NTA has clarified that JEE Main 2027 candidates can file a fresh application to fix form errors; only one paid, confirmed form counts and old fees are not refunded.
England's Lifelong Learning Entitlement opened for applications on October 30, 2026, letting learners borrow for degrees or single modules from January 2027.
NBEMS opened NEET SS 2026 registration on 29 October 2026; doctors can apply on natboard.edu.in until 18 November, with the exam on 11 and 12 December.
IIM Jammu began its four-year BBA (Hons.) at a new Leh campus on 26 October 2026 with 53 students from 14 states and UTs; entry is via JIPMAT, CUET or JEE Main.
Jamia Millia Islamia's October 29, 2026 order sets May 15, 2027 for its students' union constitution, with polls in the 2027-28 session; protesters called off their stir.
The UK said on October 28, 2026 it will legislate a £925-a-year levy per international student on English universities from August 2028 in the Finance Bill.
Private and deemed medical colleges are offering MBBS fee cuts of up to 40% after 837 seats went unfilled in NEET UG 2026 all-India counselling.
Maharashtra's MBBS interns want their Rs 18,000 monthly stipend raised to Rs 30,000 and have warned of a statewide strike from November 2, 2026.
French school and university students called the government's October 26, 2026 education package insufficient and plan fresh protests, including on November 5.
IIT Kharagpur announced on October 26, 2026 a Rs 35 crore Benjamin Gupta School of Physical AI for robotics, autonomous systems and scientific AI.
Goldsmiths fine art MA students sought compensation on October 26, 2026, as a staff strike over job cuts became the longest in UK university history.
OPSC moved the OCS Main 2025 language papers to October 31 and the Essay to November 5 because of Cyclone Arnab; November 2, 4 and 7 papers stay.
NCERT has released a 20-hour AI and computational thinking module for Classes 9 to 12, built with IIT Madras and IIT Jodhpur, reported on 24-25 October 2026.
Andhra Pradesh has 112 vacant NRI-quota MBBS seats after the stray round; NTR health university asked the NMC on October 26, 2026 for 15 more days.
The National Medical Commission withdrew MSMER-2023 from 16 October 2026; minimum standards and annual disclosures stay, but the rules' fines go.
NTA opened JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration on 24 October 2026; apply on jeemain.nta.nic.in by 22 November, with a late window till 26 November.
The US government withdrew appeals on October 21, 2026 against rulings that struck down new PSLF employer limits, leaving loan forgiveness rules unchanged.
MCC's NEET PG 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result is due on October 24, 2026; candidates who get seats must report to their colleges between October 26 and November 2.
BIEAP's provisional AP Inter 2027 timetable puts theory exams from February 24 to March 16, 2027, with practicals from February 1, reports said on October 23, 2026.
ICAI declared CA Intermediate September 2026 results on October 22: 13.21% passed both groups; Neel Rajesh Shah and Chandak Sakshi share AIR 1 with 502/600.
ICAI's CA Final November 2026 admit cards are on eservices.icai.org; papers run November 2 to 13, mostly 2 pm to 5 pm.
CBSE's regular LOC window for 2027 board exams closed on October 21, 2026; schools may submit until October 30 with a Rs 2,000 late fee per student.
Railway Recruitment Boards released the RRB JE city intimation slip from October 17, 2026, for CBT-1 under CEN 04/2026, now set for October 27 and 28.
UP, MP and Tamil Nadu boards have announced Class 10 and 12 exam dates for 2027, from February 5 in UP to March 3 in Tamil Nadu; CBSE's date sheet is awaited.
UPSC declared the CDS (II) 2026 written result on October 19, 2026; 8,956 candidates qualify for SSB interviews for about 451 vacancies.
UPMSP extended to October 22, 2026 the deadline for 5,905 schools to submit Class 9-12 lists; 2027 board theory exams run February 5 to 24.
The University of Manchester announced on 15 October 2026 plans for a permanent centre for education, research and innovation, with Bengaluru as its base.
Uttar Pradesh has doubled seats under its Mukhyamantri Krishak Chhatravriti Yojana to 2,820, giving farmers' children in agriculture courses Rs 5,000 a month.
IIM Lucknow closed summer internships for its 2026-28 batch by mid-October 2026: over 600 offers for 578 students, a top stipend of Rs 3.5 lakh a month.
Delhi University has extended the deadline for its Financial Support Scheme 2026-27 to October 23, giving UG and PG students with family income up to Rs 8 lakh more time to seek fee waivers.
NTA's revised UGC NET December 2026 bulletin of October 16 lists exams on December 14-18 and 21, Meri Pehchaan login and a live photo; apply by October 28.
At the Choose France Tour in New Delhi on Oct 15, 2026, officials said Indian enrolment in France rose 17% to 9,100; the tour ends in Bengaluru on Oct 17.
RRB NTPC undergraduate (CEN 07/2026) registration for 1,688 railway posts opened on 15 October 2026 for Class 12 pass candidates; last date 13 November.
Calcutta University has reinstated attendance marks for undergraduates from 2026-27: 5 marks for 90% attendance or more, falling to none below 60%, under a notice of 9 October 2026.
IIM Lucknow has opened applications for a two-year MBA in Family Business starting July 2027, for owners and heirs of firms with at least Rs 20 crore turnover.
From December 2026, DBT-BET is merged into the Joint CSIR-UGC NET as one Life Sciences and Biotechnology paper; registration closes November 5, 2026.
CBSE's free Science Challenge for Classes 8 to 10 opens for school registration on October 14, 2026, with round one in schools from November 2 to 13.
The NHRC will examine the 10 October death of a first-year IIIT Ranchi student after classmates protested, alleging delayed emergency medical help.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta met women student leaders from city colleges on 12 October 2026 and promised action on streetlights, buses and a channel for complaints.
Over 6,600 candidates contest Odisha's student union polls on October 15, 2026, the first in eight years, under a Rs 5,000 spending cap and Lyngdoh rules.
Maharashtra has scrapped private colleges' own institutional round for PG medical and dental seats; from 2026 the State CET Cell will fill all seats online.
Late-fee registration for GATE 2027, run by IIT Madras, closes October 12, 2026; the exam is on February 6-21, 2027 and form correction runs October 14-21.
NIOS released its October-December 2026 theory timetable on October 8: Class 10 and 12 papers run from October 22 to early December, mostly afternoons.
Registration for NMAT by GMAC 2026, an MBA entrance test, closes on October 10; candidates must book test slots by October 22 for exams from November 2 to December 20.
NTA opened SWAYAM July 2026 exam registration on 9 October for 662 courses; apply by 31 October, exams run 8-12 December 2026.
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