Government schools in Karnataka to open social media accounts to boost enrollment
Highlighting facilities, student talents, admissions info, exam results, day-to-day activities
Bengaluru: Seeking to bring government schools on a par with private institutions, the Karnataka government has directed all government schools to create social media accounts.
In a set of instructions released to the government schools to increase enrollment for 2026-27 academic year, cited by Deccan Herald on Friday, the department of School Education and Literacy has instructed the head masters of the schools to ensure that the school has a presence on social media.
“Schools should open accounts on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and X. These platforms should be used to popularise the schools by posting facilities available, student talents, enrollment details, board exam results and other day-to-day activities,” instruction reads.
The admission campaign, launched this month, will continue until June 2026. Teachers, School Development and Monitoring Committee members, and other stakeholders have been asked to educate parents about facilities provided at the government schools and encourage them to consider the same for their children.
Acknowledging the reach of social media even in rural areas, the department has emphasised that every government school in rural areas too must take part in the digital outreach.
Officials also believe that sharing success stories of former students could inspire confidence among parents. “Several alumni of government schools have scaled new heights. Posting videos of and information about such old students on social media will help to attract more admissions,” DH quoted a senior official of the department as saying.
Meanwhile, the department has decided to restart summer camps in government schools from the 2026–27 academic year.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
