Professional courses in Karnataka will be taught in Kannada from next academic year

Karnataka Deputy CM Dr. CN Ashwath Narayana has announced that students can opt for Kannada as a medium of study in all professional courses.

Karnataka Government has planned to teach all professional courses including engineering in the Kannada language. “If all goes according to plans, all professional courses including engineering will be taught in Kannada across the state starting from the academic year and the respective translation works of the curriculum have been initiated,” Deputy CM. Dr. CN Ashwatha Narayana, who is also the minister of higher education, stated on Sunday, while speaking at a webinar organized by All Languages Faculty Association of Karnataka University on the topic “Regional language (mother tongue) will be further strengthened after the implementation of National Education Policy and let there be no apprehensions in this regard,” he said.