On the Karnataka Education Budget 2026-27
The Karnataka state budget for the financial year 2026-27 was presented by CM Siddaramaiah on March 6th, 2026 with a total outlay of around Rs. 4.49 lakh crore. Out of...
Students of Bangalore Medical College Fight for Dignity
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) was rocked by a two-day protest organised by students pursuing BSc in Allied Health Sciences (AHS) in early February. The protests highlighted a...
UGC Regulations, Rohith Act,and the Brahminical Backlash
The recent stay ordered by the Supreme Court of India on the UGC (Equality Promotion in Higher Education Institutions) Rules, 2026 marks yet another moment where the state has sided...
NEP in disguise: School Merger Proposal = School Closure Proposal
The Department of school education and literacy under the Congress government on October 15th 2025 announced their plans to merge 25000 government schools by starting 800 KPS-magnet schools at a...
The Myth of Decolonisation of Education
“One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes...
Bring Back Student Unions!
Let them study; certainly let them study. But let them also acquire knowledge about politics and jump into the fray and devote their lives to it, when the need arises....
A Report on Karnataka’s Crumbling Education Sector
Karnataka’s education system, over the past few years, shows the decay of public schools and colleges. Poor results in schools and heavy commercialization of education make clear how the government’s...
All India Students’ Association Strongly Condemns the Poor Facilities and Zero Privacy in Bengaluru’s State-run Hostels
This exposes the state government's carelessness and their lack of commitment towards the students of the marginalized communities. In a surprise visit by Lokayukta teams to 34 state-run boys' and...
Anatomy of Deception
(A Curious case of LMS and delay in the appointment of Guest Faculties in Government First Degree Colleges of Karnataka) The education system, an institutionalized classifier… transforms social classifications into...
What Does the Karnataka State Education Policy Promise?
On August 8th, the principal features of the Karnataka State Education Policy were presented to the public through a press note. It states that the committee was formed in October,...