In a major step towards real-time governance in education, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) is set to launch a mobile app that will live-track activities in all government and aided schools across Karnataka.

From classrooms to mid-day meals, student attendance to teaching practices, the app will allow inspectors to upload on-the-spot updates, creating a centralized, live database of school performance.

“Karnataka has over 52,000 government and aided schools, and with this app, information about facilities and learning outcomes will be available at our fingertips,” said Dr. K.V. Trilok Chandra, Commissioner of Public Instruction.

The app—successfully tested and with officials already trained—will become mandatory for monthly inspections by officers such as DDPIs, BEOs, and CRPs. Inspectors will log in using a school’s DISE code, triggering a checklist that must be verified and uploaded instantly.

Currently, most officials submit delayed or incomplete written reports, making it difficult to monitor school development. The new system is expected to plug these gaps, ensuring accountability and timely intervention.

The inspection app will be integrated with the Student Achievement Tracking System (SATS) and the newly introduced Lesson Based Assessment (LBA) framework, allowing academic progress of individual students to be tracked alongside infrastructure and welfare schemes.

“This will transform inspections from a routine exercise into a dynamic monitoring tool,” Dr. Trilok Chandra said. “We will now have a single, live repository of information covering every aspect of schooling.”

With over 53 lakh students enrolled in government and aided schools, officials say the move could reshape how Karnataka oversees infrastructure, learning outcomes, and flagship initiatives like mid-day meals—ushering in a new era of data-driven education governance.