Mysuru: Amidst growing concern regarding the future of lakhs of students studying in the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), following de-recognition of courses, the Special Board of Management (BoM), met here this morning and decided to upload the application online for 2018-19 on the University Grants Commission (UGC) website by this evening and file a…
Mysuru: Maintaining that Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is one of the premier Universities offering Distance Education to thousands of students, former Minister S.A. Ramdas has asserted that he would not allow closure of the University for any reason. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Ramdas said that the KSOU must not…
Sir, The Higher Education Minister has stated on Thursday (Sept. 28) that the State government was considering closure of KSOU more than four years after cancellation of its recognition by UGC. Every private University in the country thrives. The State and the Centre being governed by different political parties seems to have come in the…
Bengaluru: With the University Grants Commission (UGC) refusing to renew the recognition of Mysuru-based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy has hinted at closure of the Open University. Addressing a press meet at his chamber in Vidhana Soudha here this morning, Rayareddy said that in the absence of recognition, it had…
Mysuru: There are conflicting signals for the much-harried students of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) even as Chief Minister Siddharamaiah blamed the previous Vice-Chancellors (VCs) for the mess and Additional Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha tweeted yesterday that the recognition to the Open University would be delayed and there was every possibility of it not getting…
Mysuru: A former student of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, has sued the University in a city Consumer Court for issuing an unrecognised degree. The Court has now directed the University to pay Rs. 2 lakh as compensation to the student. R. Roopasree, a resident of Nanjangud, filed a case against KSOU at the…
Mysuru: Jayalakshmipuram Police, who are probing the KSOU fake marks card scam, has taken one of the accused Kulkarni into their custody for the second time. Kulkarni of Hubbali, who was arrested by the Police earlier in connection with the scam, was out on bail after a few days. But the Police, who have intensified…
Mysuru: The KSOU has dismissed three temporary employees for their alleged involvement in the fake marks card scam which came to light over a month ago. The dismissed employees are Lokesh, Prashanth and Harsha. The CCB Police had arrested the trio along with KSOU Office Superintendent Chandrashekar on Aug.24 in connection with the scam.
Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a Commission to find ways to help the students of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), who are suffering for no fault of theirs since the past two-and-a-half years. In a letter to the PM dated August 26, 2017, MGP Secretary Dr….
Mysuru: Intensifying the investigation into KSOU fake marks card scam, the CCB Police have arrested four more persons in connection with the scam. The arrested have been identified as Harsha, son of Ramalinga, Prashanth, son of B.K. Venkatachalaiah, Chandrashekar, son of late Siddaiah and Lokesh, son of Chandregowda, all residents of Mysuru. The four are…
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