BENGALURU: BC Nagesh, minister for primary and secondary education, on Monday told the legislative council that the government will formulate stringent rules to punish teachers for laxity in evaluating PU examination answer scripts.
Raising the issue, SV Sankanur of BJP, who asked the question on behalf party colleague N Ravikumar during question hour, brought to the notice of the house that the difference in marks after reevaluation was found to be more than six in 1,008 cases in 2019 and 1,540 cases in 2020, but the cumulative fine imposed was a measly Rs 400. He urged the government to blacklist evaluators who were found to have committed errors while carrying out evaluation duties.
Admitting to the laxity, Nagesh promised that the government will rectify the flawed system.
“The government has taken note of instances where the difference between the original marks awarded to students and marks obtained after re-evaluation is more than six,” Nagesh said. “While the general complaint is that erring evaluators are not being adequately punished, the government will formulate a policy to ensure not only just punishment for such errors, but also a foolproof system of evaluation. We will consult all stakeholders on this issue. ”
Responding to a demand to do away with the annual renewal of permission for schools, Nagesh said the yearly renewal policy was introduced in accordance with the Supreme Court’s order to ensure fire safety in school buildings and that the policy will continue.
Meanwhile, replying to a question from the JD(S) member Bhoje Gowda, CN Ashwath Narayan, higher education minister, said the government will soon take steps to fill vacant posts for teachers in all BEd colleges. He said there are 236 vacancies as against 553 sanctioned posts.
NO vacant MBBS seats: Sudhakar
Medical education minister K Sudhakar on Monday told the legislative council that all government quota medical seats for undergraduate courses in the state have been filled. Replying to a question from Chidanand M Gowda of BJP, Sudhakar said NRI and management quota seats that were left unfilled in private medical colleges have now been filled after the mop-up round. He said the seats were filled in a 1:10 ratio, based on merit. Gowda pointed out that 697 of 837 seats were left unfilled in 2020, but Sudhakar said those too have been taken. “There are no vacant seats,” said Sudhakar.
