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Karnataka's SSLC Exam 2 — the supplementary and score-improvement window — runs May 18 to 25, 2026. The exam exists for three distinct cohorts with very different reasons to sit it. Here is a practical brief for Karnataka families and Class 10 form teachers on who should appear, what the realistic upside looks like, and the eight-day plan that actually works.
KSEAB's SSLC Exam 2 runs May 18 to 25, the first real test of Karnataka's new three-exam structure for Class 10. After April 23's Exam 1 result — 7.24 lakh passes out of 7.70 lakh attempts — Exam 2 is the route for students who want to improve, retake, or clear specific subjects. Here is what every Karnataka family with a Class 10 student should plan for in the next week.
Punjab declared Class 10 results yesterday at a 94.52% pass rate. PSEB Class 12 follows on May 13. Haryana Class 12 lands on May 14 and Class 10 on May 16-17. For families across Punjab and Haryana, this is the most consequential week of the academic year — and the next ten days are where good families lose two weeks. Here is the practical playbook.
Punjab School Education Board declared its Class 10 result on May 11 with an overall pass percentage of 94.52%, a 1.09-point dip from last year. Harleen Sharma topped at 646/650. The marksheet is the easy part. The two weeks that follow — recheck, stream choice, Class 11 admission — are where Punjab families either compound the result or undo it. Here is the practical playbook.
The Ministry of Education has confirmed it will roll out a national School Mental Health Policy by June 1, 2026. The CBSE mandate already in motion under Supreme Court directives is the floor. Here is what school heads should put on the operational calendar over the next four weeks — training, counsellor roles, SEL integration, the parent conversation, and the common implementation traps to avoid.
TGBIE has opened first-year Inter admissions from May 8 with classes from June 1 and phase 1 closing June 30. The 2026-27 cycle locks in a 33% girls quota, a mandatory Aadhaar-online register, anti-drug compliance norms, and a strict ban on private entrance tests. Here is the working brief for junior college principals and admission coordinators.
Maharashtra's SSC Class 10 result was declared on May 8 at 11:20 am with an overall regular pass rate of 92.09%, 179 students at 100%, and Konkan as the top division at 97.62%. The marksheet is the easy part. The decisions that follow over the next two weeks — verification, photocopy, FYJC Part 2 — are where families either keep the result-day momentum or lose it. Here is the playbook.
Katha Lab School in Delhi (Arts and Culture) and DPS Bangalore North (Inclusive Education) have made the Global Schools Prize 2026 shortlist from around 3,000 nominations across 113 countries. The shortlist matters less for the press release than for what the two schools' approaches reveal about gaps in mainstream Indian schooling — and the portable lessons school heads should take.
CUET UG 2026 begins May 11 and the CBSE Class 12 result is expected the same week. For families with a Class 12 candidate, the next five days collapse two of the year's biggest moments into one window — and the rumour mill is louder than usual. Here is the practical brief: what is scheduled, what to ignore, and the working plan for the household.
Delhi's Directorate of Education has been releasing Cycle 1 non-plan admission results for Classes 6 to 9 in phases through May. The process runs in three cycles to August 31. If you are a Delhi parent navigating a mid-school admission for 2026-27, here is the cycle calendar, the document checklist, and the five most common reasons applications get rejected.
Tamil Nadu's Higher Secondary result was declared today at a 95.20% pass rate, slightly up from last year. The state-wide numbers are useful as a benchmark, dangerous as a yardstick. Here is the working frame for school administrators on what the data actually says, where the methodology limits comparison, and what to put on the governance calendar this fortnight.
Maharashtra's School Education Minister confirmed this week that the state has approved a revised Class 6 curriculum framework, with implementation from June 2026. The change is competency-based and NCF-SE 2023 aligned, and will reach classrooms three to four weeks after teacher training begins. Here is what parents should plan for over the next four weeks.
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