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To fortify authorities schools, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has decided to upgrade 800 authorities schools into Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) crossed the State.
KPS are exemplary government-run schools that supply acquisition from pre-primary to II PU nether 1 roof, with some English and Kannada mean options.
“Each schoolhouse volition beryllium developed with indispensable infrastructure astatine an estimated outgo of ₹4 crore. We are readying to put astir ₹3,000 crore to make these schools,” said Madhu Bangarappa, Minister for School Education and Literacy, astatine a property league present connected Wednesday.
“In the archetypal phase, 500 schools volition beryllium upgraded successful collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In addition, 200 schools volition beryllium converted into KPS schools done Kalyan Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) funds. Similarly, a abstracted Detailed Project Report (DPR) volition beryllium prepared by the Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation (KMERC) done Comprehensive Environmental Plan for Mining Impacted Zones (CEPMIZ) for the upgradation of 100 KPS schools successful 10 taluks. Two to 3 KPSes successful each Assembly constituency and 4 to 5 successful each taluk of Kalyan Karnataka portion volition beryllium upgraded,” helium added.
“Due to the immense request for KPS, steps person been taken to summation the fig of seats. The fig of students successful pre-primary classes has been accrued from 30 to 40 and the fig of students successful superior to II PU has been accrued from 30 to 50,” Mr. Bangarappa said, adding that support has been fixed successful summation up to 60 students successful schools with bully infrastructure.
“There volition beryllium bilingual teaching successful KPS up to people 5. From people 6, students tin take Kannada oregon English arsenic the mean of instruction. Students volition beryllium provided with machine grooming from people 1, accomplishment grooming from people 6. In addition, escaped transport facilities volition beryllium provided to students wrong a radius of 5 kilometres from the school,” helium explained.
With an purpose to make these schools, a Taluk Education Reform Committee volition beryllium constituted headed by section MLAs.
Admission drive
With an purpose to pull the students to authorities schools, the DSEL has decided to commencement an admittance thrust run for the 2026-27 world twelvemonth crossed the State from November.
Mr. Bangarappa said that authorities officials crossed each departments, teachers and elected representatives volition enactment successful this campaign.
Passing marks reduction
The State authorities volition instrumentality the reduced walk percent for SSLC and II PU exams — from 35 to 33 — from the existent world year. The authorities had issued a gazette notification successful this respect fewer months agone and called for nationalist opinion.
“Over 701 responses successful favour of fixing minimum marks to 33 and lone 8 responses successful favour of 35 marks were received,” said Mr. Bangarappa.
Further, helium stated that nary determination has been taken regarding reducing marks for the archetypal connection subjects successful SSLC from the existing 125 to 100. “We request to sermon with the Chief Minister and besides get nationalist sentiment connected reducing of archetypal connection taxable marks. But we volition springiness clarity astir it earlier the committee exams this year,” helium added.
The aggregate marks for SSLC volition beryllium 206 and for II PU 198. In lawsuit if a pupil scores aggregate, but little than the minimum passing marks successful 1 oregon 2 subjects (above 30 and beneath 33), past specified students volition beryllium declared arsenic pass.
Moral Science classes
Moral Science acquisition volition beryllium implemented successful schools from the existent world year, but with integer contented for this year, arsenic fractional the world twelvemonth is completed.
“Chief Minister Siddaramaiah volition merchandise the contents connected November 1 and the aforesaid volition beryllium uploaded connected nationalist domain inviting suggestions to amended the contented and the aforesaid volition beryllium shared with schools,” said Mr. Bangarappa.
From adjacent twelvemonth Moral Science classes volition beryllium conducted successful 1 play per week oregon erstwhile successful 2 weeks.
The contents include: Empathy and Compassion, Respect, Honesty and Integrity, Sustainable surviving and biology awareness, civic responsibility, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Emotional Intelligence and Resilience, Scientific Temper and originative imagination, Safety and Gender equality.
