<p>The Karnataka government will start 10 Atal Behari Vajpayee Model Residential Schools to give a fillip to education of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) students, next year.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As per the order issued by the Department of Social Welfare on November 23, the schools will be started in nine districts in the State.<br /><br />The schools will be set up in Koppal, Anekal (Bangalore district), Siruguppa (Bellary), Balase village (Karwar), Basavakalyan (Bidar), Gokak, Hukkeri (Belgaum), Harapanahalli (Davangere), Sagar (Shimoga) and Dharwad. <br /><br />English medium<br /><br />The medium of instruction in these schools will be English, it stated.<br />Students who enroll in these schools from sixth standard can continue education till pre-university course. Students can either opt for physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology (PCMB) or physics, chemistry, mathematics and computer science (PCMC) combinations.<br /><br />Each class will have 80 students and each combination in the Science stream will have 40 students.<br /><br />The order also stated that recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff will be on the lines of Navodaya Model Schools set up by the Central government.<br /><br />Similarly, the Union government has set up Ekalavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students across the country. <br /><br />There were four such schools in the State. In addition to this, as many as six Ekalavya schools were established in 2010-11.<br /></p>
<p>The Karnataka government will start 10 Atal Behari Vajpayee Model Residential Schools to give a fillip to education of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) students, next year.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As per the order issued by the Department of Social Welfare on November 23, the schools will be started in nine districts in the State.<br /><br />The schools will be set up in Koppal, Anekal (Bangalore district), Siruguppa (Bellary), Balase village (Karwar), Basavakalyan (Bidar), Gokak, Hukkeri (Belgaum), Harapanahalli (Davangere), Sagar (Shimoga) and Dharwad. <br /><br />English medium<br /><br />The medium of instruction in these schools will be English, it stated.<br />Students who enroll in these schools from sixth standard can continue education till pre-university course. Students can either opt for physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology (PCMB) or physics, chemistry, mathematics and computer science (PCMC) combinations.<br /><br />Each class will have 80 students and each combination in the Science stream will have 40 students.<br /><br />The order also stated that recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff will be on the lines of Navodaya Model Schools set up by the Central government.<br /><br />Similarly, the Union government has set up Ekalavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students across the country. <br /><br />There were four such schools in the State. In addition to this, as many as six Ekalavya schools were established in 2010-11.<br /></p>
