Section 7(4)(b) in The Karnataka Education Act, 1983
(b)The main objective of education at the secondary level shall be to impart such general eduction as may be prescribed so as to make the pupil fit either for higher academic studies or for job-oriented vocational courses. The general education so imparted shall, among others, include,-(i)the development of linguistic skills and literary appreciation in the regional language;(ii)the attainment of prescribed standards of proficiency in any two other selected languages among classical or modern Indian languages including Hindi and English;(iii)the acquisition of requisite knowledge in mathematics and physical and biological sciences, with special reference to the physical environment of the pupil;(iv)the study of social sciences with special reference to history, geography and civics so as to acquire the minimum necessary knowledge in regard to the State, country and the world;(v)the introduction of 'work experience' or 'socially useful productive work' as an integral part of the curriculum; and(vi)training in sports, games, physical exercises and other arts.