Unscientific allotment of Plus One batches in north Kerala could create a crisis, says KSTA
The Kerala School Teachers Association (KSTA) has criticized the government's decision to allot 120 new Plus One batches in north Kerala without scientific assessment. They argue that prioritizing aided schools over government schools could lead to student displacement and job losses for teachers.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant policy dispute regarding educational resource allocation and the potential for long-term instability in the state's higher secondary sector.
The Kerala School Teachers Association (KSTA) has claimed that the recent allotment of additional Plus One batches in north Kerala districts without any scientific studies is likely to create a crisis in the higher secondary education sector.
In a release on Thursday (July 30, 2026), KSTA president A.K. Beena and general secretary T.K.A. Shafi said that of the 120 batches sanctioned in Malappuram, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kasaragod districts, 90 were in aided higher secondary schools. They claimed that even though there were many government higher secondary schools in these districts facing a fall in the intake of students, batches had been allotted to aided higher secondary schools in their vicinity. This could lead to many schools losing their students after the completion of the school transfer process.
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