Parents unhappy over engineering fee hike

Aside from Rs.10, 000 added as other fees, engineering colleges charge Rs.5,500 as a development fee. Students and parents are upset with this sudden notification issued by the engineering colleges to pay more than Rs. 10,000 for the academic year 2021-2022. Brother of an engineering aspirant said, “The college increased the amount to Rs. 10, […]

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Smart classrooms take the back seat in city colleges

Lack of space, funds and training prevent college administrations from creating smart classrooms. Bengaluru; Classrooms in city government colleges are yet to be equipped with digital infrastructure for teaching-learning process as directed by the state education department. Untrained professors and lack of maintenance of smart classrooms adds to the problem. “We have only one smart […]

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Biometric attendance systems lack maintenance while experts raise security concerns

Mandated biometric attendance systems for teachers are not updated while experts believe that such systems for both students and teachers are running with no knowledge about security laws. Bengaluru; Biometric attendance system is not working properly in Karnataka colleges due to lack of funds, say officials. Moreover, experts believe that the system has data breach […]

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