Karnataka Education Department issues circular setting limits for school bag weight
Schools told to observe ‘no bag day’ once a week
Bengaluru: The Education Department of Karnataka has issued a circular, based on earlier survey reports, stating that the school bag weight may be between 1.5 kg and 5 kg, depending on the age of the child, adding that schools should have a ‘no bag day’ once a week.
Going by the report ‘Learning Without Load’ submitted by the Yashpal Verma Committee of 1993, ‘School Bag Policy 2020’ of the Central Government, the survey report submitted by the Centre for Child and the Law, the State Department of Education Research and Training as well as the recommendations of orthopaedic experts, the Education Department has said that school children may carry a maximum load of 15 per cent of their body weight.
The weights of the school bag have been set by the Education Department as 1.5 kg to 2 kg for children of Classes 1 and 2; 2 kg to 3 kg for children of Classes 3 to 5; 3 kg to 4 kg for children of Classes 6 to 8; and 5 kg for children of Classes 9 and 10. The circular adds that every school should observe a ‘no bag day’ once a week, preferably on Saturdays.
School teachers have been instructed to ensure that the study material for a day, including textbooks, does not exceed the given weight limit. The notebooks should not be more than 200 pages. Every school should have drinking water facility, to save the children from having to carry additional weight of water bottles. Parents of the students too should be made aware of the ill-effects of carrying heavy school bags, the Department has said in the circular, with a warning that stringent action would be taken against schools and teachers who violate the instruction regarding the matter.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
