Mysuru: Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has provided an opportunity for in-house students of 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic year to appear for the examinations, said KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. D. Shivalingaiah.

Addressing a press conference here this morning at the Meeting Hall of KSOU, he said that the University has taken a decision to permit the students of B.A/B.Com, who have been admitted during the academic year 2011-12 and 2012-13 and failed in the examinations and also who could not appear for the examinations, to appear for the ensuing examinations in accordance with the University Rules then prevailing and also as per the Government orders.

Therefore, the in-house students of B.A/B.Com, who have been admitted during the academic year 2011-12 are provided one more opportunity and the in-house students of B.A/B.Com who have been admitted during the academic year 2012-13 are provided two opportunities to appear for the ensuing examinations, he said and added that a Notification in this regard will be announced within two or three days.

Strictly following the new UGC guidelines, there are a few changes effected from this academic year. Earlier, if a student was doing a three-year course, he or she would get six years to complete the course and if it is four years, double the time was given, he said.

Now according to the new rules called N+2 (number of years of the courses plus two years) , the students will have just two years extra to pass the exams and not like earlier where it was the double the period equivalent to the course, said Prof. Shivalingaiah.

Admissions open

The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has opened admissions for students to 31 programmes for July 2019 cycle.

The last date for admissions as prescribed by University Grants Commission (UGC) is Aug.31.

So far 31,720 students have visited the KSOU website www.ksoumysore.kar.gov.in; Out of this, 77 students have already been admitted to various programmes during the academic year 2019-20 and 759 students have registered, he said.

He also pointed out that 12,000 students who were admitted during the academic year 2018-19, may also appear for the examinations as per the schedules prescribed in the time-table of KSOU.

Permission to continue Research Work

He said that the admission to research students for pursuing Ph.D degree was discontinued since the UGC had withdrawn recognition to KSOU with effect from 2012-13.

However, the UGC has restored the recognition. Therefore, the University has taken a decision  to permit research students to those who had registered their names as per the Regulations of 2008 and 2012 to continue their research work relating to Ph.D degree, said Prof. Shivalingaiah.

Skill Development Training

Along with admission to various programmes in KSOU, the students have opted for different Skill Development Training such as Administrative Kannada, English for Communication and Soft-skills, Web Designing, Computer Fundamentals, Desk Top Publishing (DTP), Multimedia and Basics of Networking, he said.

Post Graduate students will undergo Skill Development Training programme in three stages while the Under-Graduate students in two stages, he added.

It is mandatory on the part of the students to undergo this Skill Development Training programmes regularly. This training programmes will be conducted from June 2, to June 30 at Mysuru, Bengaluru, Davangere, Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Udupi, he said.

KSOU Registrar Prof. B. Ramesh was also present.