KREIS faculties for underprivileged show advantage needn’t be privilege, with 71 state ranks

Bhumika, who has scored 624 out of 625, can be one among the many three second state rank holders from KREIS faculties, which noticed 71 college students safe state ranks .

KREIS is an affiliation of residential instructional establishments in Karnataka that gives free residential training to socially and economically deprived kids.

The faculties underneath KREIS which at current stands at 788 have persistently outperformed not solely authorities faculties but in addition unaided non-public faculties, mentioned S S Nagesh, Joint Director, KRIES.

This educational 12 months, for example, KREIS faculties boast a go charge of 91 per cent, 28.66 per cent greater than the state common of 62.34 per cent.

The varsity targets kids like Bhumika, mentioned Nagesh.

Bhumika, who’s from a tiny village known as Harekoppa in Siddapura taluk in Uttara Kanada district, is the primary in her household to have handed SSLC.

Each her dad and mom are labourers who work for every day wages.

Bhumika mentioned it was her village elders who recommended she apply to KREIS college, seeing that she was good at her research.

“As a result of it was a residential college, I may commit all my time to research. Had I been at house, I might have needed to chip in with family chores and assist my mom in taking care of my youthful siblings,” Bhumika informed PTI over the cellphone.

Nagesh mentioned KREIS faculties particularly cater to the youngsters of most marginalised communities.

“These embody nomadic tribes, sanitation employees, former Devadasis, rescued bonded labourers, differently-abled people, crematorium employees, single dad and mom, rag pickers,” added Nagesh.

Talking to PTI, Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa, underneath whose jurisdiction the KREIS faculties fall, mentioned the scholars of KREIS faculties could have come from marginalised communities, however have persistently excelled academically, outperforming their friends throughout the state.

Of the 31,726 handed this 12 months, 34.10 per cent secured distinction marks, whereas 55.90 per cent of scholars bought top quality, mentioned an academic guide to KREIS faculties, tasked with making ready a report of comparative evaluation of the efficiency of KREIS faculties and schools.

“The typical rating stood at 78 per cent, reflecting the scholars’ excellent efficiency,” he informed PTI, on situation of anonymity.

Mohan G M, from Gullahalli in Banglore Rural, who’s finding out in Morarji Desai Residential College in Bengaluru Rural mentioned he learnt to check neatly, due to his academics.

“My life modified after I joined KREIS 5 years in the past. Earlier than that I used to be a day scholar at GHPS Gullahalli,” mentioned Mohan, who has obtained third rank within the state with a rating of 623 out of 625.

Mohan mentioned Maths was once his weakest topic.

“However with the assistance of my academics, who made me undergo earlier years’ query papers and mannequin query papers, I managed to repair my weak spot and rating 100 per cent,” mentioned Mohan, whose father is a every day labourer too and mom a housewife.

Mohan mentioned so far as he may keep in mind he aspired to turn into an IAS officer.

However it is just after he joined KREIS college, he may give a concrete form to his dream.

“Now, I’ve bought all of it deliberate. After I graduate, I’ll take the Civil Companies Examination. I’m already watching all of the YouTube tutorials on UPSC examination preparation,” added Mohan.

Mohan credit the profession counselling in his college for his confidence.

Bhumika, however, nurses the dream of changing into a physician sometime.

Bhumika, who joined Kittur Rani Chennamma Residential College in Kvanchur in Class Seven, mentioned her household may hardly afford the therapy for her ailing grandfather.

“I sort of made a vow to myself: That I’ll break the cycle of poverty and also will turn into a physician. That has been my motivation to spend 10 to 11 hours nearly day-after-day making ready for my examinations,” mentioned Bhumika.

Through the years, the residential faculties have gained reputation as a consequence of their high quality training, benefiting lakhs of youngsters, added Nagesh.

However though KREIS faculties have persistently scored greater than state common since 2019-2020, the go share of the colleges have additionally fallen from 99.10 per cent in 2021-2022 to 91 per cent in 2024-2025.

Nagesh mentioned it’s because, throughout and simply after the Covid pandemic, college students had been getting grace marks. “This 12 months, the federal government has fully carried out away with grace marks as a result of Karnataka College Examination and Evaluation Board has launched a three-exam system for SSLC to supply college students with a number of alternatives. This is likely one of the causes for the autumn within the go share of KREIS faculties,” added Nagesh.

In accordance with him, that is the general pattern prevailing within the state.

“Sure, there’s room for enchancment. However the truth that KREIS faculties managed to outshine even non-public faculties within the state by 15.41 per cent exhibits that we’re heading in the right direction,” he added.

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