Bengaluru: The State Government will set up a mega Film City on 150-acre land at Hessarghatta on the outskirts of Bengaluru and the process will be expedited, said Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. With the announcement, the Government has gone back to the original location that the late CM Ramakrishna Hegde had suggested. In…
CET to be held on July 30 and 31
July 22, 2020Bengaluru: After successfully conducting SSLC and PUC exams in the State, amid rising number of Covid cases in the region, the Karnataka Government yesterday has decided to conduct the Common Entrance Test (CET) on July 30 and 31 all across the State. Speaking to reporters yesterday in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Higher…
UG, PG exams cancelled; only final exams in September
July 11, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has cancelled all intermediate exams of University and College in view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the State. Graduation, post-graduation exams will be conducted only for final semester students. All intermediate semester students except medical students will be promoted. All intermediate semester students pursuing a degree (BA, B.Sc., B.Com., etc.),…
MLC wants Govt. to conduct University exams on SSLC exam model
July 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda has urged the Government to conduct University Graduate and Post-Graduate exams as well as engineering and other technical exams, based on the recently concluded SSLC examination model. In a letter addressed to Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, who is also the Higher Education Minister, Marithibbegowda, who represents South Teachers Constituency…
Installation of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda statue at Intl. Airport in Bengaluru
June 24, 2020Chief Minister to perform bhoomi puja on June 27 Bengaluru: The construction of the 108-feet-tall bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, in front of the international airport here, will be initiated on June 27, said Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) and Vice-President of the Kempegowda Development Authority, Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Speaking after inspecting the 23-acre location where…
Mandya Government College to get University status
June 15, 2020Mandya: The Government College (Autonomous) of the city will be soon be upgraded and conferred the status of University, said Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan on June 12. Speaking to press persons after inspecting the working of the Government College, he said: “In 2015, the State Government had conferred the status of University…
‘Uniform syllabus bad for autonomous growth’
June 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s move to introduce a common syllabus for all degree and post-graduate courses offered in State-run universities is being debated intensely. The argument against the move is that if the uniform format is adopted, universities will lose their autonomy and diversity in the subjects they teach. Even BJP’s student organ Akhila Bharatiya…
KSOU’s K-SET online coaching concludes
May 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The valedictory of K-SET online coaching classes conducted by Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Competitive Exams Training Centre, farewell and study material release programme was held online through KSOU-CONNECT app on May 28. The programme was inaugurated by Dy.CM Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan via video conference from his office. Speaking on the occasion, he…
Deadline for applying for K-SET extended till June 5
May 31, 2020Universities write to Nodal Agency UoM seeking postponement of eligibility test Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM), which is the Nodal Agency recognised by the UGC, New Delhi, for conducting K-SET (Karnataka State Eligibility Test), has extended the deadline for submission of application forms to June 5. The earlier deadline was May 25. The K-SET…
Government mulling on online teaching for PUC
May 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant move in taking online education to all levels of higher education, the State Government on Tuesday resolved to continue with the system as a new normal in higher education. Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa at a review meeting of the Higher Education Department at Bengaluru yesterday directed officials to extend the current online…
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