Bengaluru/Mysuru: The dubious imbroglio that has been haunting the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru, which was derecognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) retrospectively from 2012-13 in June 2015 citing blatant violation of norms, seems to have found some light at the end of the dark tunnel following a meeting with Union HRD…
Mysuru: Former Minister S.A. Ramdas will be leading a contingent of aggrieved KSOU students to meet Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar during his visit to BJP State Head Quarters in Bengaluru on Oct. 13 to press for his intervention in getting UGC re-recognition to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). Addressing the press persons at Pathrakarthara…
Mysuru: A student of KSOU, who has been disappointed with the turn of events at the University, has sought euthanasia or mercy killing in a letter to the President of India. The youth is A.S. Nandeesh of Annahalli village of Malavalli Taluk in Mandya district. He has written that he has been extremely pained with…
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru will not shut down, said Higher Education Minister Basavaraja Rayareddy yesterday. That is a U-turn for the Minister, who had last week said the University may collapse and it will be developed as a Skill Training Centre. Following intense criticism and protests over his off-the-cuff remarks, Rayareddy…
Mysuru: Hundreds of students from different colleges of the city took part in the massive demonstration organised by the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Ramaswamy Circle in city this morning in protest against the government’s move to close down Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). The protestors urged the State government to press the UGC…
Mysuru: Demanding renewal of UGC recognition for KSOU, members of Karnataka Praja Party staged a demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust opposite City Law Courts complex on Friday. The protesters also demanded legal action against the University’s former Vice-Chancellors and all others responsible for the sad state of KSOU. Alleging rampant maladministration and corruption…
Mysuru: Forum of Former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka State Universities (FVCK) has come forward to assist the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) to resolve the issues facing lakhs of students regarding their degree certificates and marks cards. In a statement, the Vice-President of FVCK Prof. P. Venkataramaih has said that the KSOU had been offering higher…
Mysuru: Expressing concern over the future of lakhs of students who had taken courses from the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) district unit has urged both the State and Union Governments to find a solution to the problem immediately. “Aam Aadmi Party will stage a protest condemning the apathy of…
Mysuru: Urging the Centre and the State Governments to take steps to get UGC recognition to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in city, members of Paduvarahalli Srigandha Yuvakara Sangha staged a protest in front of Gandhi bust opposite City Law Courts Complex here yesterday. Alleging that violation of rules by previous Vice-Chancellors had led to…
Sir, KSOU has been in the news in recent days. On Sept. 28, Higher Education Minister announced the possible closing of KSOU. On Oct. 2, former Education Minister S.A. Ramdas assured the students of KSOU that he would not allow its closure. However, neither of them have announced how they would come to the help…
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