Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 5 -- The digital revolution sweeping the country has brought a change in the attendance system of the School Education and Literacy Department.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, teachers, officers and other staff attached to primary and high schools in Mysuru and other districts are marking their attendance digitally.

Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Udaykumar told Star of Mysore that all staff must register their duty attendance through the Kartavya App.

The newly introduced system, known as the Karnataka Advanced Attendance Monitoring System (KAAMS), has been launched on a pilot basis in Mysuru, Kalaburagi and a few other districts across the State.

Mysuru district has a total of 8,261 teachers. The system oper...