Digital Learning Library & Daily Editorial Notes

CBSE’s normal-fee LOC window for Class 10 and 12 (2027 exams) closed on 21 Oct. Per the LOC circular, schools can submit from 22 to 30 Oct with a ₹2,000 per-candidate late fee.

NIOS Class 10 and 12 theory exams for October 2026 begin on 22 Oct in India and abroad, with papers until 7 Dec. Hall tickets are on sdmis.nios.ac.in.

Daily Brief, 21 Oct 2026: India at 35 Para Games medals, SCO meet in Dushanbe, AUSTRAHIND 2026, Police Commemoration Day, FI saturation drive, NIOS exams.

CBSE LOC 2026-27 for Class 10 and 12 Board Exams 2027 closes 21 Oct; 22–30 Oct carries a ₹2,000 late fee per student. Sample papers 2027 are out.

About 2.7 lakh students in Kashmir, Jammu winter zones and Ladakh sit JKBOSE annual exams. Class 10 starts on 19 Oct, Class 12 on 21 Oct and Class 11 on 29 Oct.

Daily Brief, 17 Oct 2026: NIFTEE 2027 forms open. JKBOSE exams start 19 Oct. CBSE LOC closes 21 Oct. CPI 5.54%, WPI 11.39%. RBI clears RBL–Emirates NBD merger.

GATE 2027 registration is closed after the 15–16 Oct special window. IIT Madras holds exams on 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 Feb 2027; results on 19 Mar.

Tamil Nadu DGE 2027 schedule: Class 12 exams 3–29 Mar, Class 11 arrears 5 Mar–1 Apr, SSLC 17 Mar–12 Apr. Tentative results: 7 May (Class 12) and 20 May (SSLC).

UP Board 2027 date sheet: UPMSP Class 10 and 12 theory exams run 5–24 Feb 2027 in two shifts (8:30–11:45 am, 2:00–5:15 pm). Subject dates inside.

RBI’s 10-day VRRR on 9 Oct 2026: ₹1.5 lakh crore notified, ₹18,170 crore accepted at 5.49% cut-off. What it signals on liquidity, with MCQs for bank exams.

RBI raised banks’ minimum daily CRR maintenance from 90% to 99% from the fortnight of 16 Oct 2026, under Sec 42(1) RBI Act. Facts and MCQs for bank exams.

Nobel Peace Prize 2026 goes to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, ex-UN human rights chief, for promoting peace and international law. Key facts and MCQs for exams.