Bengaluru: Karnataka State Legislative Assembly has approved Karnataka State Universities and certain other Law (second Amendment) Bill-2020 which has facilitated only Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru to offer distance education in the State.
The Bill was tabled by Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan in the Assembly yesterday. Explaining the salient features of the Bill, he said earlier all the Varsities were offering distance education. Henceforth, distance education would be offered only by KSOU which has its jurisdiction all over the State. All other conventional Universities must immediately stop offering distance education.
