Prabhuling Kavalikatti appointed Karnataka School Education Commissioner
The Karnataka government has reshuffled four IAS officers across the education, urban governance, and district administration sectors.
The Karnataka government issued transfer orders on Friday, November 6, 2026, reassigning four Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers to new roles, according to NorthBlockSouthBlock.
Prabhuling Kavalikatti, a 2013-batch officer, has been appointed Commissioner of the Department of School Education. He moves from his previous role as Deputy Commissioner of Shivamogga district. K Vidyakumari, who held additional charge of the education department, will be relieved of those duties.
K Lakshmipriya, a 2015-batch officer, has been named Special Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). She previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada. Her new portfolio includes disaster management, elections, public relations, and coordination.
Bhoyar Harshal Narayanrao, a 2016-batch officer, will take over as Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada. He was formerly the Director of Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (EDCS). Prakash G T Nittali, a 2018-batch officer, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Shivamogga, succeeding Kavalikatti.
Nittali previously served as the Chairman of the Karnataka School Examination and Evaluation Board. The administrative changes involve officers from the 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2018 batches of the Karnataka cadre. The new assignments will take effect as the officers assume their respective charges.