KSOU’s drive to recruit professors halted

The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has been instructed by the state higher education department to pause the recruitment process for professors, associate professors, and non-teaching staff. This directive was given after the Karnataka Legislature Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Committee intervened due to allegations that KSOU did not follow reservation rules. The university has been asked to withhold all recruitments until there is clarity on reservation for various posts. Students had filed complaints with the committee, urging it to intervene and stop the recruitment drive.