Preparations in full swing to introduce bilingual medium in all government primary schools in Dakshina Kannada
Preparations are underway to implement a bilingual medium of instruction in all government primary schools in Dakshina Kannada starting from the 2026-27 academic year. This initiative will affect 896 schools, with some already having experience in bilingual education. Teachers have received training to facilitate this transition, and the distribution of bilingual textbooks has begun.
- ▪The bilingual medium will be introduced in all 896 government primary schools in Dakshina Kannada from June 1, 2026.
- ▪220 schools have already been teaching in a bilingual medium for the last five years.
- ▪Over 50,000 guest teachers have been sanctioned across the State, with orientation planned for those in Dakshina Kannada after the new academic year starts.
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The cover pages of bilingual textbooks in Mathematics and Environmental Science for class 5, to be used in government primary schools in Dakshina Kannada from the 2026-27 academic year. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath Preparations are in full swing at 896 government primary schools in Dakshina Kannada to introduce bilingual (Kannada and English) medium for the 2026-27 academic year starting June 1.Of the 896 schools, 220 have been teaching in a bilingual medium for the last five years. The class 1 batch of 48 schools that began bilingual instruction in 2019-20 will be in class 8 in 2026-27. Students of 34 schools that started in 2021-22 will move to class 7, while those from 38 schools that introduced the system in 2024-25 will be in class 3.
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