Bengaluru: After ensuring that the PU results would be out on time, the State government has now stated that there could a 10-day delay and the evaluation could begin on April 20.
The negotiation between the State government and the agitating lecturer failed again. The government’s alternative plans too backfired. However, the SSLC evaluation would be beginning from Monday.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar on Sunday asked the students and the parents not to worry. He also said that the lecturers from the 11 colleges on which the CID conducted raids would be dropped from evaluation work.
The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board has issued orders to 67,000 teachers to report for evaluation work. Out of this 25,000 teachers under the Karnataka State Aided Schools and Colleges Employees Association and Karnataka Rajya Badti Sarkari Praudashala Shikashakara Sangha have decided to boycott evaluations. The rest, all government teachers under the Karnataka State High School Assistant Masters Association will be attending work, assured heads of the association.
The agitating lecturers have told that they wouldn’t be evaluating answer papers and performing other duties until their demands are met.
Ajay Seth, principal secretary, Department of Primary and Secondary Education said that 11,000 lecturers would be evaluating as against the required 17,000. As a result they would need 16 to 17 days to complete the evaluations.
He further said that qualified SSLC teachers who are due for promotions, 4,000 retired PU lecturers and 7,000 lecturers from unaided colleges have been engaged in the evaluation work.
