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I PU question papers to be set at State level in Karnataka
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Who sets your Class 11 paper, the college or the State? Karnataka's I PU change explained for KAS
I PU question papers in Karnataka will be set centrally at State level.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 मिनट
Karnataka will have first-year Pre-University (I PU) question papers set at the State level rather than by individual colleges.
The change is aimed at bringing uniformity to the assessment of Class 11 students across the State.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- Karnataka will set I PU (Class 11) question papers at the State level.
- Earlier, individual colleges set the first-year Pre-University papers.
- The aim is uniform assessment of Class 11 students across the State.
- Education is in the Concurrent List (Entry 25, List III) after the 42nd Amendment, 1976.
- I PU and II PU together make up the Pre-University stage in Karnataka.
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- Education was moved from the State List to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976.
- Centralised State-level question papers aim to reduce variation in evaluation standards between institutions.
- In Karnataka, Pre-University education covers two years: I PU (Class 11) and II PU (Class 12).
मेन्स
GS Paper II (education, governance) and the KAS Karnataka education paper. Issue: college-set papers produce uneven assessment standards across the State. Policy: State-level paper setting brings uniformity and comparability, but may limit institutional autonomy and local flexibility. Way forward: pair it with transparent moderation, teacher training and competency-based questions.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Karnataka Public Service Commission derives its constitutional status from which provision of the Constitution?
- Article 312
- Article 324
- Article 280
- Article 315
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: D — Correct: Article 315 — Article 315 provides for Public Service Commissions for the Union and the States. • Article 312 — wrong: Article 312 deals with All-India Services, not State public service commissions. • Article 324 — wrong: Article 324 establishes the Election Commission. • Article 280 — wrong: Article 280 provides for the Finance Commission.
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