Government amends rules to push PU lecturers to teach high school students, faces stiff resistance

Despite beardown opposition, the State authorities has decided to depute lecturers from authorities pre-university (PU) colleges to thatch classes 9 and 10 successful authorities precocious schools. The authorities has amended the Karnataka General Services (Pre-University Education) (Recruitment) Rules-2013, issued a draught notification, and has fixed 7 days for filing objections.

As per the caller draught rules, it is mandatory for lecturers appointed to authorities PU colleges successful the State, done nonstop recruitment and promotion, to thatch classes 9 and 10 successful authorities precocious schools.

This determination has been met with stiff absorption from lecturers and principals of authorities PU colleges, who accidental they volition motorboat a monolithic conflict against it.

Move prompted by KPS

Currently, determination are abstracted cadres and recruitment (C and R) rules for the unit of PU and precocious schoolhouse education. Candidates who person completed a BEd on with their graduation are recruited for Group C people posts of precocious schoolhouse teachers to thatch classes 8 to 10. However, the presumption of lecturers successful PU colleges is classified arsenic Group B posts and lone candidates who person completed a BEd on with a postgraduate grade are recruited. 

With the constitution of Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) successful the State, wherever classes 1 to 12 volition beryllium held nether 1 roof, similar successful each cardinal syllabus schools, the State authorities has present sought to amend the rules to let lecturers presently teaching Pre-University classes to besides thatch precocious schoolhouse students.

This comes successful the backdrop of the State deciding to commencement 800 caller Karnataka Public Schools this world year, taking the full fig of KPS to 1,209. 

Strong opposition 

Speaking to The Hindu, Ninge Gowda A.H., president of the Karnataka State Pre-University Colleges Lecturers’ Association, said determination person been specified moves anterior to this arsenic well, and they person been dropped repeatedly owed to opposition. “Moving PU lecturers from Group B posts to Group C posts is against the principles of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules. It volition besides impact the nonrecreational dignity of lecturers,” helium argued. 

The erstwhile BJP authorities had tried to bring successful akin amendments successful 2022, and again successful November, 2025. “A State-wide protestation was held connected November 25, 2025, during which the past School Education Minister assured america that determination was nary connection to delegate PU lecturers to precocious schools.

However, present that the section has nary Minister, the officials person hastily amended the rules. No adept committee has been formed successful this respect arsenic well. Furthermore, nary of the stakeholders, including the lecturers’ relation and pupil organisations, person been consulted. Therefore, each unit members volition taxable objections to this draft,” helium said. 

The Association plans to boycott each PU classes for a time to registry their protest, and if the authorities doesn’t retreat the draft, Mr. Ninge Gowda threatened an indefinite boycott and stir.