Karnataka Education Minister confirms when SSLC results will be announced; details here
Bengaluru: Karnataka Education Minister, S Suresh Kumar on Monday said the results of Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams are likely to be announced in the first week of August.
He made the announcement after visiting evaluation centers in Bengaluru. He said, "In 10 days by 30 July, we want to complete the evaluations and we plan to announce the results towards the end of the first week of August".
He added that the evaluation of the answer sheets will be completed in another 10-12 days, noting that out of 220 evaluation centers, the process of evaluation has been completed at 120 centers.
"Due to the lockdown imposed, there was a delay in starting the evaluation for 3-4 days. Only 45 evaluators are coming to these centers at the moment but it is being carried out in a safe and healthy manner. We expect the evaluation process to be completed in 180 centers by the end of this week," Suresh Kumar added.
Around 8.45 lakh students registered to write the examinations in Karnataka. It was held from June 25 to July 3 amid restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
