Karnataka rolls out spoken English classes across 1,919 government, PM SHRI, bilingual-medium schools

The Karnataka Department of School Education and Literacy has launched special spoken English classes across 1,919 selected government schools, including Karnataka Public Schools (KPS), PM SHRI schools, and designated bilingual medium schools.

The education department has introduced the spoken English classes for the 2026-27 academic session to improve students’ English proficiency and reduce language hesitation.

“Designed to eliminating language hesitation and enhancing proficiency in English among government school students, the Department of School Education and Literacy has introduced special 'Spoken English' classes across the state for the 2026-27 academic year,” according to the official notice.

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Karnataka spoken English classes for 1st to 10th students

The duration of the programme will be of six months, and Classes 1 to 10 students will be eligible for the spoken English course.

The course is designed to build a strong foundation for global competitiveness and bright educational prospects. It also reflects the government's commitment to delivering holistic, skill-based language instruction in public education, the notice read.

In August this year, the Karnataka government announced a 7.5% special horizontal reservation in professional courses for rural government school students under its new ‘Vidyarthi Sahayahastha’ initiative.

The reservation will cover students who have studied from Class 1 to 10 in government schools in rural areas of the state.

It also published the rules of Karnataka school education department (direct recruitment of teachers) (special), 2026 to amend the recruitment policy for government school teachers.

The new rule will apply for the recruitment of teachers for primary and secondary schools in the school education department.