Drive aimed at bringing Govt schools closer to people from Jul 5

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June 23, 2012

Mangalore, June 23: The 'Shaalegagi Naavu Neevu' (SNN) programme aimed at enrolling more students under government schools and enhancing their quality would be launched across the state, including Mangalore on July 5, Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri, State Education Minister, said.

Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Kageri said that the campaign had been introduced last year too which bore positive results. The programme also provides scope for parents of children and the society as a whole to get involved and provide suggestions for the overall betterment of government schools, he said.

Similarly, implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in the state has also brought positive results, Mr. Kageri said. Although the Act states that it is the right of every child to obtain education till class 8, the state government wants to go a step further and ensure that every child gets education all the way to degree level, the Minister said.

Although mobile schools and tent schools are already functioning, residential schools for migrant children will also be constructed by government, Mr. Kageri said.

He also stated on the occasion that the government is looking forward to extending the revision of syllabus from class 1 onwards. Syllabus for 5th and 8th standards has been revised already.

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Karnataka to scrap separate entrance exams for private universities from 2025

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September 20,2024

Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, private universities in Karnataka offering professional courses will no longer conduct separate entrance exams. This decision follows a directive from the state’s Higher Education Department, prompting private universities to form an association and agree to this significant change.

In a recent meeting with Higher Education Minister Dr. M. C. Sudhakar, representatives from 17 private universities confirmed their decision to discontinue individual entrance tests. Of the 27 private universities in the state, 17 offer professional courses, and they have collectively agreed to accept scores from existing national or state-level entrance exams.

“Some universities will consider JEE scores, others will rely on KCET, and a few are inclined towards COMEDK,” Dr. Sudhakar stated, leaving the choice of examination to the universities themselves. However, the department has also suggested that the universities consider a unified entrance test for admissions.

Looking ahead, Dr. Sudhakar hinted that the government may introduce a common entrance test for general degree courses at private universities as well. "As government colleges and universities currently don’t require entrance exams for general degree courses, we haven’t made any decisions on this yet," he explained.

The meeting also addressed concerns over the high fees charged by private universities. To regulate this, the universities were instructed to establish fee fixation committees, headed by retired judges, as required by law. These committees will be responsible for determining tuition fees. Additionally, the government will continue to regulate fees for 40% of seats in professional courses that are filled through KCET.

In an effort to bring greater uniformity among private institutions, the government is considering enacting a common law for all private universities, which would replace the individual acts currently governing each university. This would place all private universities under a single regulatory framework.

This move is expected to streamline the admissions process and create a more standardized system for both professional and general degree programs across Karnataka's private universities.

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