Opposing the government’s decision to entrust the supervision of the Deputy Directors of Pre-University Education (DDPU) to the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of zilla panchayats at the district level, government PU college principals, lecturers, and non-teaching staff unions have decided to boycott classes on December 1 and stage a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru.
The unions have also opposed the merger of PU examination board with the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) and termed the three annual examination system for PU students “unscientific”.
The Under Secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacy (Pre-University) issued a circular on October 18 to entrust the supervision of the DDPUs to the CEOs of zilla panchayats at the district level to efficiently manage the day-to-day work of the the DDPU offices. According to the circular, the supervision of the DDPUs of Kalaburagi and Dharwad zones will come under the Additional Commissioner of the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) and the CEO of zilla panchayats concerned, while the Bengaluru and Mysuruy zones’ DDPUs will come under the zilla panchyats concerned.
