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I PU question papers to be set at State level in Karnataka

9 November 2026 · ⏱ 2 ನಿಮಿಷ · KAS Prelims - Karnataka education

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ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ?

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

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What you need to know

2 ನಿಮಿಷ

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.

ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)

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ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು

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.
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ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್

How the exam will ask it

ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್

  • 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).

ಮೇನ್ಸ್

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.

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Quick recall

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ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಲೋಕಸೇವಾ ಆಯೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಂವಿಧಾನಿಕ ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನ ಯಾವ ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದದಿಂದ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ?

  1. ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 312
  2. ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 324
  3. ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 280
  4. ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 315
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ಉತ್ತರ: D — ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದ 315 ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಲೋಕಸೇವಾ ಆಯೋಗಗಳನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

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