CBSE asks schools to prepare Class 9-12 registration and LOC data for 2027 boards

The Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a prior-intimation circular asking every affiliated school to prepare student registration and List of Candidates data before the 2027 board examination cycle opens. The circular is numbered CBSE/LOC-Prior Information IX-XII/2026-27/ and dated 10.09.2026. It is addressed to the Principal or Head of School of all schools affiliated to CBSE and was circulated through the CBSE website. The local archive is a three-page A4 scan with CreationDate Fri Sep 11 00:02:24 2026 UTC, which is 05:32 IST on 11 September. OCR text for verification is stored under sources/cbse-loc-ocr.txt. The public path is LOC_Prior_Information_10092026.pdf on cbse.gov.in.

This file is a school-facing preparation order for Classes IX to XII. It is not the CTET correction-window notice already live on this desk as cbse-ctet-22nd-correction-window-7-10-sep. Mixing a teacher-eligibility correction clock with this LOC prior intimation will scramble which CBSE process a school office is actually supposed to finish first.

The opening paragraphs state that board examinations need coordinated effort and planning within a short period, and that the Board seeks continued support from affiliated schools for the smooth conduct of examinations 2027 and timely declaration of results. The circular then names the two activities that will start shortly: the registration process in Classes IX and XI, and LOC submission in Classes X and XII.

What schools must prepare before registration and LOC open

To ensure that personal data of students and subjects offered are correctly submitted in registration and in LOC, schools should prepare themselves with the following details. Correct and updated student details cover the full name of the candidate as per the admission register, date of birth, gender, category such as General, SC, ST or OBC, and full parent or guardian names with correct spellings. Subject-wise registration must follow the scheme of studies. Photograph and signature of each candidate must be ready in the specified format.

It is important that all candidate details are thoroughly checked for accuracy before submission, because errors may lead to complications later in the examination process. The circular repeats that schools should be prepared with all correct student details before the submission of LOC. The letter is signed by Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations. The letterhead block names the CBSE Integrated Office Complex, Sector-23, Phase-1, Dwarka, New Delhi-110077, with phone 011-24050336-42 and website www.cbse.gov.in.

Challenges CBSE lists and why this circular is not a CTET story

Under the heading Challenges and Issues Noted by the Board, CBSE lists avoidable delays and operational difficulties from recent examinations. Incorrect subject code or subject filled by schools, with correction sought after submission of data. Incorrect student or parent details filled, which also leads to correction requests from schools. Non submission of LOC of students. Non submission of LOC within the requisite timeline.

Despite repeated reminders to ensure correct submission of personal data and subjects offered, there were errors in the data submitted. Those challenges affected the Board's ability to maintain timelines and efficiency in examination and led to undue problems for candidates. The prior-intimation letter is therefore a preparation instruction, not a new online form link and not a fresh last date for LOC upload. Schools should assemble admission-register names, dates of birth, categories, parent spellings, subject codes, photographs and signatures before the registration and LOC portals are opened for 2026-27.

Keep this circular separate from CTET process notices. The live CTET correction-window story answered a different CBSE examination product with its own dates. CBSE/LOC-Prior Information IX-XII/2026-27/ dated 10.09.2026 answers only how schools should ready Class IX and XI registration data and Class X and XII LOC data ahead of examinations 2027.

Circular CBSE/LOC-Prior Information IX-XII/2026-27/ dated 10.09.2026, posted as LOC_Prior_Information_10092026.pdf and signed by Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, Controller of Examinations, is the three-page prior intimation that registration in Classes IX and XI and LOC in Classes X and XII will start shortly, and that schools must prepare accurate student, parent, subject, photograph and signature data before those windows open. That preparation order, not the CTET correction clock, is the story.