School admissions: Sirsi, DK top the list
The Hindu
As many as 1.08 lakh students have been admitted in schools in Sirsi dist. and 3.12 lakh in Dakshina Kannada
With admission of 98.3% and 98.1% of the targeted 1.1 lakh and 3.18 lakh students, Sirsi and Dakshina Kannada education districts respectively ranked first and second in terms of admission of students to government and other schools so far this year. According to the Students Achievement Tracking System, as of Thursday, as many as 1.08 lakh students have been admitted to class 1 and other classes in schools in Sirsi district while 3.12 lakh students have been admitted in Dakshina Kannada. Chitradurga comes third with admission of 2.51 lakh, which is 98.08% of the target of 2.56 lakh. In all, 98.14 lakh children have been admitted in schools across the State and this was 93.01% of the target of 1.05 crore.
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