Govt. withdraws recognition to two Excel Pre-University Colleges in Dakshina Kannada

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Department of School Education (Pre-University) has withdrawn its designation fixed to Excel Pre-University Colleges astatine Venoor and astatine Aramale Betta successful Guruvayanakere, Belthangady taluk successful Dakshina Kannada with contiguous effect.

In 2 abstracted orders issued connected June 10, 2026, the Director of the section S. Bharat said that the 2 imperishable unaided colleges had cheated the authorities by submitting fake documents to get the support with effect from the world twelvemonth 2025-26.

The colleges had submitted fake documents pertaining to the program approval, completion certificate of building, sewage attraction plant, rainwater harvesting system, occurrence safety, information of gathering etc. The designation was withdrawn nether Section 39 1 (a) and Section 39 (2) of Karnataka Education Act, 1983 successful the nationalist interest, the orders said.

The Director directed the Deputy Director of the section successful Dakshina Kannada to instrumentality steps to get the students of some the colleges admitted to “nearby pre-university colleges and transportation their records to the adjacent authorities pre-university colleges.”

The authorities had permitted the assemblage managed by Vidyodaya Education Trust astatine Venoor (SS 0378) connected July 8, 2025, portion the assemblage astatine Aramale Betta (SS 0376) managed by Infinity Learning Foundation had been permitted connected June 6, 2025.

Both the colleges were managed by Sumantha Kumar Jain against whom determination were complaints of submitting fake documents to get the government’s approval, the orders said.

They said that the Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs) of Venoor Gram Panchayat and Kuvettu Gram Panchayat, District Fire Officer, Executive Officer of Belthangady Taluk Panchayat, Taluk Health Officer and Executive Engineer, Public Works Department successful their reports submitted to the authorities said that the colleges submitted fake documents.

The orders said that the managements of the colleges had been issued amusement origin notices connected April 4, 2026 seeking mentation wrong 30 days. But they did not reply to them.

Sources successful the section said that the Infinity Learning Foundation is managing 1 much Excel Pre-University College astatine Guruvayanakere, which is the 3rd one. Recognition to the 3rd assemblage has not been withdrawn.

Published - June 13, 2026 06:54 p.m. IST

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