HC’s verdict against hijab forces 2nd PU girls to walk out of college amid prep exam

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March 15, 2022

Yadgir, Mar 15: As many as eight 2nd PU girl students of a government PU College at Kembhavi in Surpur taluk of Yadgir district had to helplessly return home without attending preparatory examination on Tuesday in the wake of the High Court’s controversial verdict against hijab.

The preparatory examination had commenced two days ago and the students were to write English paper on Tuesday. Out of 29 girl students studying in second PU, 12 students had arrived at the college. Of them, four girls appeared for the examination by removing the hijab, while another eight were waiting for HC’s verdict. As soon as the HC pronounced its verdict upholding BJP govt’s decision, the girls helplessly walked out of the college.

As a precautionary measure, police were deployed at the college.

College principal Shakuntala said a direction was given to the girl students to remove hijab in a room allotted to them and wear uniform to write the examination. Of them, only four students appeared for the examination and the other eight girls returned home after the court verdict without appearing for the examination, she told.

Meanwhile speaking to the media persons, Asra, a first-year PU student of a PU college in Yadgir city said: "We will write preparatory examination by wearing hijab. We will not appear for the examination if we are told to write the exam without hijab. We will put on hijab even if the court delivered its verdict", she said.

“We will not follow anyone’s rulings that go against Quran. As both education and hijab are important for us, we should be given permission to write the exam wearing hijab, she urged.

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Mangaluru’s KPT becomes India’s first autonomous govt polytechnic

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January 23,2026

Mangaluru: The Karnataka Government Polytechnic (KPT), Mangaluru, has achieved autonomous status from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), becoming the first government polytechnic in the country to receive such recognition in its 78-year history. The status was granted by AICTE, New Delhi, and subsequently approved by the Karnataka Board of Technical Education in October last year.

Officials said the autonomy was conferred a few months ago. Until recently, AICTE extended autonomous status only to engineering colleges, excluding diploma institutions. However, with a renewed national focus on skill development, several government polytechnics across India have now been granted autonomy.

KPT, the second-largest polytechnic in Karnataka, was established in 1946 with four branches and has since expanded to offer eight diploma programmes, including computer science and polymer technology. The institution is spread across a 19-acre campus.

Ravindra M Keni, the first dean of the institution, told The Times of India that AICTE had proposed autonomous status for polytechnic institutions that are over 25 years old. “Many colleges applied. In the first round, 100 institutions were shortlisted, which was further narrowed down to 15 in the second round. We have already completed one semester after becoming an autonomous institution,” he said. He added that nearly 500 students are admitted annually across eight three-year diploma courses.

Explaining the factors that helped KPT secure autonomy, Keni said the institution has consistently recorded 100 per cent admissions and placements for its graduates. He also noted its strong performance in sports, with the college emerging champions for 12 consecutive years, along with active student participation in NCC and NSS activities.

Autonomous status allows KPT to design industry-oriented curricula, conduct examinations, prepare question papers, and manage academic documentation independently. The institution can also directly collaborate with industries and receive priority funding from AICTE or the Ministry of Education. While academic autonomy has been granted, financial control will continue to rest with the state government.

“There will be separate committees for examinations, question paper setting, boards of studies, and boards of examiners. The institution will now have the freedom to conduct admissions without government notifications and issue its own marks cards,” Keni said, adding that new academic initiatives would be planned after a year of functioning under the autonomous framework.

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