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BENGALURU, SATURDAY, 05 SEPTEMBER, 2026 ( BHADRAPADA 14, SHAKAVARSHA, 1948)
. 903 No. 903 ¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ Part – IVA
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No.EP 92 SHH 2026 Karnataka Government Secretariat
Multi Storied Building, Bengaluru, dated:04-09-2026.
NOTIFICATION
The draft of the following rules to amend the Karnataka Department of School Education (Pre-University) (Academic, Registration, Administration and Grant-in-aid etc.,) Rules, 2024, which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 145 of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983 (Karnataka Act 1 of 1995), is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 145 of the said Act, for the information of all the persons likely to be effected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.
Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to said draft before the expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. The objections and suggestions may be addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of School Education and Literacy, M.S.Building, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru-560 001.
DRAFT RULES
1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Department of School Education (Pre-University) (Academic, Registration, Administration and Grant-in-aid etc,.) (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19 Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 2 2. Amendment of rule 5.-In the Karnataka Department of SchoolEducation (Pre-University) (Academic, Registration, Administration and Grant- in-aid etc.,) Rules, 2024, in rule 5, in sub-rule (3), for clause (f) the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(f) well-equipped sports room and playground facilities sufficient for all the students in the institution to assemble, play and conduct sports, physical education and recreational activities:
Provided that, the requirement of playground shall not be construed as mandatorily requiring exclusive open land within the institution premises in areas falling under the limits of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and other City Corporations in the State, if adequate indoor or outdoor sports infrastructure is provided within the institution premises:
Provided further that, such sports infrastructure shall be adequate for the sanctioned student strength of the institution and conform to safety and regulatory standards specified by the Government from time to time."
BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA
(S PRAKASHA) Under Secretary to Government, (I/C) School Education and Literacy Department, (Pre-University Education)