The aid formula rewrite: how MoE's proposal could reshape higher-ed funding
MoE's proposed formula would shift central higher-ed funding toward research and placements, affecting more than 800 institutions.
Funding
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Student loan defaults rising: RBI data points to private tuition as the driver
RBI data shows rising education-loan stress as private-university tuition climbs.
Education loans and tuition fees: RBI data shows household debt rising in 2026
Household education debt rises as tuition growth outpaces income and credit support.
Free university tuition works in a dozen countries. The bill is the catch
Germany, the Nordics, Argentina and others run tuition-free public universities. The model is real, and so is its constraint: someone always pays, and capacity is rationed instead of price.
India bet its research future on private money: inside the Anusandhan National Research Foundation
The ANRF plans a ₹50,000 crore research corpus over five years, with roughly 70% expected from industry and philanthropy. It is a deliberate break from how Indian science has been funded, and its biggest risk.