Overview
- Karnataka’s school education department, which announced the shift on Friday, removed third-language marks from SSLC results and said an official order will follow.
- The SSLC total falls from 625 to 525, and schools will give only grades A to D for all third languages while attendance for the paper remains mandatory.
- KSEAB moved the third-language exam to March 31 after the state shifted the Mahaveer Jayanti holiday to March 30, which leaves only one full day before the Social Science exam on April 2.
- Students have asked for an extra prep day before Social Science, with officials acknowledging the requests but announcing no change to the schedule.
- Pro-Kannada groups praised the move as resisting Hindi imposition, while BJP leaders and some school bodies criticized the late timing as confusing for about 9.03 lakh candidates.