, scientific detail is resurging in India, and a growing breed of enthusiasts, on the cusp of art and science, are helping document our flora, deepen observation and support conservation efforts

Scientists are studying the sex ratio of Olive Ridley hatchlings emerging from Rushikulya river, following a mass hatching event. This year's analysis is crucial as sand temperatures, influenced by climate change, are known to affect hatchling sex. Local efforts and industrial cooperation helped minimize mortality during the event.

Applications have opened for the Lodha Genius Science Circle with IISER Pune, a fully funded programme for students in Grades 6 to 9 as of July 2026. Conducted by the Lodha Foundation in collaboration with IISER Pune, the initiative offers weekend science learning, laboratory exposure, mentorship, collaborative projects, and applied technology training. The programme also includes workshops on life skills, scientific communication, and interdisciplinary learning, with selected students progressing to research-based projects under faculty guidance.

Students at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune protested alleged non-consensual body searches. First-year students reported being subjected to frisking, pat-downs, and a strip-search. The institute stated a committee will investigate the malpractice allegations. Students are demanding accountability and an end to such practices.

Astronaut Angad Pratap's MTech thesis at IISc proposes a human fallback for compromised spacecraft navigation during re-entry. His research demonstrates astronauts can manually guide a capsule using simplified bank-angle control, a system already being tested for India's Gaganyaan mission.

Scientists at IISER Pune have pinpointed a significant portion of the Bay of Bengal's ocean floor to be approximately 92 million years old. This groundbreaking discovery, based on magnetic and seismic data, offers a clearer timeline for the region's geological formation. The findings shed light on the ancient history of the northeastern Indian Ocean, revealing crucial details about its evolution.

Japanese firm ONESTRUCTION and Indian Institute of Science-backed DataKaveri have partnered to integrate construction data into urban AI platforms. This collaboration aims to unlock valuable building information, previously lost after project completion, for use in smart city applications and digital twins across India and Japan.