Karnataka govt made big changes in Textbook for High School Students

The Karnataka state government has issued an order to officially implement the Kannada Language Learning Act-2015 at a time when there is a legal obstacle to teaching Kannada as the first and second language in state schools. Karnataka govt made big changes in Textbook for High School Students.

The Education Department has issued an order that from the next academic year (2024-25), the third language Kannada textbooks will not be in force for class 8. Third language Kannada has stopped printing textbooks for teaching Kannada as first or second language.

The Karnataka Textbook Association has on December 15 directed all the schools in the state to submit the demand for required textbooks, practice books and routines for the year 2024-25. In this order, as per the Kannada Language Act, 8th class Kannada tertiary language textbooks will not be in force from the year 2024-25.

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It has been informed that appropriate guidance will be given in the coming days regarding the action to be taken regarding the useless textbooks.

What does the Education Act say:

The Kannada Language Act-2015 has been enacted to ensure that Kannada is taught as a language in a phased manner from 2015-16 to students studying from class 1 to 10 in all schools in the state. In all schools of the state, from the academic year 2016-17, it should be extended from 1st and 2nd class and similarly to 10th class in a phased manner.

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The rule mentions that textbooks from the state government should be followed for teaching as a first or second language. It also includes schools that teach the central curriculum, such as CBSE and ICSE schools. There is a law which states that the No Objection Letter (NOC) issued by the state government to open schools can be withdrawn if the schools violate the rules.

The same rule is now being implemented by the Education Department. Kannada as a third language has already been stopped from 1st to 7th standard. Officials of the Education Department told media that if it starts from Class 8 this year, then in the next two years, Kannada will be taught as the first or second language only in Class 9 and 10.