The Karnataka government has informed the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) that it wants to retain the no-detention policy till class 8.

A report in The New Indian Express states that Karnataka was the only state which was not in favour of removing the No-detention policy. HRD Ministry had conducted a meeting in Bengaluru to discuss the New Education Policy and this was informed to her at the meeting.

Section 29 (h) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act states that no student shall be required to pass any exams in any of the boards. But the HRD ministry decided to do away with it.

State Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar told the daily that most states were in favour of removing the no-detention policy, but he had communicated to HRD officials that Karnataka was not. Apparently, the state government will be conducting assessment tests for Class 7 students from the next academic year.