Karnataka Education Policy news: Government axes four-year degree programme

Bengaluru: The Congress government on Wednesday issued an order withdrawing the option for college students in Karnataka to study a four-year honors programme from the 2024-25 academic year. The order was issued based on recommendations by the State Education Policy (SEP) Commission in its interim report. With this order, Karnataka has reverted to the conventional three-year degree programme that existed prior to 2021-22 when the state adopted the National Education Policy (NEP). Karnataka, then under the BJP government, was the …