Karnataka govt. paves the way for recruitment of JOC lecturers'

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March 21, 2011

Udupi, March 21: Karnataka Government recently has passed a bill to enable the recruitment of lecturers of Job Orient Courses (JOC), to different government departments, said MLC Ganesh Karnik.

Government had withdrawn the JOC from the academic year 2010-11 and closed all the 590 JOC centers in the state. Over 3,700 lecturers had lost their jobs earning them a monthly salary of around Rs 4000.

Speaking to reporters here on Sunday Karnik said that with the passing of the bill 3,246 lecturers, with over five years experience at the JOC would be recruited at different government departments, including education department, based on their educational qualifications.

Their salary would also be fixed based on their qualification. Their previous service at the JOC would not be considered and lecturers had also agreed for this, Karnik said adding that though their previous job did not qualify them for the Cadre and Recruitment Rules, their new job would certainly qualify them for the C&R Rules.

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Campus politics: DKS pushes to restore student elections in Karnataka banned since 1989

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November 26,2025

Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka is taking its first concrete steps towards lifting a three-decade-old ban on student elections in colleges and universities. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced Wednesday that the state government will form a small committee to study the reintroduction of campus polls, a practice halted in 1989 following incidents of violence.

Speaking at a 'Constitution Day' event organised by the Karnataka Congress, Mr. Shivakumar underscored the move's aim: nurturing new political leadership from the grassroots.

"Recently, (Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to me and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) asking us to think about restarting student elections," Shivakumar stated. "I'm announcing today that we'll form a small committee and seek a report on this."

Student elections were banned in Karnataka in 1989, largely due to concerns over violence and the infiltration of political party affiliates into campus life. The ban effectively extinguished vibrant student bodies and the pipeline of young leaders they often produced.

Mr. Shivakumar, who also serves as the Karnataka Congress president, said that former student leaders will be consulted to "study the pros and cons" of the re-introduction.

Acknowledging the history of the ban, he added, "There were many criminal activities taking place back then. We’ll see how we can conduct (student) elections by regulating such criminal activities."

The Deputy CM reminisced about his own journey, which began on campus. He recalled his political activism at Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College leading to his first Assembly ticket in 1985 at the age of 23. "That's how student leadership was at the time. Such leadership has gone today. College elections have stopped," he lamented, adding that for many, college elections were "like a big movement" where leaders were forged.

The move, driven by the Congress high command's push to cultivate young talent, will face scrutiny from academics and university authorities who have, in the past, expressed concern that the return of polls could disrupt the peaceful academic environment and turn campuses into political battlegrounds.

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