TheKarnatakagovernment has ordered a survey of Arabic schools as they were allegedly not following thesyllabusprescribed by the state Education department.
The step was taken after the parents of students reportedly complained to the education department, saying that their children studying in Arabic schools were not on par with other students. “So we decided to conduct a survey of Arabic schools,”Nageshsaid.
According to education department officials, there are 200 Arabic schools in Karnataka, of which 106 are aided by the government and 80 are unaided. They are all registered under the Karnataka Education Act and bound to follow rules and regulations of the Karnataka government, Nagesh said.