Extension of the registration deadline and revised timeline: Ministry of Education, 10 November 2026

Following the virtual meeting of 10 November 2026 with the 31 Nodal Universities and CICT, chaired by the Additional Secretary (TEL), the Ministry of Education, Government of India (Department of Higher Education), has extended the last date for the registration of institutions on this portal from 15 November 2026 to 18 November 2026, and revised the timeline at Annexure-III of the D.O. letter No. 16-2/2026-Skt.I (Pt.) of 31 October 2026: • Registration of institutions on kts.cict.in and outreach: up to 18 November 2026 (earlier 15 November). • Scrutiny and selection of the Participating Institutions by the Nodal Institutions (Annexure-I numbers, SOP at Annexure-V, reserve list): 19 November 2026 (earlier 16–17 November). • Assessment of the interested students: by 23 November 2026 (earlier 19 November). • Nomination of one student per institution on the portal: 24 November 2026 (earlier 20 November). Unchanged: the inaugural function of KTS 5.0 on 28 November and the valedictory function on 12 December 2026 (virtual joining); the academic orientation and access to the study material by 14 December 2026; the one-month research and academic engagement from 15 December 2026 to 14 January 2027, with the submission of the article/research note, the activity report and the supporting records by 14 January 2027 and the stipend of Rs. 10,000 through DBT after verification; the academic review, compilation and recognition as notified by CICT. The Nodal Universities give wide publicity to the extended deadline among the higher educational institutions of their State/UT, complete the scrutiny and selection in accordance with the SOP within the revised timeline, and furnish the final list of selected institutions in the format at Annexure-II and the details of the State/UT Nodal Officer, if not already shared. For any clarification: Dr. R. Bhuvaneshwari, Registrar, Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai (registrar@cict.in, mobile 9790325518 / 9965734497).