KCET 2021: Karnataka to hold CET on July 30 and 31 – education

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Karnataka authorities on Tuesday determined to conduct the Frequent Entrance Check (CET) on July 30 and 31 throughout the state.

For the graceful conduct of exams, the federal government has prolonged a 4-day quarantine rest for college kids and their mother and father or guardians from exterior the state and nation.

Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Larger Education Dr C N Ashwath Narayan instructed reporters that the federal government would take precautionary measures to conduct the CET because it did throughout the SSLC examination.

His division mentioned in an announcement that 1.95 lakh college students will write the CET exams at 120 locations in 497 centres throughout the state.

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The Kannada Check for college kids from the border areas in neighbouring states might be held on August 1, Dr Narayan mentioned.

In Bengaluru Metropolis, 40,200 college students will write CET in 83 centres.

Thirty overseas college students will even take the examination The Deputy Chief Minister mentioned the division has taken all precautionary measures and has framed the Commonplace Working Process (SOP) to conduct the exams.

Thermal screening, sporting of masks and bodily distance might be strictly adopted. The examination centres might be sanitised two days prior to the examination dates.

“The state authorities has additionally determined that these college students who’re examined constructive for COVID-19 may also be given the chance to write the examination. Nevertheless, there might be separate rooms organized for them.

College students who present signs of cough and chilly will even be made to write the examination individually. Preparations might be made for ambulances in addition to transport services in any respect centres, he mentioned.

Bus transport has additionally been organised everywhere in the state, he mentioned Talking about 4-day quarantine rest for college kids Dr Narayan mentioned there was no want to panic as that they had undergone all types of exams in view of COVID-19.

Dr Narayan mentioned 188 college students from border districts of neighbouring states will write the CET examination and they might accomplish that at centres in border areas, not having to come to Bengaluru, as all preparations had been made there The state authorities has determined to postpone the PG-CET and Diploma-CET exams as the ultimate 12 months exams are but to be held for these college students, he mentioned.

As scheduled, the PG-CET and Diploma-CET exams had been to be held on August 8 and August 9, respectively.

The contemporary dates might be determined after the ultimate 12 months exams of the PG and Diploma programs might be held, Dr Narayan added.