Karnataka > Pre University Education
The scheme of one year Pre-University education was introduced in the state in 1967 as a substitute for the old intermediate (which was a two year course after SSLC class). PUC was made into a two-year course in 1972, after the Board of Pre-University Education (presently called the Department of Pre-University Education) was established 1970. Schooling was reduced to 10 years (till SSLC). The two-year PUC is now being imparted in PU Colleges that are managed by Government and private bodies. The Composite PU Colleges, the Independent PU Colleges and the PUC in the First Grade Colleges-all these impart this course of education. Steps have been taken to separate PUC classes in First Grade Colleges and to attach them to the Department of PU Education.
For the year 1994-95, there was a total of 1,893 PU Colleges in the state of which, 220 (184 private and 36 Government) were attached to First Grade Colleges; 313 (295 private and 18 government) were Independent Colleges; 1,360 (838 private and 522 Government) were composite PU Colleges.
From all the above Institutions, a total of 3,58,225 students appeared for March '93 P.U.C examination of which 1,39,110 (38.83%) passed. For the April '94 session, for a total of 3,30,700 students, 1,24,462 (37.64%) and for the October session of the same year, for a total of 1,43,593 that appeared, 38,432 (26.76%) students passed. This P.U. course with science subjects qualifies a student to appear for the Common Entrance Test for medical and engineering degree courses. This test has been started from 1986.
During 1999-2000 the no. of PU colleges rose to 2,042 as against 1893 in 1994-95. The no. included 682 Govt.718 private aided and 642 private unaided PU colleges, hi 1999-2000, a total of 3,17,687 students were in the I PU and 3,22,668 were in the II PU. The total no. of students who appeared for the 1999 April examination was 2,20,122 (1,26,027 boys and 94,095 girls) and the total no. of passes was 1,05,390 (51,948 boys and 53,442 girls).
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