Striking PU lecturers may be jailed for a year
Lecturers could be imprisoned for a year or fined Rs 1,000 or given both punishments if they refrain from evaluating II PU answer scripts, as per the notice issued to 18,000 lecturers on Monday. In the...
View ArticleLecturers wonder govt hasn’t met their demand for 20 years
Bengaluru: PU lecturers boycotting evaluation of II PU exam answerscripts demanding implementation of the Kumar Nayak Committee's recommendation on salaries are wondering why the government has not...
View Article'Chief examiners concerned over evaluation'
As many as 31 chief examiners have written to the Department of Pre-University Education expressing their concern over deploying people “without...
View ArticleTeachers relent, SSLC evaluation begins at 6 centres
Mysuru: The evaluation of SSLC answerscripts began at six evaluation centres in Mysuru on Monday. Teachers, who had threatened to boycott evaluation in support to the ongoing agitation of...
View ArticleMinister rules out re-exam for other II PU papers
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Kimmane Ratnakar on Sunday asserted that there will be no question paper leaks in the future. Referring to the two leaks of the II PU Chemistry question...
View ArticlePU lecturers’ strike could throw CET into disarray
Bengaluru: Poornachandra (name changed), a CET candidate and resident of Sakleshpur, is distraught. He is yet to receive his hall ticket from the Karnataka Examinations Authority for CET, slated to be...
View ArticleThose due for promotion as lecturers, PG degree holders may be deputed
In a desperate move to enlist additional manpower for the II PU evaluation process, the department of primary and secondary education is now roping in high school teachers to evaluate the answer...
View ArticleVery few staffers turn up for PU paper coding, decoding work
But Ratnakar says evaluation will begin on Wednesday The Department of Pre-University Education’s (DPUE) attempt to rope in staff from other departments for evaluation of II PU papers met with limited...
View ArticleLecturers refuse to budge but govt begins verification of PU papers
Bengaluru: More than 1.7 lakh students are staring at an uncertain future as the stand-off between the the pre-university department and Karnataka State PU Lecturers' Association (KSLPA) continues....
View ArticleTeachers boycott SSLC evaluation in Mandya
Protesters allege delay in implementing Kumar Naik report Teachers boycotted the evaluation of SSLC answer scripts and staged a flash protest, urging fulfilment of their demands, including bridging...
View ArticleCoding marks Day One of SSLC evaluation; 80% teachers turn up
The coding of SSLC examination answer sheets, which is the first step in the evaluation of papers, got over on Monday with nearly 80% evaluators reporting to work. The coding usually takes just a day...
View ArticleMinister confirms delay in PU results
The State government appears to be at its wits’ end in solving the impasse over the evaluation of second PU answer scripts. They, however, appear to have managed to ensure a smooth beginning for the...
View ArticleMinister warns lecturers of criminal action, promises results on time
Bengaluru: The state government on Monday threatened striking PU lecturers of criminal action, even as the latter poohpoohed the possibility of the authorities getting valuation of II PU answerscripts...
View ArticleEvaluation by untrained lecturers may lead to faulty exam results
The government’s alternative plan to begin evaluation of II PU examination papers with the help of “inexperienced” lecturers might have a huge bearing on the results, said senior lecturers and...
View ArticleGovt 'coerces' unaided college lecturers into PU evaluation duty
Top official sends them SMSes to report for work or face punitive action The state government is coercing unaided college lecturers into evaluating second pre-university course (PUC) examination answer...
View ArticleII PU evaluation fails to take off
The second PU results are set to be delayed as the alternative plan made by the government to rope in lecturers from aided and unaided colleges failed to take off on Saturday. Hardly any lecturers...
View ArticleNo end in sight for PU deadlock as 'alternative plan' fails
Claims by the government of having an “alternative plan” and beginning the evaluation of II year PU examination papers seemed to fall flat, at least on Saturday, as major evaluation centres in the city...
View ArticlePU lecturers have seen 8 pay revisions since 1972
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State PU Colleges Lecturers' Association (KSPCLA) has boycotted the II PU evaluation claiming they haven't got decent pay revisions in the past 20 years. However, this is not...
View ArticleDecision to reject increment offer not welcomed by all
The decision of the Karnataka State PU Lecturers’ Association and the Karnataka State Principals’ Association to call off the protest and reject the government’s offer of providing one round of...
View ArticlePU lecturers continue strike; government claims results will be announced on...
There is no relief in sight for II Pre-University (PU) students whose results have become a casualty because of the stand-off between the government and evaluators. On Friday too, the lecturers and...
View ArticleStaff from other depts to be retained for PU evaluation
The state government has decided to utilise the services of 2,600 personnel deputed from other departments for PU evaluation, even though the lecturers called of their strike on Tuesday. “ They will...
View Article'We didn't want to jeopardise students' future'
A firm stand by the government, and requests by students and their parents made the PU lecturers blink first and withdraw their protests on Tuesday. A H Ningegowda, general secretary, Karnataka State...
View ArticleLecturers offer free CET coaching to meritorious students in Mandya
At a time when education is highly commercialised, a few benevolent lecturers are imparting free coaching for the third consecutive year to meritorious rural students in Mandya appearing for the Common...
View ArticlePU evaluation begins, results out by May 18
Bengaluru: Evaluation of II-year PU answerscripts began in full swing at the 46 centres across Karnataka on Wednesday. Primary and secondary education minister Kimmane Ratanakar announced that PU...
View ArticleEvaluation of II PU answer scripts begins across state after strike ends
A day after the pre-university lecturers called off their 17-day strike, the evaluation of the second PU answer scripts began on a smooth note across the state on Wednesday. According to Karnataka PU...
View Article'No final call yet on II PU Maths grace marks'
The state government has not taken the final decision on awarding grace marks to students who took the II PUC Mathematics examination last month, Minister for Primary and...
View ArticlePvt lecturers sent back from valuation centres
Lecturers from private unaided colleges staged a protest outside a few pre-university answer script evaluation centres on Friday condemning the...
View ArticleFormer barber, factory worker is Maths Teacher of the Year
ASK any student from third to fifth form at Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, about a teacher they know as Mr McLeod and you’ll hear how he makes the subject of mathematics...
View Article'21 grace marks for II PU Maths mere rumour'
Reports about the 21 marks to be given as grace marks for the tough II PU Mathematics question paper are nothing but mere “rumours,” Ajay Seth, principal secretary, Department of Primary and Secondary...
View ArticleBan on mobiles a joke at SSLC evaluation
With teachers continuing to take their mobile phones inside evaluation centres, the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board’s (KSEEB) claim of not allowing cellphones has fallen flat. The...
View ArticleII PU Mathematics exam: 'Genuine' attempt may fetch grace marks
The committee constituted to look into the issue of questions 'out of syllabus' in the II PU Maths paper, might have said that no grace marks be given. However, evaluators claim that they have been...
View ArticleBio-Bean Entrepreneur Arthur Kay Is Turning Coffee Into Fuel And Wants To...
“I’m the most boring person to sit next to at dinner parties,” Arthur Kay jokes about his obsession with waste. Specifically, he’s interested in coffee waste. The 25-year-old entrepreneur started a...
View ArticleWith their term over, guest lectures' fate hangs in balance
The term of more than 14,000 government degree college guest lecturers ended on Saturday. There, however, is uncertainty over the government continuing their services.Karnataka has 411 government first...
View ArticleExclusive head appointed to KEA to streamline CET process
The Common Entrance Test (CET) is set to take place in two weeks time, and the new arrangement of having a separate head for the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), that conducts the exam, is...
View ArticleUltimatum to striking PU lecturers
Acting tough, the Department of Pre University Education gave an ultimatum on Monday to the protesting PU lecturers, saying that they take up evaluation work or face...
View ArticleStir threat over SSLC evaluation slated to start today
Bengaluru: The evaluation of SSLC exam answerscripts is scheduled to start on Monday. However, no one is sure if the work will indeed start as planned due to threat of boycott by teachers. This in...
View ArticleCheaper alternatives for paid-duty cops sought
Councillors frustrated with the cost of paid-duty police officers want to look at cheaper alternatives. Councillor Jaye Robinson said the $68-per-hour cost of having paid-duty officers oversee special...
View ArticleFranklin Cudjoe Got It All Wrong - Kofi Adams
National Organizer of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams has ‘rubbished’ claims by the founding President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe that the...
View ArticleGovt seeks info on those behind violence
Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the government has ordered a probe to ascertain the reasons and the people behind the garment workers’ protest turning violent here earlier this week. The...
View ArticleDowning Street Is Making 'Threats' To Keep Pro-Brexit Business Leaders Quiet,...
Leading businesses are scared about speaking out in favour of Brexit because of “threats” coming from Downing Street, Vote Leave’s chief campaigner claimed today. Dominic Cummings, Campaign Director of...
View ArticleStates can fill 85% seats through NEET-II, says SC
Court rejects plea on vernacular The Supreme Court on Tuesday told states opposing the National Eligibilty-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) that they can still fill their share of 85% seats for MBBS and BDS...
View ArticleState seeks Supreme Court nod for entrance test
Single exam will hit students: colleges Several states, including Karnataka, approached the Supreme Court on Monday seeking permission to hold their own entrance exams for admission to undergraduate...
View ArticleState seeks SC nod for entrance test
Single exam will hit students: colleges Several states, including Karnataka, approached the Supreme Court on Monday seeking permission to hold their own entrance exams for admission to undergraduate...
View Article16K students to appear for CET in DK, Udupi dists
Authorities take measures against hurdles for conduct of exams A total of 12,352 students in Dakshina Kannada have registered for the Common Entrance Test (CET), while 4,240 students in Udupi district...
View ArticleAppear for all entrance exams: state to students
NEET issue: Govt says 'no clarity' on verdict The Karnataka government on Saturday said students aspiring for undergraduate medical courses will have to appear for both the National...
View ArticleWe Wont Allow NDC Intimidation NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will kick against attempts by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to register unqualified persons in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. The...
View ArticleMusic and dance reviews.
Seshadripuram Samithi Rama Navami concerts continued in the second week and connoisseurs are enjoying the music all over the city. Sree Seshadripuram Rama Seva Samithi is conducting the 68th year of...
View ArticleUkip Set For Power Battle After Neil Hamilton Elected In Wales
Ukip is set for a major internal power battle after former Tory MP Neil Hamilton was elected under the party banner to the Welsh Assembly. In what was a breakthrough night for Ukip in Wales, the...
View ArticleLondoners Have Chosen Hope Over Fear By Electing Me Mayor
LIVE on #Periscope: London mayor result https://t.co/1LIHe9zuIg— Owen Bennett (@owenjbennett) May 6, 2016 Sadiq Khan claimed Londoners have chosen “hope over fear” as he beat Zac Goldsmith to become...
View ArticleStudents protest against errors in MU exam results
The postgraduate (PG) students of Mangalore University staged a protest against the errors in the results of the examinations held for some courses and delay in the announcement of the results of third...
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