Karnataka State Universities Bill tabled in Assembly

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Universities Bill, 2017 which seeks to bring all State universities under one umbrella was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

The Bill ensures that all universities follow common rules in administration and functioning. At present, seven university Acts are in force, each differing in its functioning.

The Assembly on Wednesday also saw the tabling of The Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Courses (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

 It seeks to relax the norms related to compulsory rural service for doctors, confining the compulsory rural service norms to government quota students. Also, it provides for lifting the ban on award of degrees by universities to non-government quota students who have not undergone rural service.

The Karnataka State Higher Education Council (Amendment) Bill seeks to remove ambiguity pertaining to certain provisions.

The Karnataka Rajya Dr. Gangubai Hangal Sangeetha Mattu Pradarshaka Kalegala Viswavidyalaya (Amendment) Bill tabled provides for increasing the age limit of the university’s V-C to 67 from 65.