Schools

CBSE has asked its schools to celebrate Janjatiya Gaurav Divas from November 1 to 15, 2026, with tribal art workshops, performances and tributes to Birsa Munda.

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.

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.

Himachal Pradesh has approved 3,100 teachers for its CBSE-affiliated government schools, to be picked by exam and paid Rs 30,000 a month, reports said on October 29.

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.

Haryana's October 27, 2026 order renames over 270 government primary schools as excellence or model schools, with English medium from Class 1 and co-education.

Punjab has upgraded Computer Science in government schools to Computer Science and AI for Classes 8-12 this session; teachers had until October 27 to finish AI training.

Haryana's Mission SAFALTA, notified on October 23, 2026, suspends non-academic activities for Class 10 and 12 from January 1 and adds weekly tests.

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.

Odisha has closed schools, colleges and Anganwadi centres in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri on October 28-29, 2026, for Cyclone Arnab.

Uttarakhand on 25 October 2026 lifted its long-standing freeze on hiring teachers and staff in aided non-government secondary schools, letting school committees fill sanctioned posts.

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.

Ghaziabad and other UP districts closed schools or gave special leave on 23 October 2026 as 14.81 lakh teachers and graduates vote for 11 council seats.

Drinking water at 90 of about 640 government schools in Haryana's Rewari district failed lab tests; 61 are in Bawal block, and fresh sampling is ordered.

Maharashtra schools will have a 13-day Diwali vacation from November 2 to 14, 2026, and reopen on November 16 for the second semester.

The Central Information Commission has recommended surprise CBSE inspections to catch dummy admissions, after an RTI case from Bhopal; reported October 16, 2026.

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.

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.

Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh has ordered one-star government schools upgraded within a year and all schools to four-star standard by 2029.

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.