Bihar's Education Department on October 30, 2026 ordered government school teachers and staff to wear formal clothes and restricted DJ-style events on campuses.
BSEB released Class 10 and 12 dummy admit cards for the 2027 exams on October 31, 2026; students can check and correct details from November 1 to 7.
Karnataka has approved LKG and UKG sections in 581 government schools for 2026-27, with two contract teachers and a helper each, reports on 30-31 October 2026 said.
West Bengal is considering a 'One Class, One Teacher' policy for primary schools from next year, with increments linked to student progress, the minister said on Oct 29.
Gujarat's primary schools will be on Diwali vacation from November 5 to 25, 2026, with the second term from November 26, under an October 26 circular.
West Bengal's cabinet decided on October 28, 2026, that teachers recruited in future through the SSC cannot contest elections or hold active political posts.
Punjab's education department ordered on October 28, 2026, that 253 Master Cadre teachers be terminated after a High Court-ordered merit revision; unions protest.
Jamia Millia Islamia announced on October 26, 2026 that student union elections will resume after about two decades; protesting students called the order vague.
Education Minister Pralhad Joshi opened the CBSE Experience Centre in Dwarka, New Delhi, on October 27, 2026, and said 50,000 more Atal Tinkering Labs are planned.
Andhra Pradesh districts shut schools for Cyclone Arnab on October 27-28, 2026; Anakapalli's collector closed government and private schools till October 29.
Himachal's Education Minister Rohit Thakur said on October 25 the state has provided for 5,000 teacher posts, mainly for tribal and remote schools.
Jamia Millia Islamia moved all classes online and shut its gates on October 24, 2026 as a protest for a students' union escalated; students detained October 25.
Delhi has proposed first-aid rooms with a trained health worker in all 1,086 government schools at Rs 48.87 crore a year, reported on October 25, 2026.
Naseeruddin Shah backed protesting SRFTI Kolkata students on 24 October 2026; BJP leader Keya Ghosh and institute sources rejected his claims.
Karnataka has set up an expert panel to build an outcome-based model for 17 government engineering colleges after 1,402 of 4,704 seats went unfilled in 2026.
Haryana extended UG and PG college admissions for 2026-27 to November 1, 2026, reopening its online portal after requests from colleges and students.
Telangana's Class 10 students must pay the March 2027 SSC exam fee to headmasters from October 30 to November 16, 2026; late fees run to Rs 500.
Uttarakhand's recognised madrasas will close on Sundays instead of Fridays, officials said on October 21, 2026, a change covering about 206 institutions.
Gujarat's October 21, 2026 circular bars outsiders and filming in schools without the principal's written permission and protects children's photos and data.
On 16 October 2026 the Supreme Court reinstated Periyar University deputy registrar R. Saravanan, saying dismissal needs real evidence.
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah approved raising MBBS and BDS interns' stipend from Rs 12,300 to Rs 25,000 a month; interns await the formal order.
Jamia Millia Islamia set up a seven-member faculty panel on October 18-19, 2026 to talk to students on hunger strike for a students' union.
The Supreme Court on October 16, 2026 restored a ruling reinstating Periyar University deputy registrar R. Saravanan, saying removal on unproven charges cannot stand.
Tamil Nadu's revised school timetable, released on 13 October 2026, has three PE and two co-curricular periods a week, so activity time runs five days a week.
Jamia Millia Islamia removed students on a hunger strike for a students' union on October 17, 2026, then rusticated one and suspended two; students dispute its account.
Karnataka CID has sought sanction to prosecute ex-IAS officer Gyanendra Gangwar in the KPSC veterinary exam leak, as accused Basavaraj Kannale got bail from 15 to 20 October 2026.
The Central Information Commission has recommended surprise CBSE inspections to catch dummy admissions, after an RTI case from Bhopal; reported October 16, 2026.
The MCC's NEET PG 2026 Round 1 seat matrix lists 13,522 All India Quota MD/MS seats; registration ends October 21 and choice filling on October 22, 2026.
AUD suspended 10 students pending inquiry after an October 13, 2026 confrontation during a sit-in over campus rules; they may still take this semester's exams.
Students at Kolkata's Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute demand VC Santosh Ajmera's removal; the institute says his office was vandalised on October 14 and he was manhandled on October 15.
The Directorate of School Education Kashmir has revised school hours from 15 October 2026: 10 am to 3.30 pm in Srinagar city and 10.30 am to 4 pm elsewhere in the division.
From 15 October 2026, every Maharashtra school must record teachers' attendance daily through the SwiftChat 'Smart Upasthiti' bot, under an Education Commissionerate order.
Meghalaya's cabinet on October 13, 2026 approved School Complex Rules linking 9,244 lower primary schools with secondary schools so pupils move up without new admissions.
Maharashtra's higher education minister has warned colleges of action if they collect exam fees from students in 265 drought-hit talukas, reported October 13, 2026.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta opened a 2,000-seat Dwarka school, a 120-bed women's hostel at NSUT and three ITI Centres of Excellence on October 12, 2026.
MPSC aspirants ended a Pune protest of about 11 days on 12 October 2026 after chairman Vivek Bhimanwar stepped aside and Maharashtra agreed to a 60-day probe.
Assam's Forest Department launched the Nameri Wild Classroom on 10-11 October 2026: 2-3 day stays in Nameri Tiger Reserve for students from Class 8 up.
PM Modi dedicated IIT Madras's Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre on 11 October 2026 and launched a mission to map 100-plus human brains at cellular resolution.
Telangana opened applications on October 7, 2026 for a special TET for in-service teachers, closing October 16, with the test from November 16 to 21.
Himachal's cabinet on Oct 10, 2026 approved 3,900 teaching and 900 non-teaching posts for 100 more CBSE schools, plus 320 college faculty posts.
CBSE on October 9, 2026 opened five advanced NISHTHA online courses for teachers and school heads, with enrolment open until March 10, 2027.
Punjab says about 21 lakh parents attended its mega PTM in 19,200 government schools on October 9, 2026; teacher groups objected to scheme promotion.
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