Karnataka government introduces board exams thrice a year for SSLC, PUC students, details here
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is set to eliminate the SSLC and PU supplementary examinations and will introduce tri-annual board examinations for SSLC and PU students, bringing a major reform in the state education system. On Tuesday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa announcing the state government’s decision, stated that the final board exams will be held thrice a year and the highest marks secured by candidates out of the three exams will be considered as final.
The state government’s decision comes in concurrent to the Teachers Day celebration. Starting from the academic year 2023-24, students in Class 10 (SSLC) and Classes 11 and 12 (PUC) can now attempt their board exams three times. And if they don't pass, they can still move on to the next grade.
The Department of Education in Karnataka which was already conducting two examinations (annual and supplementary) for students, is now gearing up to implement the tri-annual board exams system.
Meanwhile, Minister Bangarappa announced that both SSLC and PUC students will now have the opportunity to take exams up to three times in an academic year.
“This decision has been made to promote academic progress, meaningful learning, and knowledge enhancening. Timetables for these exams have also been released. Under the new rule, students can jump to the next grades even if they fail in a few subjects, with the minimum required marks being considered as an aggregate. This move has been taken with the aim to maintain learning standards and boost students' confidence,” he added.
Furthermore, he stated that a decision has been made to provide eggs to students twice a day, with an increase from the previous practice of providing eggs once a week. This initiative is expected to benefit 58 lakh children, with an estimated cost of Rs 280 crore. Minister Bangarappa also mentioned the plan to extend this scheme to Class 10 students.
Bangarappa further added addressing the shortage of teaching staff in the education department and revealed that CM Siddaramaiah had ordered the appointment of 10,000 guest teachers within just two days to address this issue.
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Allahabad HC sets aside maintenance order in favour of earning wife, says she didn't tell truth
Prayagraj (PTI): The Allahabad High Court has set aside a lower court order mandating a man to pay maintenance to his estranged wife, observing that she earns her living and did not reveal the true salary in her affidavit.
Justice Madan Pal Singh also allowed a criminal revision petition filed by the man, Ankit Saha.
"A perusal of the impugned judgment indicates that in the affidavit filed before the trial court, the opposite party herself admitted that she is a post-graduate and a web designer by qualification. She is working as a senior sales coordinator in a company and getting a salary of Rs 34,000 per month," the court said in the December 3 order.
"But in her cross-examination, she has admitted that she was earning Rs 36,000 per month. Such an amount for a wife who has no other liability cannot be said to be meagre; whereas the man has the responsibility of maintaining his aged parents and other social obligations," it observed.
The high court observed that the woman was not entitled to get any maintenance from her husband "as she is an earning lady and able to maintain herself".
The man's counsel argued in court that the estranged wife did not reveal the whole truth in the affidavit.
"She claimed herself to be an illiterate and unemployed woman. When the document filed by the man was shown to her before the trial court, she admitted her income during cross-examination. Thus, it is clear that she did not come before the trial court with clean hands," the counsel submitted.
The court, in its order, said, "Cases of those litigants who have no regard for the truth and those who indulge in suppressing material facts need to be thrown out of the court."
It impugned the lower court's February 17 judgment and order, passed by the principal judge of a family court in Gautam Buddh Nagar and allowed the criminal revision petition filed by the man.
