Scholarship delays shatter dreams of rural students in Lingsugur, Karnataka. The air hung heavy with the promise of another scorching day. The sun, a relentless white orb in the cloudless sky, cast Tawargera village in Karnataka dusty main road in a shimmering heat haze. Kavya, in a faded salwar kameez, stood at the bus […]
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Survey shows that employers in India are more likely to hire a graduate who has both a degree and industry micro-credential. Professional certificate courses are in high demand among Indian students and employers, reveals a 2023 Coursera survey, “Advancing Higher Education with Industry Micro-Credentials.” Coursera, an online learning platform, surveyed nearly 5,000 students and employers across […]
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Urdu medium in Karnataka faces an urgency of incorporating modern elements or perishing. Urdu medium schools face existential challenges in Karnataka, as students are opting for different schooling languages other than Urdu. The number of Urdu schools has dropped in the state, the dropout rate is also high among primary students. The Government Urdu High […]
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ABVP presented a resolution to the principal secretary with suggestions like conducting a re-examination, granting grace marks and deleting out of syllabus questions. The expert committee constituted by the state government to examine the complaints of out-of-syllabus questions in the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2024, remains non-committal, despite Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad’s (ABVP) meeting […]
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However, All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), holds that re-examination of KCET 2024 would be an additional burden on students. Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists demanded re-examination of Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2024, in a protest staged in front of the Malleshwaram Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) office today. The KCET exam 2024 held […]
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Parents and children are unhappy with the state board exams for classes 5,8 and 9. Experts say these exams are causing extra burden on the students, and affecting their mental health. Bengaluru: Students fidgeted and twisted the knots on their bags as they anxiously checked their watches, outside their school. Their parents stood next to […]
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Although around 76 lakh students opt for open schooling, many colleges do not accept graduation certificates from the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). Many students in high school say they chose to study in an open school rather than in traditional classrooms as they felt it would be an easier option and pressure free. […]
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Students’ academic performance is being affected due to the absence of guest lecturers in Hungund taluk. Despite a five-month long protest that was called off in January ,only few guest lecturers have rejoined the only college in Hungund.. After Karnataka Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah offered them another hike in their monthly salary, the professors withdrew […]
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Self-defence techniques are obvious things to learn, says Chinamyee a self-defence trainer. In Bangalore, schools and colleges do not have self-defence classes, however, under the ‘Samagra Shiksha,’ self-defence classes are important to provide training to ensure the safety and security of girls. ‘ Shamantha S, Principal of Government High School, SR Nagar, said, “As of […]
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Reports show that around 60 percent of government schools in Karnataka lack computer facilities. Around 60 percent of government schools in Karnataka, the country’s Information Technology (IT) hub, lack digital infrastructure including computer labs, laptops, and smart classes. A report by the Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) reveals that only 40.7 percent of […]
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