Of 7,490 students appearing for the SSLC examinations in 2011 in Kodagu district, 6,181 have passed, including repeaters, amounting to 82.52 per cent, according to information received here on Thursday.

Girls account for higher pass percentage as usual with 85.93 followed by boys with 79.08. Although Kodagu recorded 2.43 per cent higher pass than last year, it slipped one rung, finishing 13th in the State among the districts against the 12th place last year, according to N.A. Ramaswamy, Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Kodagu.

Girls outsmarted boys in urban and rural centres in the district recording a pass percentage of 85.69 in the rural areas against 79.11 of boys and 86.18 in the urban centres against 79.08 achieved by the boys.

Pass percentage in Kodagu during 2011 was 80.09 while it was 72.76 in 2010.

A total of 3,656 boys appeared for the examination and out of them 2,892 passed while among the 3,834 girls appearing for the exams, 3,289 passed out.

A total of 245 students passed with distinction, 2,161 with first class, 1,414 with second class the rest passes. There are 148 high schools in Kodagu district — 47 government schools, 48 aided schools, and 53 unaided schools. Of the 20 schools which achieved 100 per cent results, Makkandur and Kanbail schools were government schools and the rest unaided institutions. Last year, 15 schools in Kodagu had secured 100 per cent results.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / National> Karnataka / by Staff Correspondent / Mysore, May 18th, 2012

The department of public instruction, in view to help Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe and other Backward Class children, has implemented the Right to Education (RTE) Act.

N A Ramaswamy, deputy director, said the Act would benefit as many as 630 students in the district. As per the Act, a total of 25 per cent of the total seats should be reserved for children from weaker section of society. Accordingly, a total of 630 students in 81 un-aided schools in three educational blocks would be benefited.

As per the Act, 7.5 per cent seats should be reserved for Scheduled Caste, 1.5 per cent of seats for Scheduled Tribe, and the remaining 16 per cent of seats for orphans, street children and wanderers belonging to backward class, physically disabled (40 per cent) and HIV infected children.

Accordingly, a total of 191 seats would be reserved for SCs, 36 for STs and the remaining 403 seats for other categories mentioned above. The fees for the said students would be paid by the government in two instalments. Applications for such seats under quota may be availed from schools concerned or the office of the block education officers.

Rama Murthy said the decision on category of children — whether orphan, wanderer or street children — will be decided based on the certificate issued by the women and child welfare department, education department and labour departments respectively. Similarly, admission to HIV infected children will be decided based on the certificate issued by health and family welfare department.

Unfilled seats of Schedule Caste can be given to Schedule Tribe students and the decision on other seats will be taken by the school heads concerned. Taluk education officer and headmasters will be responsible for allotting seats. However, the quota will not be applicable for minority schools.

For more details, people can contact the department of public instruction or call on toll free number 1800-425-11016.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / DHNS / Madikeri, May 16th, 2012

Caption: MP A.H. Vishwanath being felicitated at a function held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) Garwale School in Madikeri yesterday. Others seen are (from left) BVB Kodagu Kendra Chairman K.P. Uthappa, BVB Mysore Kendra Vice-Chairman K.B. Ganapathy, BVB Karnataka Chairman N. Ramanuja and BVB Mysore Kendra Chairman A.V. Narasimha Murthy.

Madikeri, Apr. 9 (GG&KMC)
MP A.H. Vishwanath yesterday announced a grant of Rs. 20 lakh for the school adopted by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), located in Garwale, a remote village in Madikeri taluk, Kodagu district.

Speaking at a function held in his honour at the school, Vishwa-nath said that he would donate his collection of 16 volumes of Vachana Sahitya to the sch-ool’s library which he said was well-stacked with 5,000 books on different subjects and languages.

He also expressed gratitude to the Geejaganda family that donated 35 acres of their land for the school.

“The school, which had been closed for four years, has been fast developed into a model educational institution in a short span of time by the BVB Mysore Kendra,” said the MP and lauded the efforts of BVB Karnataka Chairman N. Ramanuja, BVB Mysore Chairman Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, Vice-Chairman K.B. Ganapathy and Hon. Secretary P.S. Ganapathy.

Prof. Narasimha Murthy said in his welcome address that all the office-bearers of BVB Mysore have pledged to make the Garwale School into a model institution. “We have spent Rs. 1.80 crore on the school for its infrastructure development and intend to do more,” he said.

K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore, speaking on the occasion, assured to lead BVB as per the vision of its Founder K.M. Munshi, as an Educational Trust. “Our objective is to build a quality educational institution for the people of Garwale and its surroundings, where basic amenities are still a pipe dream. We intend to raise the school’s standard to such a level that parents must voluntarily offer donations to admit their wards to the school,” he said.

BVB Kodagu Kendra Chairman K.P. Uthappa and others were present.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / April 09th, 2012

Mangalore University vice-chancellor T C Shivashankaramurthy said if education system becomes corrupt, the whole generation will be destroyed, so teachers should render their duty efficiently.

Speaking at the 63rd annual day celebrations of Field Marshal K M Cariappa College here on Saturday, he said if engineers, doctors become corrupt people face hardships.
However, if the education system becomes corrupt, it will affect a whole generation. He called upon the old students to work towards the betterment of the college.

“The PG Centre of Mangalore University at Chikkaluvara will be completed by 2013. The work on hostels, staff quarters and other basic facilities are under progress. The PG Centre now has 70 acres of land. There is 50 acres of vacant land adjacent to it.

If the government hands over the additional 50 acres of land, a beautiful campus can be built within 10 years,” he said.

MLC M C Nanaiah said several universities are known for corruption, scams and groupism.
However, Mangalore University stands apart. Education institutions should be built without bringing caste, religion or politics into it.

The vice-chancellor should initiate action against the teachers who indulge in groupism, he said.

Retired principal Pushpa Kuttanna, Sridhar Hegde, M R Charita, hockey player Ponnamma were felicitated. Principal K A Erappa, university registrar K Chinnappa Gowda and others were present.

Financial aid

Kodagu Zilla Panchayat in association with horticulture department will distribute financial assistance to those farmers whose arecanut plantations have been affected with yellow leaf disease. The event will be held at Sampaje Payaswini Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Society on March 4 at 11.30 am.

Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah will inaugurate while Zilla Panchayat president Ravi Kushalappa will participate in the event.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / DHNS / Madikeri, March 03rd, 2012

Chamarajanagar, February 11 2012, DHNS:
‘Take tribals into confidence prior to Project Tiger implementation’
Union tribal and panchayat raj minister V Kishorechandra Deo said more funds would be earmarked for the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Tribes in the Union budget to be presented on March 16.

Speaking after performing ground breaking ceremony for construction of Ekalavya model residential school built at a cost of Rs 12 crore at Ramanagudda near Mangala in Kollegal taluk on Saturday, he said loans up to Rs five lakh would be advanced at an interest rate of six per cent for ST students pursuing post-graduation.

They need not produce any guarantee and loans would be disbursed based on the annual income mentioned in the ration cards.

Loan will be provided under the National Scheduled Tribe Development Commission and it can be repaid within 20 years after securing job after completion of the course, he added.

He appealed to the legislators for judicial implementation of Forest Rights Act in their respective constituencies and to provide opportunities for tribal people to collect and sell forest products.

Though tribals have been living in forest for centuries, they do not cause damage to the forest resources. It is only the greedy urbanites who are looting natural resources, he criticised.

Commenting on the Tiger Project, he said tribals and experts should be taken into confidence before implementing the project.

The residential school will provide opportunities for students from 6th to 12th standard and 50 per cent of seats will be reserved for girls, he stated.

source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> District / Chamrajnagar / DHNS / February 11th, 2012