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AICTE launched four schemes for 2026-27 on October 31: IDEA Lab, MODROBS, Margdarshan and a grant for organising conferences. The schemes cover practical learning, lab modernisation, mentoring and academic exchange.
IIT Bombay has pushed the UCEED and CEED 2027 regular-fee registration deadline from October 31 to November 5, 2026. Late applications with a Rs 500 fee run till November 10, and both exams are held on January 17, 2027.
All 608 PGP and PGPBA 2026-28 students at IIM Bangalore secured summer internship offers from 128 organisations, with consulting taking 308 offers and a median stipend of Rs 2 lakh a month.
Odisha has transferred Rs 69.23 crore in admission fees back to 1,11,678 degree college students under the Gyanodaya free education scheme, after they paid before the fee waiver took effect.
IIT Delhi threw open its Hauz Khas campus on October 31 for the 19th Open House, with robotics, AI, defence technology and healthcare on display. DRDO chief Binay Kumar Das told students that a nation's strength will soon be measured by its technology and ideas.
More than 100 EWS candidates have been allotted open-category postgraduate medical seats in private colleges in NEET PG 2026 Round 1, with tuition fees reaching Rs 2.1 crore over three years for some courses.
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science has released the HITSEEE 2027 schedule. Applications for BTech, BArch and BDes open on November 4, 2026, close on April 21, 2027, and the exam runs from April 28 to May 3, 2027.
DGME Uttar Pradesh has published the UP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 seat matrix: 3,961 MD and MS seats across 71 colleges, plus 164 DNB seats. The Round 1 allotment result is due on November 2.
NHAI picked 549 students for its 2026 summer internship, including 59 from IITs and 282 from NITs, and has set a Rs 1 lakh monthly floor for young civil engineers on supervision consultancy projects.
Tracxn data shows only 79 IIT alumni and 20 IIM alumni founded tech startups between January and August 2026, against 307 and 71 across all of 2025, even as total Indian tech startups rose past 6,300.
Uttar Pradesh NEET UG round 3 choice filling and locking closes on October 31, 2026, at 5 pm on upneet.gov.in. The seat allotment result follows on November 2, with reporting from November 3 to 7.
Affiliation orders for nearly 90 Punjab colleges running allied healthcare courses are still pending from IKGPTU for 2026-27. Around 10,000 students have attended classes for three months without mid-term exams, and admissions close on October 31.
The Medical Counselling Committee has released the schedule for the NEET UG 2026 special stray vacancy round for MBBS and rounds 5 and 6 for BDS and BSc Nursing seats. Registration for the first of these rounds opens on November 2, with the result due on November 7.
In the June-July term, 78 MBA students at IIM Bangalore took a generative AI midterm by building chatbots that answered the exam questions. The bots were locked to course material, and grading tested prompt design and applied concepts.
IIM Ahmedabad has concluded summer placements for its PGP Class of 2028, with more than 230 roles offered across three clusters held between October 23 and 30, including a final cluster led by technology, AI and manufacturing recruiters.
Savitribai Phule Pune University has postponed every examination scheduled for October 31, 2026, at affiliated colleges in Pune, Ahilyanagar and Nashik. The papers will now be held on November 26 at the same timings.
The UGC has asked all universities and colleges to observe BRICS Sustainable Lifestyle Week from November 1 to 7, 2026, with one theme a day, from healthy lifestyles to cutting plastic and waste.
Maharashtra's State CET Cell has revised the NEET PG 2026 CAP round 1 schedule. Grievances close at noon on November 1, the final merit list and seat matrix come on November 2, and choice filling runs November 2 to 4.
NTA has allowed JEE Main 2027 Session 1 candidates to submit a fresh application form even after registering or paying the fee. The earlier fee will not be refunded or adjusted, and only the last fully completed form will count.
MCC has published the NEET MDS 2026 Round 3 provisional allotment list on mcc.nic.in. Candidates can check the PDF and raise objections by email before 5 pm on October 31, after which the final list will follow.
SRMIST opened SRMJEEE 2027 registration on October 30 for BTech admission. The exam will run in two phases, on April 17 and 18 and on June 19 and 20, 2027, with a fee of Rs 1,400 per phase.
MCC is scheduled to publish the NEET MDS 2026 Round 3 seat allotment result on October 31 on mcc.nic.in. Allotted candidates must report to their institutes between November 1 and 7.
Maharashtra's CET Cell has closed B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D admissions for 2026-27 with 31,521 students admitted across 530 colleges, leaving 15,671 of the 47,192 seats unfilled.
The SBI Foundation ACE Potential Athlete Sports Scholarship, run with IIT Madras Acrophase, will support 90 national-level athletes aged 15 to 19 across seven sports with a monthly stipend of Rs 40,000. Applications close on November 16, 2026.
Tamil Nadu's Selection Committee has released the NEET PG 2026 round 1 schedule. Registration and choice filling run from October 31 to November 3, with the allotment result due on November 5.
IIT Guwahati has signed an agreement with Tata Electronics to set up a Centre of Excellence in semiconductor packaging, with diploma and BTech programmes and hands-on training for students across Assam and the Northeast.
WBMCC has published the WB NEET PG 2026 Round 1 verified candidate list and seat matrix on wbmcc.nic.in. Choice filling and locking runs from 4 PM on October 30 to midnight on November 1, and the Round 1 allotment result follows on November 4.
AICTE has opened applications for its Saraswati Scholarship for 2026-27. Girl students in the first year of BBA, BCA or BMS at AICTE-approved institutions can get Rs 25,000 a year for up to three years.
ICFAI Business School has opened IBSAT 2026 slot booking for its MBA and PGPM batches. The online exam runs on eight December dates with two slots each day, and results follow after every test weekend.
The Bar Council of India's AIBE XXII correction window closes on October 30, 2026. Only candidates who paid the fee by October 28 can edit their forms, and caste category, exam city, email and mobile stay locked.
NTA says more than 9.6 lakh candidates have registered for UGC NET December 2026, with over 7.91 lakh fee payments completed. The application window closes on October 31 at 11:50 pm.
IIT Madras has extended the GATE 2027 scrutiny-defect rectification window from October 21 to October 31, 2026. Flagged candidates can fix photo, signature and document defects free on GOAPS, while voluntary changes wait for a separate paid window.
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has directed JNU to re-notify allegedly missing reserved PhD seats before the viva-voce examinations or explain the gaps, and has summoned the administration for an inquiry on Monday. The ST commission has also stepped in.
The UGC has flagged 78 colleges and universities in Karnataka over 132 unresolved fee refund complaints from 2020 to 2025. Of these, 110 students have received no refund at all, and the regulator has now asked the Governor's Office to step in.
AACCC has restarted AIAPGET 2026 postgraduate counselling with a revised schedule. Round 1 registration runs from October 30 to November 3, with the first allotment result due on November 5.
Close to 2,000 MBBS seats remain vacant across India after NEET UG 2026 counselling, with state governments and medical colleges asking the National Medical Commission to allow one more mop-up round.
IIT Kanpur's cybersecurity hub C3iHub will set up and operate the Uttar Pradesh Cyber Security Operations Centre, a Rs 104.28 crore project that will monitor state government digital systems round the clock for three years.
Maharashtra's NEET UG 2026 counselling has closed with 11,293 of 11,431 MBBS and BDS seats filled. All government MBBS seats were taken, while 138 seats, mostly in private colleges and universities, remain vacant.
Jamia Millia Islamia has accepted all three student demands after an 18-day protest, setting May 15, 2027 for the students' union constitution and elections within six weeks of the next academic session.
VIT Business School has opened applications for its two-year, full-time MBA for the 2027-29 session. Candidates can apply through VITBEE 2027 or a valid CAT, XAT or MAT score by March 31, 2027.
IIT Bombay closes regular registration for UCEED and CEED 2027 on October 31, 2026. Late applications run till November 6 with a Rs 500 extra fee, and both exams are held on January 17, 2027.
The final-phase web option entry for AP LAWCET and AP PGLCET 2026 counselling closes today, October 30. Candidates can edit their choices on October 31, with seat allotment due on November 4.
IIT Delhi has opened applications for its six-month Online Certificate Programme in Agritech, run by its Continuing Education Programme with Sunday classes from February 28 to August 21, 2027.
CEE Kerala has published the final merit list and category list for NEET PG 2026 state counselling. Candidates on the list must register their web options and pay the security deposit by 10 am on October 31.
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences has opened AP MPTCET 2026 registration for MPT admissions in Andhra Pradesh. Applications close at 10 am on November 9, and the entrance test will be held on November 17.
KEA has announced a final extended round of Karnataka PGCET 2026 counselling for MBA, MCA and MTech seats after a Supreme Court order on October 29. Fresh option entry runs October 31 to November 4, and provisional allotment follows on November 5.
IIIT Hyderabad has opened PhD admissions for Spring 2027 across seven programmes. Applications close November 20, 2026, with interviews on December 11 and 12.
RTI replies from seven IITs show student-to-counsellor ratios far above the UGC's suggested one per 500 students, with IIT BHU worst at one per 4,750 and only IIT Ropar meeting the norm.
The Centre is set to ask IITs, NITs and other leading technical institutes to start nuclear technology courses, as India needs about 2.5 lakh skilled professionals over the next 20 years to meet its 100 GW nuclear power goal.
IIM Indore has opened admissions for Batch 4 of its 10-month Executive Programme in Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security for Organisations, run with Jaro Education. The programme starts December 19, 2026, and costs Rs 2,00,000 plus GST.
NEET PG 2026 candidates allotted seats at Delhi colleges say nodal officers are unreachable, with one portal listing showing '00000000' as a phone number. The MCC has said it will ask colleges to update their contact details.
Students at Banaras Hindu University marched on October 28 demanding the restoration of an elected students' union, last chosen in 1996, and a fixed schedule for elections.
Tamil Nadu's Selection Committee has published the provisional NEET PG 2026 rank lists for government and management quota seats. Dr Rajesh Kumar V tops the government quota list with 705.64 marks.
NTA says over 8.78 lakh candidates have registered for UGC NET December 2026, but 1,86,144 applications remain incomplete with the fee unpaid. The window closes on October 31 at 11:50 pm with no late fee.
MCC allotted 28,723 postgraduate medical seats in NEET PG 2026 Round 1. MD General Medicine led with 2,102 seats, followed by Anaesthesiology and General Surgery.
IIT Delhi's Continuing Education Programme has announced the first batch of its six-month Executive Certificate in Agentic AI Systems, aimed at professionals who want to build and deploy autonomous AI systems for enterprise use.
IIT Kharagpur and Tripura's Higher Education Department have signed a Letter of Intent for a five-year partnership covering a new advanced learning centre, mentoring for Tripura Technical University and skill programmes in government colleges.
The National Testing Agency has told JEE Main 2027 Session 1 applicants to finish Aadhaar Re-KYC on DigiLocker and use their own login credentials before filling the form. The regular window closes on November 22.
NBEMS has opened NEET SS 2026 registration for DM, MCh and DrNB super-specialty seats. Applications close on November 18, and the computer-based exam will be held on December 11 and 12.
IMT's common application covers Ghaziabad, Nagpur and Hyderabad for the 2027-29 PGDM batch. The form closes on November 27, 2026, and shortlisted candidates face an offline selection round from January 8, 2027.
DGME Uttar Pradesh has released the UP NEET UG 2026 Round 3 state merit list. Choice filling runs to 5 pm on October 31, the seat allotment result follows on November 2, and allotted candidates report to colleges between November 3 and 7.
DME Assam has opened Round 1 choice filling for NEET PG 2026 state quota counselling. Fill choices by 5 PM on October 30, lock them the same evening, and check the allotment result on November 2.
BCECEB has set October 29 to 31, 2026, for document verification and admission in the Bihar UGMAC stray vacancy round. Allotted candidates must download their allotment order and report to their college within that window.
UP NEET MDS 2026 Round 3 choice filling runs until 11 am on November 2. The seat allotment result follows on November 3, with reporting at allotted colleges from November 4 to 7.
WiSig Networks, incubated at IIT Hyderabad, demonstrated its indigenous 5G networks, the satellite-linked Koala Tag and the pre-6G OTFDM waveform to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at ESTIC 2026 in New Delhi.
The University of Delhi will begin its December-January semester examinations on December 4, 2026. Eligible regular, NCWEB and SOL students have until November 15 to submit their examination forms.
Jamia Millia Islamia has extended online classes to November 24 and shifted its odd-semester examinations online, with practicals from November 25 to 30 and theory papers from December 1 to 24, under an October 28 order.
Cluster University of Srinagar's Syndicate has approved a 24-credit AI and data science programme for undergraduates, a ₹80 lakh GPU computing centre in its first phase, and paperless exams for PG, B.Ed. and B.Tech. programmes from the next session.
CENTAC Puducherry has extended NEET PG 2026 counselling applications for MD and MS courses to October 29, 2026, at 5 pm, with no further extension. Existing applicants can also edit their details and switch from Government Quota to Management Quota before the deadline.
The University of Delhi's Hindi Department withdrew its PhD interview schedule until further orders after students protested a notice issued on the evening of October 27 that asked shortlisted candidates to report at 9:15 am the next morning.
DME Madhya Pradesh releases the MP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result today, October 29, on dme.mponline.gov.in. Allotted candidates must report to their colleges between October 30 and November 10.
The Greater Chennai Corporation and IIT Madras have relaunched the IIT Madras for All programme for Classes 11 and 12 in corporation schools, with a two-day orientation for 3,179 students from 35 schools on IIT Madras degrees that do not need JEE scores.
HNBUMU opens Uttarakhand NEET PG 2026 Round 1 choice filling at 9 AM on October 29. The window closes at 11:59 PM on October 30, with the allotment result due on November 2.
Maharashtra's CET Cell says 29,040 students took B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D seats through four centralised rounds, leaving 14,877 seats for the institutional round that ends on October 29, 2026.
The seven-day Yuva Sangam Phase VII exchange at NIT Srinagar has concluded, with the visiting IIT Bombay delegation departing after heritage visits, community interaction and a joint cultural evening.
IGNOU has launched the Online Assignment Management System (OAMS) for the December 2026 term-end exams. Learners in open, distance learning and online programmes can submit handwritten assignments online by November 20, 2026.
Mizoram State University is expected to be fully functional by 2028, with recruitment under way and a rented building being finalised in Lunglei. Mizoram Engineering College is set to start in 2027-28 with civil and computer science seats.
IIT Gandhinagar's first Winter School in Soft and Continuum Robotics runs December 7 to 11, 2026, with 25 seats, rolling admissions and applications closing November 5.
Jamia Millia Islamia has alleged overnight vandalism on campus, including the destruction of Gate 4C, as its students' union protest entered a 17th day. Classes remain online until November 8, and the Union Education Minister has appealed for calm.
Odisha's Directorate of Medical Education and Training has published the NEET PG 2026 Round 1 provisional merit list. Candidates can raise objections until 2 pm on October 29, before choice filling opens on November 1.
Jadavpur University has begun its own counselling to fill 182 BTech seats left vacant after the state JEE board's rounds. General-category candidates with a WBJEE rank up to 12,000 are eligible.
Deakin University has launched a Master of Applied Artificial Intelligence (Professional) at its GIFT City campus in Gujarat. The inaugural intake starts in July 2027 and applications are open.
The final phase of AP LAWCET and AP PGLCET 2026 counselling closes today, October 28. Web options open today and run to October 30, with the seat allotment result due on November 4.
CEE Kerala has opened web option entry for NEET PG 2026 state counselling. Candidates on the provisional merit list must register their choices and pay the security deposit by October 31, 2026.
CENTAC Puducherry has extended NEET MDS 2026 Round 3 deadlines: fresh applications close November 2 at 5 pm, while willingness, fee payment and course preferences close November 3 at 5 pm.
IIT Madras will close online applications for its PhD and MS by Research programmes for January 2027 at 5 pm on October 30. The fee is Rs 1,000 or Rs 500 depending on category, and selection runs through department tests and interviews.
The Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, has opened MBA applications for the 2027-29 batch. Admission is through CAT 2026, and the form closes on November 25, 2026.
Researchers at NIT Rourkela, working with IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay and NISER Bhubaneswar, have developed a bismuth-based material that changes its glow with heat and moisture, with possible uses in anti-counterfeit inks and humidity sensors.
KEA released the KSET 2026 provisional score list on October 26. SCA, SCB and SCC candidates can submit category details from 10 am on October 28, while the final qualified list is still awaited.
KEA has published the Round 1 mock seat allotment for Diploma in Pharmacy admissions in Karnataka. Candidates can revise their college options or raise objections until 1 pm on October 28, before the final allotment.
JCECEB is scheduled to publish the Jharkhand NEET PG 2026 Round 1 final state merit list on October 28, with choice filling on October 29 and 30 and provisional allotment letters on November 2.
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has reminded JNU to respond within seven days to a complaint about its PhD admissions prospectus. Student groups say the 2026-27 prospectus advertises fewer SC and ST seats than the prescribed quotas.
IIT Kanpur hosts the 61st edition of Antaragni from October 29 to November 1, 2026, with students from more than 350 colleges and over 50 competitions across 12 categories.
The second provisional allotment list for Rajasthan JET 2026 is due on October 28 on jetskrau2026.com. Allotted candidates must accept the seat, pay the fee and request upward assessment, if any, by October 30.
Maharashtra's State CET Cell has published the NEET PG 2026 provisional merit list on October 28, with grievances on October 29 and 30, a final list on November 1 and choice filling from November 2 to 4.
Today, October 28, is the last chance to change web options saved for AP OAMDC Phase 3 degree counselling. Seat allotment follows on October 30, and allotted candidates must report to their colleges by November 2.
Doctors allotted postgraduate medical seats in NEET PG 2026 counselling say they cannot complete online joining because the nodal officers listed on the MCC portal are unreachable, with one college showing a mobile number made of zeros.
The National Testing Agency has extended the UGC NET December 2026 application and fee payment deadline to October 31, 2026, up to 11:50 pm, with no late fee, under a public notice issued on October 27.
NTA opened JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration on October 24. The regular window closes November 22, and the bulletin lists five checks on Aadhaar, documents, photographs, category details and contact information that applicants should finish first.
ACPPGMEC Gujarat has published the revised NEET PG 2026 merit list and opened Round 1 choice filling for MD, MS and diploma seats. Choices can be filled and locked till 10 AM on October 31.
IIT Ropar's Product/Startup-Driven PhD pathway lets scholars graduate on a product, a startup or a technology transfer deal instead of a conventional thesis, with a Rs 10 lakh product sale held up as one example of the target.
More than 300 MBBS graduates from Haryana's 2020 batch say their original certificates are still with their colleges under the state's bond policy, leaving their NEET PG 2026 seats at risk ahead of the November 2 verification deadline.
DME Assam has extended Round 1 registration for NEET PG 2026 state quota counselling to 11:59 PM on October 28. Choice filling runs October 29 to 30, and the allotment result comes on November 2.
CEE Kerala has extended KLEE LLM 2026 first-round option registration to November 2, 2026, at 5 PM. Rank-listed candidates can still submit and confirm their college preferences on cee.kerala.gov.in.
IIT Mandi, Plaksha University and the IDYM Foundation have taken their Science on Wheels programme to Himachal Pradesh, with hands-on science sessions planned for 50 schools across five districts.
GIFT City and IIT Gandhinagar have opened the GIFT FutureLab Grand Challenge 2026-27 for students and researchers building technology for financial services. Applications close November 12, with 10 to 12 teams reaching a Gandhinagar finale by December 20.
IIM Indore will release the CAT 2026 admit card on November 4 at iimcat.ac.in. The November 29 exam runs in three sessions, and candidates need a printed copy plus photo ID at the centre.
BCECEB is scheduled to release the Bihar UGMAC 2026 stray vacancy round seat allotment result on October 27. Allotted candidates can download their orders till October 29 and must report for document verification on October 28 and 29.
Tamil Nadu's medical education directorate has published the TN NEET PG 2026 ineligible candidates lists for MD, MS and diploma seats. Candidates who find their name on a list have till October 28 to file a grievance and upload missing documents.
The Bar Council of India closes AIBE XXII registration today, October 27, 2026. Fee payment stays open till October 28, corrections run October 29 to 30, and the exam is scheduled for November 29.
AIIMS New Delhi has opened PhD applications for the January 2027 session. The form closes at 5 pm on November 6, 2026, and the computer-based test is on November 21.
DME Madhya Pradesh closes MP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 choice filling and locking at midnight on October 27. Candidates on the state merit list must lock their preferences on dme.mponline.gov.in before the window shuts, with the allotment result due on October 29.
AACCC has withheld AIAPGET 2026 postgraduate counselling until further notice, citing administrative reasons. The revised schedule and seat matrix are awaited on aaccc.gov.in, and the earlier Round 1 dates no longer stand.
HNBUMU has pushed the Uttarakhand NEET PG 2026 Round 1 registration deadline from October 26 to 5 PM on October 27. The provisional merit list follows on October 28, with choice filling on October 29 and 30.
CEE Kerala has opened option confirmation for the third phase allotment to Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha, Unani and medical allied courses. The window closes on October 28 at 11 am, with provisional allotment on October 29.
CEE Kerala has published the provisional state merit list and category list for PG Medical 2026. Complaints and withheld-rank corrections close at 11:30 AM on October 29.
CENTAC Puducherry closes NEET PG 2026 counselling applications today, October 27, at 5 pm. MD and MS seats under government, management and management-Telugu minority quotas are on offer, with fees from Rs 1,500 to Rs 5,000.
Karnataka has closed NEET UG counselling for 2026 with 191 MBBS seats still empty, the first vacancy in five years. Price gaps and choice-filling mistakes explain most of it.
The Study in Sweden 2026 fairs bring 13 Swedish universities to New Delhi on October 28 and Hyderabad on October 30, with a focus on STEM master's programmes, applications and residence permits.
IIT Kharagpur will set up the Benjamin Gupta School of Physical AI at a cost of Rs 35 crore, backed by alumnus Vinod Gupta and another alumnus, with programmes expected from the next academic session subject to approvals.
A new white paper from IIT Madras researchers argues AI will reshape entry-level jobs in IT, BPO, finance and professional services by taking over routine tasks, changing how junior staff learn on the job.
NBEMS is releasing the FMGE October 2026 admit cards today, October 27. Candidates can download them from natboard.edu.in ahead of the October 31 exam, which needs 150 marks out of 300 to pass.
Symbiosis International University will close SLAT 2027 registration and payment on December 4, 2026. The computer-based law entrance test will be held on December 19 and December 26, with two attempts and no negative marking.
NTA data from October 25 shows 1,76,629 UGC NET December 2026 registrations incomplete, with the regular application window closing on October 28 at 11:50 pm.
National Law University Delhi will close AILET 2027 registration on November 10, 2026. The offline entrance test for BA LLB and LLM admission is scheduled for December 13, 2026.
IIT Madras director V Kamakoti warned in Nagpur that India's higher education enrolment ratio, stuck at 30%, must reach 50% by 2035 under the National Education Policy, or the country risks falling behind.
DGME Uttar Pradesh has opened revised UP NEET UG 2026 Round 3 registration for MBBS and BDS seats. Registration closes at 2 PM on October 28, the merit list follows the same day, and allotment is scheduled for November 2.
JoSAA 2026 closing ranks for the top 10 NITs are out. NIT Trichy CSE closed at 1,373 for other-state general candidates, followed by Surathkal at 1,954 and Warangal at 2,581.
IITs allotted 3,814 seats to women in 2026, up from 3,310 in 2022, yet the women's share rose only 0.32 percentage points to 20.22%. Female-only supernumerary seats more than doubled in the same period.
BCECEB has released the Bihar AYUSH UG Round 3 schedule for BAMS, BHMS and BUMS seats. Registration runs from October 28 to November 1, and the provisional allotment result will be published on November 7.
Atal Medical and Research University has released the HP NEET UG 2026 stray round allotment for MBBS and BDS seats. Allotted candidates must report to their colleges by October 26, 2026, or lose the seat.
The National Testing Agency has revised its 2026-27 examination calendar, moving UGC NET, Joint CSIR UGC NET, JEE Main and CUET PG dates and announcing JEE Main Session 2 for April 2 to 7, 2027. The NEET UG date is still not announced.
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli has opened PhD admissions for the January 2027 session. Applications close at 11:59 pm on November 13, 2026, with written tests and interviews in December.
KMAT 2026 Session 2 registration closes on October 31, 2026, for MBA, PGDM and MCA admissions in Karnataka. The home-based remote-proctored exam will be held on November 14 from 10 am to 12 noon.
Axis Bank and IIM Bangalore have signed an agreement to set up the Axis Bank Centre of Economics at the institute's new undergraduate campus in Jigani, Bengaluru, covering the centre's building, faculty development, research and need- and merit-based scholarships.
The Medical Counselling Committee opens Round 1 reporting for NEET PG 2026 today, October 26, 2026. Allotted candidates must report to their colleges by November 2, after choosing the Freeze or Float option on mcc.nic.in.
Visva-Bharati closes fresh registration for vacant undergraduate non-CUET seats tonight, October 26, at 11:55 pm. Candidates with or without a CUET score can apply on the Samarth portal.
Andhra Pradesh has asked the National Medical Commission for 15 more days to fill 112 vacant NRI quota MBBS seats, and for a relaxation in the NEET UG qualifying percentile. The NMC will decide after the October 26 admission deadline expires.
DGME Uttar Pradesh releases the UP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 merit list on October 26. Choice filling opens at 5 PM the same day and closes at 5 PM on October 30, with the allotment result due on November 2.
Jamia Millia Islamia has said student union elections will be held 15 days after the union constitution is approved, and revoked protest-related notices. A section of students rejected the October 26 order, saying it still names no election date.
NTA has added MeriPehchaan single sign-on to JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration, with live photo capture during the form. The window closes on November 22, with a late fee window to November 26.
A meeting to return belongings seized from IIT Bombay's Justice Corner protest site ended without a deal on October 24, after students and the institute disagreed over how the handover should happen.
BITS Pilani has redesigned its undergraduate curriculum for the AI era, with more flexibility, research and industry work built into the degree, about 60 hours of wellbeing activities, and over Rs 50 crore spent on upgrading undergraduate laboratories.
AICTE has warned students against joining edtech courses sold under franchise deals with universities, saying such tie-ups carry no approval and the qualifications may not be recognised for higher studies or jobs.
About 4,000 students from Delhi University's first four-year undergraduate batch have no seat in the one-year master's programme. The Delhi High Court hears the case next on October 27.
CEE Kerala opened online applications for DNB Post MBBS 2026 on October 23. NEET PG qualified MBBS graduates can apply at cee.kerala.gov.in until 12 noon on October 27.
IIM Udaipur has launched a one-year, full-time residential MBA in Investment and Wealth Management, the first dedicated programme of its kind at an IIM, built with nine wealth management firms.
KEA has published the Karnataka UGNEET 2026 second stray vacancy round allotment for medical and dental seats. Allottees must complete admission by October 26.
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences has released a revised schedule for Punjab State NEET MDS 2026 Round 3 counselling after the qualifying cutoffs were lowered. Fresh registration and willingness close on October 28, 2026.
IIT Guwahati's online BSc (Hons) in Data Science and AI is accepting applications for its January 2027 cohort until October 31, 2026. Class 12 students with 60% marks can apply, and JEE (Advanced) candidates get direct admission.
At ETD-2026 in IIT Delhi, the Digital India BHASHINI Division showed how voice-first AI, translation and transcription can make theses and dissertations readable across Indian languages.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority closes Round 1 registration for NEET PG 2026 counselling today, October 25, 2026. NEET PG qualified candidates must register on cetonline.karnataka.gov.in to be considered for MD, MS, diploma and DNB seats.
IIT Gandhinagar has extended its international admissions deadline to October 28, 2026, for MTech and PhD programmes starting in January 2027. Applications are free, and shortlisted candidates face a virtual interview or test.
AIIMS New Delhi releases the INI CET January 2027 admit cards on October 26, 2026. The exam for MD, MS, DM, MCh and MDS seats at the Institutes of National Importance is on November 1.
IIM Indore offers need-based financial assistance to management students whose annual family income is below ₹12 lakh, alongside merit scholarships and government schemes. Here is who qualifies and what else is on offer ahead of CAT 2026.
Gujarat Technological University has opened its External Students Program with IIT Gandhinagar for 2026-27. Ten BE students from government engineering colleges can study their sixth semester at IITGN, with the state paying ₹50,000 of the tuition. Applications close October 26.
RTI data for IIM Ahmedabad's PGP 2026-28 batch shows 1,325 candidates shortlisted for interviews and 415 who joined. The lowest CAT percentile among EWS joiners was 97.82, higher than the General category's 92.20.
The Maharashtra CET Cell has published the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy Round 3 provisional selection list on October 25. Allotted MBBS and BDS candidates must report to their colleges by 5:30 PM on October 26, the final joining date.
SVKM's NMIMS School of Business Management closes MBA 2027 applications on October 25, 2026, after a 15-day extension from October 10. Admission runs through NMAT by GMAC 2026 across six campuses.
BCECEB has released the UGMAC 2026 stray vacancy round rank card on October 25. Candidates must fill, edit and lock their choices by 11:59 pm today, with the provisional allotment due on October 27.
IIM Ahmedabad has opened summer placements for its PGP Class of 2028 with more than 85 roles in the first cluster, held on October 23. Consulting, investment banking and private equity firms led the hiring, with clusters 2 and 3 scheduled for October 27 and 30.
CEE Kerala has opened option confirmation for the KEAM 2026 third phase allotment to Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Siddha, Unani and Medical Allied courses. The deadline is 11 AM on October 28, with the provisional allotment due October 29.
NBEMS has clarified the fee rule for NEET PG 2026 Round 1: Freeze candidates pay the first-year fee to their allotted hospital, while Float candidates pay nothing until they join after freezing a seat.
IIT Kharagpur has applied for a 20-seat postgraduate MD programme and expects a decision soon after a National Medical Commission inspection, with teaching planned at its campus medical college and hospital.
APSCHE opens AP LAWCET 2026 Phase 2 counselling registration on October 26. The final phase covers 3-year and 5-year LLB seats, with web options from October 28 and allotment on November 4.
Central University of Kerala has extended its PhD application deadline for 2026-27 to November 6, 2026. Full-time and part-time seats are open across 25 subjects, with Chemistry offering the largest share at 28 seats.
Kolhan University has reopened the Chancellor Portal for its four-year undergraduate and vocational courses for 2026-27. Applications close on October 28, 2026, and college merit lists follow from October 29.
TRMCC has revised the Tripura NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round schedule. Choice filling closes at 11:59 pm on October 25, the merit list and allotment result follow on October 26, and admission closes on October 29.
NTA has opened JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The window closes on November 22, 2026, with a late-fee window till November 26, and the Session 1 exams will be held on six dates in January 2027.
CEE Kerala has released the final allotment for the KLEE 2026 second stray vacancy round for 3-year and 5-year LLB courses. Allotted candidates must report to their colleges by 3 pm on October 28, 2026.
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences has released MBBS seat data after three counselling rounds, showing 3,543 of 4,581 convenor quota seats went to SC, ST and BC students, as it rejected claims that GO 102 hurt reserved-category candidates.
C-DOT and IIT (BHU) Varanasi signed an MoU on October 23, 2026, to set up the telecom research body's sixth Centre of Excellence, covering 5G Advanced, 6G, quantum communications, cybersecurity and AI-driven networks.
KEA has published the post-stray-round vacancy list for Karnataka UGNEET 2026, showing 335 medical seats still open across 25 entries. Allottees from the stray round must report to their colleges by 6 PM on October 25.
The Maharashtra State CET Cell has released the BSc Nursing CAP Round 3 provisional selection list for 2026-27. Selected candidates must report to their allotted colleges with original documents and fees between October 24 and 27.
IIT Bhilai awarded degrees to 313 students at its sixth convocation on 24 October 2026, with Kriti Arora winning the Institute Gold Medal for the highest BTech CGPA.
The NTA's JEE Main website was updated again on October 24, 2026, with old notices removed, yet the Session 1 registration link is still not active. Session 1 exams are scheduled for January 22 to 30, 2027.
XLRI will run the third and last official XAT 2027 mock test on October 31 and November 1. Only candidates who register by October 28 can take it, on the real exam platform.
The Bombay High Court has refused institute-level MBBS counselling during Maharashtra's ongoing NEET UG 2026 admissions, calling the plea premature. Colleges may approach the Supreme Court if seats remain vacant after centralised rounds end.
MCC has published the NEET PG 2026 Round 1 final seat allotment at mcc.nic.in. Allotted candidates must report to their colleges between October 26 and November 2, with new online Freeze and Float options this year.
AP EDCET 2026 Phase 1 seat allotment is live on the CAP portal. Allotted candidates must self-report and report to their B.Ed colleges by October 27, 2026.
NIT Raipur and Avkalan Labs have signed an MoU on computational engineering, advanced simulation and AI, announced by PIB on October 23, 2026. It opens a framework for joint research, internships and industry-sponsored M.Tech and PhD work, with a Centre of Excellence in Computational Mechanics under exploration.
DGME Uttar Pradesh has barred 144 candidates from UP NEET PG 2026-27 counselling in a notice dated October 23, after they resigned allotted seats or failed to report in earlier rounds.
KEA has extended Karnataka NEET PG 2026 Round 1 counselling registration to October 25, 2026, from the original October 15 deadline. NEET PG qualified candidates can apply for MD, MS and diploma seats at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.
AMRU HP opened Round 1 registration for NEET PG 2026 counselling on October 22. MBBS graduates applying for MD, MS and DNB seats in Himachal Pradesh have until October 26 to apply at erpamruhp.in.
The NTA says 2,18,961 candidates have registered for the UGC NET and Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 exams. UGC NET applications close October 28, with a late-fee window until October 31; CSIR NET stays open until November 5.
KEA will close the option entry link for the Karnataka UGNEET 2026 second stray vacancy round at 1 PM today, October 24. Candidates must enter their MBBS and BDS choices on cetonline.karnataka.gov.in before the cutoff.
IIM Kashipur has opened admissions for its two-year Executive MBA 2027-29 batch. Applications close on December 23, 2026, with the institute's own EMAT test on December 26 and interviews the next day.
The NTA has published step-by-step tips for UGC NET December 2026 applicants stuck on the live photograph capture. Registration closes on October 28, with exams from December 14.
IISER Pune closes PhD applications for the January 2027 session on October 25, 2026. Check the subjects, eligibility, the written test on November 2 and the December interview dates.
DME Chhattisgarh has opened NEET PG 2026 Round 1 registration and choice filling at cgdme.admissions.nic.in. Registration closes Oct 27, 2026 and choice locking on Oct 28.
MCC released the provisional NEET PG 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result on October 23 with 28,728 candidates allotted. Grievances close at 11:30 am today; the final result is expected by evening, with reporting October 26 to November 2.
MCC's NEET MDS 2026 Round 3 registration runs October 22 to 27 on mcc.nic.in, with choice filling till October 28 and the seat allotment result on October 31. Reporting follows from November 1 to 7.
MAHE has activated the MET 2027 registration portal for B.Tech admissions. Phase 1 applications close on March 15, 2027.
IIM Calcutta released the Round 1 shortlist for the MBAEx Batch 21 (2027-28) WAT and PI on October 31-November 1. Round 2 applications close December 1, with interviews on December 19-20.
Delhi Technological University has notified 219 Assistant Professor vacancies across 24 disciplines under Advertisement 04/2026. Applications opened October 23 on the university's official recruitment portal and close December 7, 2026.
IIM Bangalore and GIFT City have opened the GIFT Finance Olympiad 2026, a national case challenge for postgraduate students. Entries for the online first stage close on October 31, with regional finals in four cities and a grand finale to follow.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University has released the ABVMU result 2026 at abvmuup.edu.in. Check how to download CNET, CAHET and semester exam scorecards and what details to verify.
MeitY's IndiaAI Mission has opened applications for the IndiaAI Fellowship 2026-27. UG students can get up to Rs 1 lakh, PG students up to Rs 2 lakh, and PhD scholars a monthly stipend. Apply on the official portal by November 30, 2026.
Delhi University has published detailed Erasmus+ mobility rules for students, PhD scholars, faculty and staff. UG/PG students need a minimum CGPA of 7.5 (6.5 for SC/ST), a passport valid for two more years, and no prior Erasmus participation.
AACCC has declared the AYUSH NEET UG 2026 Round 3 seat allotment result on October 23. Allotted candidates must download the allotment letter from aaccc.gov.in and report to their institutes between October 24 and October 29.
NPTEL has started releasing the July-December 2026 semester results. Check how to download your scorecard on nptel.ac.in and which courses are covered.
Delhi University will hold its 103rd convocation on November 20, 2026, awarding degrees to 85,231 UG students, 7,235 PG students and 400+ PhD scholars in the same year they finish their courses, a first in the university's history.
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a university requiring UGC NET for PhD admission cannot be forced to accept a JEST score as a substitute, dismissing the plea of an Osmania alumnus who sought a Physics PhD interview at a Lucknow university.
The University of Kerala plans six-month paid apprenticeships for FYUGP students under NATS, with stipends up to Rs 12,300 a month. The scheme needs Academic Council approval before it starts.
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences closes AP NEET PG 2026 Management Quota registration at 10 PM today. A one-day late-fee window runs on October 24, pushing the fee from Rs 7,000 to Rs 27,000 for AP candidates.
IIT Mandi and Missouri S&T are inviting applications for their Dual Doctoral Degree Programme. Years one and two at Mandi, years three and four in the US. The application window closes October 30, 2026.
MCC will declare the NEET PG 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result on October 24 at mcc.nic.in. Allotted candidates must report between October 26 and November 2, with new Freeze and Float joining options this year.
IIT Bombay closes UCEED 2027 regular registration on October 31, 2026. Check the application fee, the Rs 500 late-fee window till November 6, the January 17 exam date and how to apply on the official portal.
IIT Kharagpur has pushed the IIT JAM 2027 registration deadline to October 24, 2026, calling it the final extension. Check the fee, exam date and how to apply on JOAPS.
The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee has published the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round seat allotment result on October 23, 2026, on wbmcc.nic.in. Allotted candidates must report to their colleges on October 23, 24 or 26.
The Directorate of Medical Education, Assam, has published the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round seat allotment result on dme.assam.gov.in. Allotted MBBS and BDS candidates must report physically to their college on October 25 or 26, 2026.
IIT Hyderabad has opened applications for its PhD programmes for the January 2027 session. Check the eligibility criteria, the three admission categories, the departments on offer and the 10 November deadline.
Maharashtra NEET PG 2026 counselling registration closes on October 23 at 11:59 PM on medical2026.mahacet.org. Fee payment stays open till October 24, online document verification continues till October 27, and the provisional merit list is due on October 28.
Four Tamil Nadu medical colleges that won deemed-university status this year have pushed PG course fees up nearly 16 times. 12 deemed institutes will charge over Rs 2 crore for MD/MS as MCC releases the NEET PG 2026 Round 1 allotment on October 24.
IIT Hyderabad has launched LA2270, a one-credit elective on goodness, character and human flourishing. Over 140 undergraduates across BTech and BDes have already opted in.
BCECEB has opened registration and choice filling for Bihar PGMAC 2026, covering MD, MS, PG Diploma and DNB seats in government and private medical colleges. Registration closes October 28 at 10 PM and the Round 1 allotment result is due November 4.
Haryana has extended the UG/PG college admission deadline for 2026-27 to November 1, 2026. Students in years one to four can still register on the DHE portal; second, third and fourth-year students also get more time to pay fees.
Four major research admission windows shut within the next twelve days: IISc Bengaluru on October 26, IIT Delhi on October 29, IIT Madras on October 30 and IIT Kanpur on November 3.
KEA has published the Karnataka NEET UG 2026 stray round final allotment result for MBBS and BDS seats at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Allotted candidates must pay the fee by October 24 and report to college by October 25.
IIT Bombay closes CEED 2027 registration on October 31, 2026. Check the application fee, the Rs 500 late-fee window till November 6, the January 17 exam date and how to apply at ceed.iitb.ac.in.
DME Madhya Pradesh published the MP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 merit list with 4,776 eligible candidates. Objections to the vacancy list are due today, choice filling runs October 24-27, and the allotment result comes on October 29.
837 MBBS seats went unallotted after the final NEET UG 2026 stray round. 824 of them sit in 14 deemed universities in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, where annual tuition runs Rs 23 to 35 lakh.
Symbiosis International closes registration for the second official SNAP 2026 mock test at 11:59 PM today. The mock runs October 23 from 12 PM to 9 PM; here are the login details, registration steps and key dates for the December exam.
IIIT-Delhi is accepting PhD applications for its Winter 2026 session across six disciplines, with applications open till November 15, 2026. Full-time scholars get Rs 60,000 a month plus laptop support, an international lab-visit grant and a conference allowance.
ICAR releases the mop-up/final round seat allotment for AIEEA PG 2026 on October 23 from 11 AM. Document verification and the seat acceptance fee deadline both fall on October 24.
IIM Ahmedabad will use the CAT 2026 overall percentile with 65% shortlist weight for its PGP 2027-29 batch, normalize scores within 20 undergraduate disciplines, and rate school and graduation marks on one common scale.
NTA says 2,18,961 candidates have registered for UGC NET and CSIR NET December 2026. UGC NET applications close October 28, with a late-fee window till October 31; CSIR NET closes November 5.
DGME Uttar Pradesh opened UP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 counselling registration on October 21. The window closes October 26 at 11 AM; check the fee, security deposit slabs, and the full schedule.
Jamia Millia Islamia has set up a five-member committee to draft a constitution for its student union, defunct since 2006. The protesters rejected the move, saying it names no election date, and their hunger strike entered its 11th day.
The Maharashtra CET Cell's fourth-round allotment for B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D 2026-27 offers admission to 3,667 students. Reporting with documents and fees closes October 24; the institutional round runs October 25-29.
Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad has written to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking a CBI investigation into the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, and an inquiry into alleged police mistreatment of protesting students.
NTA has proposed dates for 14 national exams from December 2026 to March 2027, including JEE Main 2027 in late January, UGC NET from December 14 and CUET PG across March. All dates are tentative.
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, will close Round 1 option registration for KLEE LLM 2026 counselling at 5 PM on October 22. Only rank-list candidates with uploaded documents can lock college preferences on cee.kerala.gov.in.
IIT Kharagpur's extended window for JAM 2027 registration closes on October 22, 2026. Check the fee, papers, exam date and how to apply on JOAPS before the portal shuts.
Patliputra University closes its final spot admission window today, October 22, for UG, PG, MEd, LLB and vocational courses. Applicants can pick two colleges; the merit list follows.
MCC closed the NEET PG 2026 Round 1 choice filling and locking window at 10 AM today. The provisional allotment result is due on October 24, and allotted candidates must report between October 26 and November 2.
The Maharashtra State CET Cell publishes the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy Round 2 selection list on October 22. Round 2 reporting runs October 23-24, and Round 3 on October 25 is the last chance before the October 26 final joining deadline.
Tamil Nadu's NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round result comes out today, October 22. Candidates allotted seats must report by 5 PM on October 26.
IIITDM Jabalpur has opened winter-session PhD admissions for 2026-27 with 106 seats across seven disciplines. Applications close October 28, and GATE qualification is not compulsory.
The Consortium of NLUs has revised MNLU Mumbai's CLAT 2027 seat matrix with new 1% reservations for transgender candidates and orphans. Check the 150-seat breakup and how to update your category by October 31.
CEE Kerala publishes the provisional seat allotment for the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round on October 21, with the final list on October 22. Reporting runs October 23 to 26.
The Union Health Ministry has cleared phased recruitment of 103 staff for Ladakh's first Government Medical College in Leh, which will open for the 2027-28 academic year. The first batch will train at the 200-bed SNM Hospital while the permanent campus at Stipuk Pharka is built.
UHS Rohtak has withdrawn the provisional merit list cum seat allotment for the Haryana NEET UG 2026 stray round, published on October 21, till further orders. Candidates should not act on the withdrawn list.
IIM Lucknow has closed summer placements for its 2026-28 PGP and PGP-ABM batches at 100%, with more than 600 offers, over 350 on day one, and a median stipend of Rs 1.75 lakh per month.
IIT Madras has launched UDYOG, a finishing school for biotechnology graduates that combines online coursework, hands-on biofoundry training and industry internships. The first batch starts January 18, 2027; early-bird registration closes December 15.
CEE Kerala has extended the NEET PG 2026 counselling registration deadline from October 16 to 10 AM on October 22. Who can still apply, how to register on cee.kerala.gov.in, and what happens next.
IIM Kashipur has released the EMBA 2027-29 fee structure: Rs 12 lakh over two years. Check the fee breakup, key dates, eligibility, and how to apply by December 23.
The first provisional seat allotment list for Rajasthan JET 2026 is out on jetskrau2026.com. Allotted candidates must accept the seat, pay the fee and request upward assessment, if any, by October 23.
The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade has opened applications for MBA (IB) and MBA (BA) 2027-29 on applyadmission.net/iift2027. The form closes at 11:59 pm on November 25, 2026; shortlisting runs on CAT 2026 scores.
ACPUGMEC Gujarat has released the NEET UG 2026 Round 4 stray vacancy allotment result on medadmgujarat.org. Here is how to download the provisional allotment PDFs and what to do about fees and help-centre reporting.
More than 175 IIT Bombay alumni have asked political parties to keep politics away from the Powai campus, saying disruptions could harm the studies, exams and mental well-being of nearly 12,000 students.
The Medical Counselling Committee has released the final NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round allotment result. Candidates must download their allotment letters and report to allotted colleges by October 26.
Telangana plans to allot 250 acres in its proposed Future City to 10 foreign universities, with a common incentive policy and shared facilities on the table ahead of a global summit.
MCC NEET PG 2026 Round 1 registration ends on October 21. The payment facility stays open till 3 PM, choice locking runs from 4 PM today to 10 AM on October 22, and the Round 1 seat allotment result is due on October 24.
MAHE has opened the MET 2027 registration portal at manipal.edu for Phase 1. B.Tech and other UG applications are accepted until March 15, 2027; the exam runs in two phases in April and May.
IIT Madras School Connect has crossed 2,23,721 enrolments since August 2024, with girls accounting for 49%. The outreach runs eight-week online courses across 17 disciplines for Classes IX to XII, and applications for the October 2026 cohort are open.
Delhi University has announced 126 non-teaching vacancies: 46 Senior Assistant and 80 Assistant posts. Check eligibility, the category-wise breakup, fees and how to apply on du.ac.in.
Central University of South Bihar has opened PhD admissions for 2026-27 with 295 seats across 25 departments. Applications started on October 17 and close on October 30, with admission based on UGC-NET scores.
Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University closes PG fee payment on October 22, 5 PM, with the application submission deadline on October 23. Check eligibility, fees and the October 24-25 correction window.
IIT Delhi's Continuing Education Programme has opened applications for its six-month online Executive Certificate Programme in Managerial Decision Making and Analytics. The application deadline is November 10, 2026, and classes begin January 24, 2027.
DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a reduction in the NEET-UG 2026 qualifying percentile after 4,068 medical seats went vacant, citing the highest-ever cut-off and steep deemed-university fees.
OJEE has published the provisional stray vacancy round allotment for NEET UG 2026 at ojee.nic.in. Allotted candidates must report in person at the OJEE Cell in Bhubaneswar by 10:30 AM on October 22, or the seat will be cancelled.
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences closes AP NEET PG 2026 Competent Authority Quota registration today, October 21, at 5 PM. A late-fee window opens October 22 with a Rs 20,000 surcharge.
AACCC has released the AIAPGET 2026 counselling schedule on aaccc.gov.in. Check the registration fee, the seat pool and how to register for the first round of MD/MS AYUSH counselling.
NIT Warangal has opened 34 faculty posts, including 30 assistant professor roles, with applications closing November 30. IIT Kanpur's special recruitment drive closes October 31, and IISER Mohali has 21 assistant professor openings till November 20.
VIT opened VITEEE 2027 applications on October 20 at viteee.vit.ac.in. The application window runs until March 31, 2027, with the exam tentatively scheduled for late April.
IIT Madras has extended the GATE 2027 application rectification window from October 21 to October 31, 2026. Scrutiny defect fixes are free on GOAPS; self-requested changes carry a fee.
Savitribai Phule Pune University has postponed every examination scheduled for October 23, 2026, because of polling for five Maharashtra Legislative Council seats in the teachers' and graduates' constituencies.
JNUSU has called off its 17-day hunger strike after JNU agreed to revoke the rustication of five students, withdraw FIRs against protesters, and review the Chief Proctor's Office manual.
IIM Visakhapatnam has opened admissions for the fourth batch of PGPMCI, its management programme for CFTI and INI students. The application window closes in December 2026, with the aptitude test on February 7, 2027.
The University of York Mumbai has launched the Mayor's Gateway Scholarship, which will send two Mumbai students to study in York with work experience in British businesses. Here are the details.
The Medical Counselling Committee has published a revised provisional seat allotment list for the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round. Candidates whose category or quota changed must complete fresh admission formalities.
Nine students remain on hunger strike at JNU as the agitation enters its 16th day, with the students union accusing the administration of misleading claims on medical care while the vice-chancellor disputes that account.
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences has released the AP AYUSH UG Phase 2 seat allotment 2026 for AIQ and MQ seats. Allotted candidates must report by October 22 to keep their seat.
IIT Delhi's Continuing Education Programme has opened admissions for Batch 6 of its 10-month Executive Management Programme in Advanced Strategic Management. Applications close November 20, 2026, and classes begin November 28.
Uttarakhand's medical education university has opened the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round for 145 vacant MBBS and BDS seats. Registration, fee payment and choice filling close at 5 PM on October 21.
Women are the majority in IIM Indore's PGP 2026-28 batch at 54.4%, and IIM Bangalore has reached a record 42%. What the new batch profiles tell CAT 2026 aspirants.
DGME Uttar Pradesh has released the UP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 counselling schedule. Registration for MD, MS, diploma and DNB state-quota seats runs October 21 to 26, with the allotment result on November 2.
IIT (BHU) Varanasi is creating a School of Physical AI and Autonomous Systems, and an October 18 report says a four-year BTech in the field could start in the 2027 session through JEE Advanced. Here is what is confirmed and what is still reported.
2,40,365 students across 26 Maharashtra universities have filled exam forms without paying fees under the state's drought relief scheme; the government expects the number to cross five lakh by October 30.
NTA's Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 registration closes November 5. The exam is on December 19, 22 and 27, and the DBT biotechnology entrance test has been folded into a new Life Sciences and Bio-Technology paper.
IIT Kharagpur has extended IIT JAM 2027 registration to October 22, 2026. Check the revised dates, the November 10 correction window, and how to apply on jam.iitkgp.ac.in.
Maharashtra's 2026-27 NEET PG brochure moves all private and minority college seats to centralised online counselling and opens them to candidates from across India and abroad. State students plan to meet the minister for a review.
A parliamentary committee has asked the NTA to examine a two-stage NEET UG with a common prelims and course-specific mains, alongside bigger question banks, late-entry rules and stronger accountability. Here is what it means for aspirants.
NBEMS is releasing the FMGE October 2026 test city allotment on October 20, and the deadline to fix deficient documents ends October 21 at 11:55 pm. Here is how to check and what comes next.
IIT Hyderabad has invited applications for faculty posts across 16 departments, from Assistant Professor to Professor. The application window on careers.iith.ac.in closes November 12, 2026.
IIITDM Kancheepuram has opened PhD admissions for the January 2027 session. Full-time scholars get an institute assistantship of Rs 37,000 a month. Last date: November 4, 2026.
APSCHE has released the AP PGECET 2026 final-phase counselling schedule: GATE/GPAT seat allotments on October 21 and PGECET rank-holder allotments on October 24. Check the full dates.
Dr NTR University of Health Sciences has opened NEET PG 2026 management quota applications for 2026-27 at drntr.uhsap.in. The window runs 4 PM Oct 19 to 10 PM Oct 23, with a refundable Rs 3 lakh security deposit for mop-up and stray rounds.
The UGC has written to governors' offices across states after 150 fee-refund complaints from Tamil Nadu went unresolved for years, with withheld fees ranging from Rs 2,535 to Rs 4 lakh.
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University has rescheduled its October 23 winter examination to November 1 after the Nagpur Graduates' Constituency election and the Maharashtra SET collided with the exam calendar.
IIT Gandhinagar has opened its international admissions portal for MTech, MSc, MA and PhD programmes for the 2026-27 academic year. Applications close on October 25, 2026.
VIT Bhopal University has signed an MoU with the University of Edinburgh for 2+2 and 2+3 articulation pathways into designated BEng and MEng programmes in Electronics and Computer Science.
IISER Pune has opened PhD applications for its January 2027 batch across seven departments. Chemistry and Earth and Climate Science close on October 21, with Humanities and Science Education deadlines following on October 23 and 25.
Delhi University has released the entrance test pattern and syllabus for direct PhD admissions 2026-27 for four-year UG graduates: 100 marks, two sections, 25% negative marking, and a 70-30 test-interview split.
IGNOU has launched its Online Project Management System (OPMS) for the December 2026 term-end exams. Learners in ODL and online programmes can upload project and dissertation reports by November 30.
The University of Calcutta has revised its UG examination regulations for the 2026-27 session: up to 5 marks per paper for attendance, a new letter-grade system and stricter passing criteria.
BCECEB opened the UGMAC 2026 stray vacancy round on October 19 for vacant MBBS, BDS and other undergraduate medical seats in Bihar; registration closes October 21 at 10 pm and the provisional allotment comes out on October 24.
Mumbai Police detained the parents of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, their lawyer and about 16 to 20 students during Sunday's protest marking a month since his death. The 'Justice Corner' protest site outside the main gate was cleared.
The National Testing Agency has opened NIFTEE 2027 registration at exams.nta.nic.in/niftee for B.Des, B.F.Tech, PG, lateral entry, artisan and PhD admissions. The last date is November 16, 2026, and the written exam is on January 10, 2027.
The NTA refreshed the JEE Main website on Monday and education portals are running live updates, with the Session 1 registration notification expected any time. Here is what aspirants should have ready.
Karnataka State Law University has declared semester results for 3-year LLB, five-year BA LLB, BBA LLB, BCom LLB and LLM programmes. Students can check subject-wise marks at kslu.karnataka.gov.in with their registration number.
The University of Western Australia's Chennai campus begins classes on October 19, 2026, after final UGC approval. Here are the programmes, the campus details and how it fits the foreign-university wave in India.
The National Testing Agency is testing an AI-powered multilingual helpline on toll-free 1800 180 47 47 for JEE, NEET and UGC-NET queries. Here is what is known so far.
NTA has issued a revised bulletin for UGC NET December 2026: new exam dates, a fixed admit card timeline, and updated evaluation rules. Check what changed.
Round 2 applications for IIM Calcutta's one-year, full-time MBAEx (21st batch, 2027-28) are open till December 1, 2026. Interviews are on December 19 and 20; results come out on January 11, 2027.
Three central universities have opened PhD admission for 2026-27 with more than 1,200 seats between them. NEHU Shillong and Central University of South Bihar both close applications on October 30.
AIIMS New Delhi closes the INI CET January 2027 correction window at 5 pm on October 19. Check your application status and fix flagged images before the cutoff.
KEA released the Karnataka PGCET 2026 round 2 seat allotment on October 16. Allotted candidates must pay the admission fee by October 19 and report to their colleges by October 23.
IIT Kharagpur will close the JAM 2027 application window at 11:59 PM today, October 19, 2026. Here are the eligibility rules, documents, fees and exam dates for the last-day rush.
A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and N.V. Anjaria has directed the UGC and all education regulators to issue public advisories warning students against unverified institutions, after a case of a 'medical college' allegedly running from two or three rooms in a field in UP's Etah district.
AICTE has extended the last date for its Post-Doctoral Fellowship (APDF) applications and their verification to November 15, 2026. Fellows get Rs 80,000 a month plus HRA under the revised grants.
DME Assam has released the Round 1 schedule for NEET PG 2026 state quota counselling. Registration runs October 21 to 25, choice filling October 26 to 28, and the allotment result comes on November 2.
KNRUHS closes Telangana NEET PG 2026 counselling registration at 4 PM on October 23. NEET PG qualifiers can register on tspgmed.tsche.in for MD, MS and PG diploma seats under the Competent Authority Quota.
Dr Harvinder Singh Dhaliwal, a horticulture scientist and PAU alumnus with nearly 31 years at the university, took charge as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, on October 15.
The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee opened choice filling for the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round on October 17. Choices must be locked by October 18, and the allotment result will be published by noon on October 23.
At NLSIU Bengaluru's 34th annual convocation on October 17, 105 graduates received their degrees in absentia, six times the 2025 figure, after months of student opposition to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant presiding over the ceremony.
Aligarh Muslim University has extended the BBA 2026-27 application deadline to October 19 to fill vacant seats. Eligible candidates need Class 12 with at least 50 percent marks and must apply online on the AMU Controller of Examinations portal.
The state has notified a 2026 policy to bring foreign universities to Andhra Pradesh, with single-window clearance, subsidised land and fee exemptions for top-500 institutions.
IIITDM Kurnool's PhD admission window for the January 2027 session closes on 18 October 2026. Five departments, full-time and part-time routes, and an interdisciplinary drone technology programme: here is what to file before the portal shuts.
IIM Kozhikode and Accenture LearnVantage will launch a two-year Global MBA for working executives in March 2027, with 650 learning hours spread across four semesters.
Registration and choice locking for Haryana's NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round closes October 19 at 11:59 PM. Here are the 104 vacant MBBS and BDS seats, the full schedule through October 26, and what to do before the window shuts.
Jadavpur University and Calcutta University will run their own BTech counselling in the last week of October for 288 seats left vacant after the WBJEE board rounds. JU's application window closes on October 23 at 11 am.
JNU extended its PhD 2026-27 schedule: the application correction window now runs October 21 to 22. Check the revised timeline and what changes.
IIT Delhi's Department of Management Studies has released the MBA 2027 admission schedule. Applications open on November 30, 2026 and close on January 25, 2027 for the two-year MBA and MBA Telecom programmes.
IIT Gandhinagar has opened applications for its Visiting Students Research Engagement Programme (VSREP) 2026-27. Final-year IIT, IISc, NIT and IISER students with more than 8.0 CPI can spend a semester doing research at IITGN, earning credits and a ₹5,000-per-quad stipend. The deadline is October 27.
IIT Tirupati has opened PhD admissions for 2026-27 under Phase II of the Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for electronics and IT. Applications close October 23 at 5 pm.
JKBOPEE has opened the stray round of NEET UG 2026 counselling for vacant MBBS and BDS seats under the Jammu and Kashmir UT quota. Eligible candidates must submit their online preferences at jkbopee.gov.in before the window closes on October 18.
The University of Delhi closes its regular PhD 2026-27 registration today, October 18. Department interviews run October 21-31, and the fee deadline is November 15. Dates, how to apply and what comes next.
Vel Tech has opened VTUEEE 2027 applications for B.Tech admission. Phase 1 of the four-phase entrance exam runs on January 9 and 10, 2027, with results on January 18.
IIT Kanpur announced a partnership with the Gates Foundation to develop affordable, locally built diagnostics at the third edition of its Samanvay summit in New Delhi, with science minister Jitendra Singh as chief guest.
MCC's Round 1 counselling for NEET PG 2026 closes registration on October 21. Choice filling runs till October 22, allotment processing happens on October 22 and 23, and the result is out on October 24.
Jadavpur University placed 48 researchers on the Stanford-Elsevier 2026 career-long top 2% scientists list, more than any other state university in India, despite chronically thin research funding.
More than 12,000 aspirants have petitioned the IIT Council and the Joint Admission Board for a third JEE Advanced attempt or two attempts over three years. The IIT Council has started discussing the request, but no decision or timeline has been announced.
DME Assam opened the NEET UG 2026 stray round registration on October 17 for MBBS and BDS seats in the state's medical colleges. Registration closes at 11:59 PM today; the allotment result follows on October 21.
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences has released the stray vacancy round schedule for NEET UG 2026 Punjab counselling. Fresh registration runs October 16-18, with 72 MBBS and BDS seats on offer; allotment is on October 22.
For the second year in a row, the Union health ministry has lowered the NEET-MDS qualifying cut-off, this time by 20.576 percentile points. General/EWS qualifying score falls to 234 as roughly 1,200 MDS seats remain vacant.
Minister Chandrakant Patil has directed all public universities in Maharashtra to follow common rules for re-examinations and the ATKT provision, plus a single academic calendar from 2026-27.
The final placement season at the seven older IITs opens on December 1. Recruiters are hunting AI skills across software, finance and core engineering roles, while pre-placement offers climb and fresher hiring stays cautious.
The registration portal for the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 exam now captures a live photograph through a webcam or mobile device. Here are the photo rules, document sizes, fees and the November 5 deadline.
The Directorate of Medical Education, Chhattisgarh, has opened registration for the NEET UG 2026 Round 4 stray vacancy round. The last date to register and lock choices is October 18 by 5 PM.
The Medical Counselling Committee will declare the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round seat allotment on Monday, October 19. Seat processing runs October 17 and 18, and reporting to allotted colleges runs October 19 to 26.
The University of Calcutta has opened online applications for the first round of decentralised counselling for vacant BTech seats in 2026-27. West Bengal domicile holders with a valid WBJEE 2026 rank can apply on caluniv-ucsta.net until 2 pm on October 27, 2026.
Rajasthan's Medical and Dental Admission Board opened the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round. Fee payment ends 4 PM today, October 17; form submission closes 8 PM. Allotment results come out on October 22.
Government data placed in Parliament shows zero fresh disbursals from 10,000 UGC postgraduate scholarship slots and 10,000 Ishan Uday slots in 2025-26, despite lakhs of verified applications.
The Maharashtra CET Cell has revised the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy schedule. Three online rounds will fill vacant MBBS and BDS seats from October 17 to 26. Choice filling for Round 1 is open till 11:59 pm on October 18.
NTA is expected to open JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration in late October 2026. Session 1 runs January 22-30, 2027; here are the eligibility rules, documents, fees and exam pattern.
A new Careers360 report lays out how top IIMs weight gender diversity in CAT 2026 admissions: up to 8 of 100 marks at IIM Jammu, 5 at IIM Sirmaur, and none at IIM Mumbai.
The National Testing Agency opened NIFTEE 2027 registrations on October 16 for NIFT's UG, PG, lateral entry, artisan and PhD programmes. Applications close November 16, the exam is on January 10, 2027.
The National Testing Agency has issued a revised information bulletin for the UGC NET December 2026 session. Exams will run on December 14–18 and 21, the city intimation slip arrives on November 23, and admit cards go live on December 7.
BCECEB's UGMAC 2026 Round 3 allotment order download window closes today, October 17. Document verification and admission at allotted colleges also ends today for MBBS, BDS, B.V.Sc. & A.H. and B.F.Sc. seats.
Seven foreign universities with Indian campuses meet students in Mumbai on October 24 for the 2027-28 intake. Six already have UGC approval letters and running campuses.
The IIT Bombay-Washington University in St. Louis joint Executive MBA has extended Round 4 admissions for Cohort 12 to October 18, 2026, for the January 2027 intake.
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, has won University of the Year 2026 and Excellence in Digital Transformation 2026 at the FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards. The double honour coincides with the institute's 70th Founders' Day.
CEE Kerala shut its PG Medical 2026 application window on October 16. Who could apply, what the fee was, the strict in-service rules, and what the centralised allotment looks like next.
IIT Madras opened the GATE 2027 application correction window on October 14. It closes on October 21. Which fields you can edit, what costs extra, and how to make the changes.
West Bengal has allowed campus-level offline counselling for WBJEE 2026 as around 21,000 BTech seats stay vacant after the online rounds. Jadavpur University's deadline is October 23 and Calcutta University's is October 27; all admissions must finish by October 31.
IIT Kanpur's CERTEX will run a national workshop on AI in Higher Education on October 24 with BHU and CSJMU: four sessions on classrooms, assessments and ethics, two open mics and an ethics panel.
Around 100 petitioners have challenged Delhi University's one-year PG admission policy in the Delhi High Court, contesting the priority given to four-year honours graduates. Here is what the dispute is about and what happens next.
Registrations for the IIT Joint Admission Test for Masters 2027 close on October 19, 2026. Key dates, fees, documents and how to apply through the JOAPS portal, explained.
KEA has extended option entry for the Karnataka NEET UG 2026 online stray vacancy round to 9:00 AM on October 19, 2026. 664 MBBS seats are vacant across government and private medical colleges; no BDS seats remain.
KEA has released the provisional seat matrix for PGCET 2026 Round 2 counselling: 9,574 MBA, 2,195 MCA and 1,821 MTech seats. Round 2 option entry closed on October 15, and the allotment result link is live on the official portal.
The Medical Counselling Committee has warned NEET UG 2026 candidates that a notice claiming a cut in the qualifying cutoff, circulating on WhatsApp and Telegram, is fake. No such reduction has been announced.
The University of Liverpool has officially opened its Bengaluru campus, the first by a Russell Group university in Karnataka. Nearly 300 students have joined the inaugural cohort; the university aims for 10,000 students within a decade.
CUET-UG 2027 could bring fewer subjects, shorter papers and a single-day schedule. The education ministry, UGC and NTA are reviewing the proposals, with any change coming only after students get preparation time.
IIT Dharwad has opened PhD applications for the spring 2026-27 session across seven departments. Applications are open online from October 13 and the last date is November 16, 2026. Departments, dates and how to apply, explained.
PM Narendra Modi said on October 15 that proposals for IIT Jammu and IIM Jammu satellite campuses in Ladakh are being advanced, alongside a Centre of Excellence in Leh. IIM Jammu's 60-seat BBA (Hons) programme at Leh begins classes this October.
IIT Delhi has opened PhD and MS (Research) applications for the second semester of 2026-27. The last date is October 29, 2026 at 4 pm for national candidates. Key dates, eligibility and how to apply, explained.
IIT Bombay has emailed fresh anti-discrimination guidelines to its campus: no questions about caste, admission category, JEE Advanced ranks or GATE scores. The reminder follows the death of a second-year student in September and renewed scrutiny of student welfare.
Tamil Nadu's NEET PG 2026 counselling registration reportedly got a one-day extension to October 16. Candidates seeking MD, MS and PG diploma seats can apply on tnmedicalselection.net.
Jadavpur University has started decentralised counselling and spot admission to fill 148 vacant undergraduate engineering seats. Applications are open till October 23, with spot admission from October 28 to 31 at the TEQIP Building.
WBMCC has released the NEET PG 2026 Round 1 counselling schedule for West Bengal. Registration runs October 22 to 28, the seat matrix is out October 30, and the allotment result comes on November 4.
The Medical Counselling Committee has extended the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round schedule. Registration now closes at 4 pm today, October 16, choice filling runs till 11:55 pm, and the allotment result is out on October 19.
KNRUHS has opened online registration for Telangana NEET PG 2026 counselling under the Competent Authority Quota. NEET PG qualified candidates can apply on the official portal tspgmed.tsche.in for MD, MS and PG diploma seats.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras to the nation on October 11, launching a mission to build 3D cell-resolution atlases of over 100 human brains and releasing C-STROKE, the world's first human ischaemic stroke atlas.
The NTA has merged the DBT Biotechnology Eligibility Test with the CSIR-UGC NET Life Sciences paper, creating a new Life Sciences and Biotechnology discipline. Applications for the December 2026 exam close on November 5.
SIBM Bengaluru has opened applications for its MBA and MBA (Business Analytics) 2027-29 batch. Admission is exclusively through SNAP 2026, whose registration closes on November 25.
KNRUHS has published the college-wise mop-up round seat allotment for Telangana NEET UG 2026 MBBS admissions. Download the PDF on knruhs.telangana.gov.in with your NEET UG rank and report to the allotted college within the deadline.
BFUHS is releasing the B.Sc Nursing round 4 provisional allotment on October 15. Objections close on October 16, and reporting runs from October 17 to 19.
MCC has released the NEET PG 2026 Round 1 seat matrix with 13,522 AIQ MD/MS seats. Registration closes on October 21, choice locking on October 22, and the result comes out on October 24.
IIT Kharagpur handed personalised wellbeing cards to 16,500 students on October 14, as part of campus mental health outreach organised through its SETU initiative.
The Supreme Court has ruled that self-financing colleges cannot raise professional course fees midstream, and that the entire fee must be notified before a student takes admission. The order grew out of a West Bengal B.Tech fee dispute.
NTA is expected to open the CMAT 2027 registration this month on cmat.nta.nic.in. The exam is confirmed for February 7, 2027, for MBA and PGDM admissions at AICTE-approved business schools.
NTA will shut the UGC NET December 2026 application window on October 28 at 11:50 PM. Exams run December 14 to 19 for JRF, assistant professorship and PhD admission.
The ICAR counselling portal has released the Round 4 seat allotment for AIEEA PG 2026 from 11 AM today, October 15. Candidates must pay the seat acceptance fee by 4 PM on October 16; the withdrawal window also closes this round.
University of Calcutta has revised its UG exam rules for the 2026-27 session: up to 5 attendance marks per paper, a 50-20-5 theory split, tougher passing criteria and a new grade-point table.
AIIMS New Delhi opens the INI CET January 2027 registration-status window on October 17. Admit cards follow on October 26 and the exam is on November 1.
IIT Kanpur director Prof Manindra Agarwal has confirmed that the IIT Council has begun discussing JEE Advanced attempt rules, after a petition by over 12,000 aspirants asked for a third attempt or a three-year window for the existing two.
MCC has released the full seat matrix for the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round: 3,426 MBBS, 499 BDS and 143 B.Sc Nursing seats. Here is the breakup across government, AIIMS, deemed and NRI quotas, plus the result and reporting dates.
The Supreme Court takes up a transparency plea on October 15 seeking full disclosure of NEET PG 2026 question papers, answer options and candidate response sheets, as Round 1 counselling runs till October 21.
Lucknow University has uploaded QR-code-based official identity cards for all 21,268 students admitted in the 2026-27 session on DigiLocker, making it the first state university to issue digital IDs at this scale.
IIT Madras has reopened the GATE 2027 registration portal for 24 hours. Applications with a late fee close at 10:29 AM on October 16, 2026, with no further extension.
IIT Kanpur launched its Greater Than Us campaign at Bharat Mandapam on October 14 to raise US$1 billion by March 2029. Nearly Rs 4,155 crore has already been committed by alumni, donors, the government and other partners.
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill would merge the UGC, AICTE and NCTE into a single higher education regulator with three councils. Here is where the bill stands, what would change, and why students are not affected yet.
Christ (Deemed to be University) has opened UG and PG applications for the 2027-28 session on October 15, 2026. Check the application fee, the ET-CU selection process, eligibility for Class 12 students, and how to apply at christuniversity.in.
The NIRF 2026 rankings are delayed well past their usual August-September window. The National Board of Accreditation is verifying research data after retracted papers were flagged in institutional submissions, and no revised release date has been announced.
Dr B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi has suspended 10 students over alleged vandalism and a scuffle with security staff during an October 13 sit-in at its Kashmere Gate campus, as protests over campus access, faculty and a PhD fee waiver entered their third week.
Three Jamia Millia Islamia students began an indefinite hunger strike on October 12, demanding elections for a student union that has not existed on campus since 2006.
XLRI opens the XAT 2027 correction window on October 16 and 17. Registered candidates can fix academic details, test city and uploaded documents, but name, date of birth and contact details stay locked.
IIM Ahmedabad has opened applications for the second batch of its two-year Blended MBA in Business Analytics and AI. Round 1 closes November 2, 2026, and the total programme fee is Rs 21 lakh.
BCECEB has scheduled the Bihar UGMAC 2026 Round 3 provisional seat allotment result for October 14. Candidates can download the allotment order until October 17, with document verification and admission on October 16 and 17.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a NEET UG 2026 plea challenging an OMR answer sheet on October 15, after the candidate's counsel said the NTA was set to destroy the original exam records when a 90-day period ends.
IIT Bombay and Rosatom's Atomic Hack India 2026 is open to engineering, science and technology students across India. Registration is free and closes on October 20; winners get a sponsored research visit to Moscow.
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University holds third-phase counselling for vacant BSc (Hons) Agriculture and BTech Food Technology seats on October 14 and 15, with special-quota counselling on October 16 at the Rajendranagar campus.
IIT Hyderabad will run the October cohort of its Applied AI Professional Certification Programme from October 24 to November 14, 2026. The four-week hybrid programme teaches working professionals to build and deploy AI agent applications.
Chhattisgarh has received approval for its first government homoeopathy college in Nava Raipur, with 63 BHMS seats from the 2026-27 academic session.
NLSIU Bengaluru has announced NLSAT 2027 for April 25, 2027, covering BA (Honours), the three-year LLB (Honours), MPP and PhD programmes. Applications open in November 2026.
The GATE 2027 application correction window opened on October 14, 2026, on the GOAPS portal. Candidates have until October 21 to fix errors in name, category, exam paper, exam city and more.
The web options window for AP PGCET 2026 Phase 2 counselling closes today, October 14. Candidates get one day to change their choices on October 15, and the seat allotment result comes out on October 17.
Osmania University is due to release the TS CPGET 2026 final-phase provisional seat allotment today, October 14, expected between 2 pm and 6 pm. Allotted candidates must pay the fee and report to their colleges by October 17.
The Medical Counselling Committee closes registration for the NEET UG 2026 online stray vacancy round today, October 14, at 3 pm. Choice locking opens at 4 pm, the seat allotment result comes out on October 17, and reporting runs from October 19 to 26.
IIM Lucknow has launched a two-year MBA in Family Business for owners and next-generation leaders of family enterprises. The first batch begins in July 2027; Phase 1 closes December 31, 2026.
West Bengal has allowed government institutes to run campus-level counselling, online or offline, to fill around 21,000 vacant BTech, pharmacy and architecture seats by October 31.
The Maharashtra CET Cell has revised the NEET UG stray vacancy schedule (Notice No. 27). Round 1 choice filling now runs October 17-18, the selection list comes out on October 19, and three rounds will run through October 26.
About 2.84 lakh candidates have registered for CAT 2026, a 3.7% drop from last year. The IIM Indore-conducted exam is on November 29, with admit cards from November 4.
AACCC opens Round 3 registration for AYUSH UG counselling 2026 today, October 14. The allotment result is due on October 23. NCISM has separately withheld recognition of 61 Ayurveda colleges, 12 of them in Madhya Pradesh.
PM Narendra Modi dedicated the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras to the nation on Oct 11, launching a mission to build 3D cell-resolution maps of 100+ human brains and releasing C-STROKE, the world-first 3D atlas of a stroke-affected human brain.
The University of Delhi has opened PhD admissions for the 2026-27 session. Applications close on October 18, 2026, with departmental interviews scheduled from October 21 to 31. Check the full schedule, application fee and eligibility.
The first application deadline for IIM Lucknow's Post Graduate Programme for Working Executives (PGPWE) 2027 is October 15, 2026. Check eligibility, accepted exams and the entrance test format.
IIT Madras has opened applications for the 2027 batch of its two-year Executive MBA for working professionals. The last date to apply is October 26, 2026, and classes begin in January 2027.
Delhi University has extended the Financial Support Scheme 2026-27 application deadline from October 13 to October 23. Eligible students can get up to 100% fee waiver, capped at Rs 15,000, based on family income.
MIT World Peace University, Pune has opened the MIT-WPU CET 2027 Early Round window. General UG/PG applications close December 4, 2026, MBA on December 14, and B.Tech on April 15, 2027.
NTA is expected to open JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration in the fourth week of October 2026 at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The January session exams will be held on January 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30. Check expected dates, eligibility and the documents to keep ready.
IIT Guwahati and IIT Kharagpur researchers have built an ultrathin light-sensitive device that detects, stores and processes visual information with 500 times less energy than conventional devices. The work was published in the journal Carbon.
The Central University of Kerala is accepting online applications for its 2026-27 PhD programmes in full-time and part-time modes. Check the 260-seat subject-wise breakup, eligibility rules, application fee and the October 26 deadline.
IISER Tirupati and the University of Melbourne have launched a four-year 2+2 Bachelor of Science (Honours) programme. Students study two years in India and two in Melbourne, and graduate with two honours degrees.
The Ministry of Education, UGC and NTA are discussing a CUET UG 2027 overhaul: fewer subjects, shorter papers and a one-student-one-day model, as reported by the Times of India.
The Delhi University Executive Council is considering hostel construction and redevelopment plans worth nearly Rs 8,000 crore on October 13, 2026, to add accommodation for more than 30,000 students.
IIT Kharagpur has rolled out the NDLI-FERMI AI Tutor and a free online GATE and JAM preparation platform, launched on October 12 by Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar at the institute's Research Park in Rajarhat.
NTA has opened registrations for the SWAYAM July Semester 2026 examinations covering 662 courses. Applications close at 11:50 pm on October 31, and the computer-based exams run from December 8 to 12.
DME Assam has released the provisional merit list for NEET PG 2026 state quota seats. Candidates whose names are missing must submit an offline application at the DME office by October 16.
SNDT Women's University's Centre for Distance and Online Education closes its 2026-27 UG and PG admission window today, October 13. Check the programmes, the BMS/MBA entrance test and how to apply.
IIT Delhi's Continuing Education Programme has opened applications for the fourth batch of its six-month Design Thinking for User Experience certificate. Graduates with one year of work experience can apply before November 26.
DME Assam has released the provisional seat allotment for NEET UG 2026 Round 3 on October 12. Allotted candidates must report to their MBBS or BDS colleges on October 13 or 14 for document verification and admission.
KNRUHS has opened mop-up web options for 363 vacant MBBS convener quota seats. Candidates have until October 14 at 5 PM to submit choices, and the university warns of a ₹20 lakh penalty plus three-year debarment for candidates who take a seat and walk away.
Today is the final day to enrol in University of Madras distance-education courses for 2026-27. The institute has renamed its IDE to CDOE, stopped admissions to eight programmes that lost UGC approval, and faces the expiry of its distance MBA and MCA approvals in January 2027.
AIIMS New Delhi shuts the INI CET January 2027 registration window today, October 13, 2026. Here are the fee, the steps to apply, and the key dates before the November 1 exam.
UP Post-Matric (Dashmottar) scholarship 2026-27: renewal applications close October 15 and fresh applications close October 31. Students can apply at scholarship.up.gov.in.
APSCHE has extended the AP LAWCET 2026 Phase 1 college reporting deadline to October 13. Seat-allotted candidates must complete admission formalities today.
IGNOU's July 2026 fresh admission window ends today, October 13, 2026. The extension covers ODL and online programmes, but not semester-based or certificate courses.
IIT Roorkee's JIC report shows 10,107 women qualified in JEE Advanced 2026, the first time the number has crossed 10,000 in six years. Here are the figures, the topper, and what changed for SC and ST candidates.
CEE Kerala has published the final NEET UG 2026 Round 3 allotment for MBBS and BDS state-quota seats. Allotted candidates must report to their colleges by 4 pm on October 14, 2026.
The Supreme Court has directed the UGC and all education regulators to issue public advisories asking students to verify colleges before admission, after a fake medical college was found running from a farmhouse in UP's Etah district.
The Consortium of National Law Universities has set October 31, 2026 as the last date for CLAT 2027 registration. Check eligibility, key dates and how to apply on the official portal.
Maharashtra has scrapped offline institutional-level admission rounds for NEET PG 2026. All MD, MS and MDS seats, including institutional, management and NRI quotas, will now be allotted through centralised online counselling by the State CET Cell.
IIM Bangalore's PGPEM entered the global top 10 for salary increase in the FT Executive MBA Ranking 2026, with alumni salaries rising 102%. Here are the figures and what the ranking means for working professionals.
GMAC has extended the NMAT by GMAC 2026 registration deadline from October 10 to October 25, 2026. The MBA entrance test runs November 2 to December 20 at 64 test centres across 59 cities.
The National Law School of India University has announced the NLSAT 2027 schedule. Applications open in November 2026 at nls.ac.in, the exam is on April 25, 2027, and the LLB and MPP application deadline is March 23, 2027.
The University of Mumbai has pushed its CAP admission deadline for 2026-27 to October 16, 2026 for eight UG and PG professional programmes. Eligible candidates can still register on the official Samarth portal.
Savitribai Phule Pune University has warned students against joining Synergy School of Commerce for 2026-27 after an inquiry found it absent from its registered address and admitting students without valid affiliation.
ICAR releases the Round 3 seat allotment for AIEEA PG 2026 on October 12. Check the 4 PM October 13 fee deadline, the upgradation rule, and how to see your allotment on icarcounseling.com.
NEET PG 2026 state counselling Round 1 opens October 21, 2026, for state-quota MD and MS seats. Check the full schedule, which seats are covered, and what to watch before the round begins.
DMER Haryana has released the NEET UG 2026 Round 3 seat allotment for MBBS and BDS admissions. The PDF needs no login, and allotted candidates must pay the fee by October 14 and join by October 17.
A parliamentary panel has asked the NTA to study a two-stage NEET UG: a common prelims for all medical streams and course-specific mains, plus age and attempt limits.
IIT Bombay's Student Wellness Centre has opened 30 ad hoc counsellor posts, with applications closing October 17 and interviews running October 12 to 18. The hiring follows student protests over mental health support on campus.
The Tamil Nadu Selection Committee has published the NEET UG 2026 Round 3 seat allotment for MBBS and BDS. Download the provisional allotment order from tnmedicalselection.net and report to the allotted college by October 15, 2026.
Tamil Nadu Open University has extended the last date for online admission to October 13, 2026. Students can apply for UG, PG, diploma and certificate programmes at tnouportal.in before the portal closes.
NIT Patna has opened PhD applications under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for the July-December 2026 session. Check the October 25 deadline, eligibility rules, selection process and how to apply.
Admissions through WBJEEB counselling rose 75.4% in 2026 while UG degree college admissions jumped 49.9% to nearly 3.93 lakh, as per data released by West Bengal's higher education minister.
MCC has opened the NEET UG 2026 AIQ stray vacancy round. Registration runs October 12 to 14 (till 3 pm), choice filling till October 15, and the result is out on October 17. Check dates, eligibility and how to register.
Maharashtra CET Cell has released the Round 3 seat allotment for NEET UG 2026. Of the 11,340 candidates allotted MBBS and BDS seats, everyone must report to their college by 5:30 pm on October 14, 2026.
Delhi University has ordered every college, department and hostel to complete a safety audit, with detailed reports due at 5 pm today, October 12. Here is what the audit covers and what it means for students.
The University of Colorado Denver has received a UGC letter of intent for a Hyderabad campus, the first US public university cleared to set up shop in India. First batch expected in August 2027.
An all-India online meeting of teachers on October 8 demanded the withdrawal of West Bengal's inter-university transfer bill, which lets the state move university staff across institutions. Eighteen academics called it a threat to autonomy and academic freedom.
IIT Mandi and IIT Jammu have opened applications for their joint PhD degree programme for the January-May 2027 cycle. The application window closes at 5 pm on October 30, 2026.
Manipur NEET UG 2026 Round 3 registration and choice filling close today, October 11, 2026, on manipurmc.mn.gov.in. Check the merit list and allotment dates.
GATE 2027 registration with late fee closes on October 12, 2026, on the official GOAPS portal gate2027.iitm.ac.in. Check the fee, documents, correction window and exam dates.
NTA has opened CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 registrations at csirnet.nta.nic.in. The last date is November 5, with the exam on December 19, 22 and 27. A new Life Sciences and Biotechnology discipline merges DBT-BET into the test from this cycle.
IIT JAM 2027 registration closes on October 19, 2026, on the official portal jam.iitkgp.ac.in. Check eligibility, exam date, papers and how to apply before the deadline.
MCC opens Round 1 registration for NEET PG 2026 counselling on October 12. Check the full schedule, documents needed, and how to register on mcc.nic.in.
UWA's Chennai campus has received final UGC approval. Orientation began October 5 and classes start October 19 — India's foreign university wave continues.
NTA has released its tentative exam calendar. JEE Main 2027 Session 1 will be held January 22-30; registration opens shortly. Check all key dates.
NTA has opened applications for UGC NET December 2026. Check the last date, exam schedule, and who the exam is for.
Jawaharlal Nehru University has opened PhD admissions for 2026-27. Check eligibility, how to apply through NET/JRF/GATE, and the extended October 20 deadline.