Bengaluru, April 21 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has welcomed the High Court verdict upholding the marks system for Class 10 for Hindi and other third-language subjects. The party has further chided that it is a major embarrassment for the Congress government. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, senior BJP leader, Legislative Council Opposition Chief Whip N. Ravikumar stated that the High Court of Karnataka has delivered a verdict stating that marks must be awarded for Hindi language, which has resulted i…
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Bengaluru, April 21 (IANS) In a setback to the Congress-led government, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued directions to the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) to award marks for the Hindi language instead of grades for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) (Class 10) Hindi subject from the current academic year. The High Court bench, headed by Justice E.S. Indiresh, quashed and disposed of the government’s petition seeking a review of the High Court…
Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court bench, led by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in connection with the Hindi exclusion row involving the Karnataka government and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners. The PIL was filed against a statement made by the Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on how third language subjects, including Hindi, will not be considered for evaluation in the Class 1…
Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Monday wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa and the Chief Secretary of the Government of Karnataka, urging the continuation of the three-language formula in schools and opposing the replacement of marks with a grading system for Hindi.It may be noted that starting from the 2025–26 academic year, the Karnataka government has changed the Class 10 (SSLC) Hindi third-language …
Chennai, April 6 (IANS) The evaluation of answer scripts for the Class 10 (SSLC) public examinations in Tamil Nadu commenced on Monday, with officials indicating that the results are likely to be announced on May 20. The Class 10 Board examinations, conducted under the Tamil Nadu State Board syllabus, began on March 11 and witnessed participation from a total of 8,96,550 candidates. This included 8,82,806 regular school students and 13,744 private candidates, reflecting a substantial turnout acr…
Davanagere (Karnataka), March 31 (IANS) Condemning the Congress government’s decision to make Hindi a non-mandatory passing subject in Class 10 board exams, the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Tuesday that former Prime Ministers late Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi had encouraged the promotion of Hindi. Senior BJP leader and the Karnataka Leader of the Opposition (LoP), R. Ashoka, made the statement in this regard in Davanagere while addressing the media after releasing the par…
Mysuru, March 28 (IANS) Commenting on the controversy regarding the government’s decision not to consider passing Hindi as compulsory for Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Class 10) students, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that the government has not taken any decision on a two‑language policy in the state yet and clarified that it is not opposed to learning Hindi. He was speaking to the media at Mysuru airport on Saturday when asked whether the state government is imple…
Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) In a move aimed at reducing academic pressure on SSLC students in the state, School Education and Literacy Minister S. Madhu Bangarappa on Friday announced a series of significant reforms. Addressing a press conference after the conclusion of the Assembly session, the minister said that the ‘third language’ in SSLC examinations will henceforth be brought under a grading system.Addressing reporters, Minister Madhu Bangarappa clarified: “Until now, out of the total…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), class 10th Board exams commenced on Wednesday with 8,65,988 students appearing for them.Minister for School Education and Literacy, S. Madhu Bangarappa, visited the SSLC examination centre at Karnataka Public School, 13th Cross Road, Malleswaram in Bengaluru and extend his best wishes to the students.Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, taking to social media X on Wednesday stated, “As the SSL…
Chennai, March 2 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations has announced that the Higher Secondary (Class 12) public examinations for the academic year 2025-26 will be held from March 2 to March 26, while the SSLC (Class 10) examinations will take place from March 11 to April 6 across the state. A total of 8,27,475 candidates will appear for the Class 12 board examinations beginning Monday. This includes 7,99,692 regular school students and 27,783 private candidates.The examin…