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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Karnataka Agriculture minister blames Centre for fertilizer shortfall
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (PTI): Karnataka Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy on Wednesday accused the Centre of cutting fertilizer supplies to the state by 2.75 lakh metric tonnes (MT) between April and August this year, leading to a shortage for farmers.
Replying to a debate in the Assembly, he said Karnataka's annual allocation was 11.17 lakh MT, of which 5.55 lakh MT was supplied by April, along with an additional 20,000 MT. However, allocations later dropped by 10,000 MT in May, 79,000 MT in June and 58,000 MT in July.
"The Centre has asked states to use less Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) and urea. There are two to three reasons, like import from Iran and China not happening, production in our country coming down and war," Chaluvarayaswamy claimed.
"Till August, the Centre supplied 2.75 lakh MT less fertilizer this year. You can call the Union Fertilizer Minister (J P Nadda) tomorrow and get the details. If there is any false information, I will face whatever punishment you decide," he said.
The minister said the state government was "distributing fertilizer in a controlled manner."
The opposition BJP, which raised the issue citing an acute urea shortage, accused the state government of "turning a blind eye to farmers' problems."
Heated exchanges forced a half-hour adjournment, after which BJP members staged a walkout.
