Karnataka Government launches learning management system to benefit students, teachers

Karnataka Government launches Learning Management System (LMS) to benefit 4.5 lakh students and 24,000 teachers.

The Karnataka Government has launched the Karnataka Learning Management System (LMS), an initiative that aims to benefit nearly 4.5 lakh students and 24,000 teachers. The initiative was launched by the Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to make an impact on their learning and teaching.

"The KLMS has been implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 34.14 crore in two ways - LMS-based digital learning and establishing 2500 ICT enabled classes," Yediyurappa said. The initiative was launched by the Chief Minister virtually from his home office here owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country.

The Chief Minister further added that the KLMS will cover 430 government first-grade colleges, 87 government polytechnics and 14 government engineering colleges and the continuous evaluation of students and teachers would pave the way for several changes in the quality of higher education.

He claimed that the KLMS is a first of its kind initiative in the country and hoped that this system, which encourages digital learning, would improve the quality and Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education. He added that students can access study material anytime and anywhere through the KLMS.

Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan said that KLMS will help students learn anytime, anywhere, online or offline and evaluation of each student will be maintained in this system. Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar, member of National Education Policy drafting Committee M.K. Shridhar, Secretary to Chief Minister S. Selvakumar and Commissioner of Collegiate Education Pradeep were also present on the occasion.

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