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Manashjyoti Hazarika

Manashjyoti Hazarika is the founder of Educharcha, a platform for critical thinking on education, learning, and leadership. He writes about how technology, incentives, and institutional decisions shape learning outcomes — often in ways we fail to examine closely. His work focuses on restoring judgment, professional discretion, and long-term thinking to education systems navigating rapid change.
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NEET PG Admission with Zero and Negative Scores: How other countries are doing it differently

When the NMC lowered the NEET-PG qualifying cut-off to zero - and effectively into the negative - it was explained as a practical response...

Merit vs Seat Wastage: Why Medical Education Is Trapped in a False Choice

Every year, when NEET PG medical counselling reveals thousands of vacant seats, the same argument resurfaces: either admission standards must be relaxed, or precious...

How Did NEET-PG Reach a Point Where Negative Scores Became Eligible?

When the eligibility cut-off for NEET-PG was lowered to the point where candidates with negative scores became eligible for counselling, it triggered disbelief, anger,...

The EdTech Business Model: How Education Is Built, Sold, and Scaled

Educational technology is becoming increasingly visible across schools and colleges. What began as supplementary software is now being integrated into admissions, teaching delivery, assessment,...

EdTech in the AI Age: Promise, Power, and Guardrails

Higher education today operates under pressures that would have been unimaginable a generation ago. Student populations are larger and more diverse. Costs are rising....

AI Tools as Proxies for Teaching

AI tools are beginning to appear in parts of the education system, unevenly and without a single, shared model of use. Some institutions experiment...

Who Decides for Students? The Problem with Higher Education Regulation

In January 2026, the UGC notified the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, a legally enforceable framework aimed at combating caste-based...

Student protests, resignations and court challenge intensify UGC rule debate; Government on the defensive

The controversy surrounding the University Grants Commission’s Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 entered a sharper phase on Tuesday as student...

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