Around 3.49 lakh students from Karnataka to attempt CET exams on April 18,19
Bengaluru: The Common Entrance Test Examinations (CET), crucial for admissions to several professional courses including engineering, agricultural science, veterinary, will be held across the state on April 18 and 19. The examination is set to be held across 737 centers in the state, with Bengaluru having the highest of 167 exam centers.
This year around 3,49,637 students will attempt the CET exam. Among them, 648 specially-abled candidates have registered for the CET exam.
In addition, a total of 20,300 personnel have been deployed to ensure that no irregularities happen in the examination. Consequently, there will be CCTV surveillance in all the examination centers. Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of respective districts will be in charge of tight security.
On April 18, Thursday, Biology examination will be held from 10.30 am to 11.50 am, followed by Mathematics from 2.30 pm to 3.50 pm. On April 19, Friday, Physics exams will take place from 10.30 am to 11.50 am, followed by Chemistry exam from 2.30 pm to 3.50 pm. Candidates are advised to arrive well in advance as those arriving after the third ringing of the bell at 10.40 am and 2.40 pm will not be allowed to enter the exam hall.
Each exam room will have 16 sets of question papers, and measures have been taken to avoid duplication. The question paper will be available in both English and Kannada, with the English version considered final in case of any confusion. No queries will be entertained at the examination center regarding this matter. Additionally, drinking water has been arranged at all examination centers due to the summer heat. Asha workers, NCC, and NSS cadets will assist in conducting the examination smoothly.
Meanwhile examinations for Gadinadu (border district) Kannadiga students will be held in Kannada language on April 20 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at centers in Mangaluru, Belagavi and Bengaluru. Approximately, 1,545 border Kannadiga students will attempt the exam.
It has been instructed to students to mandatorily bring the identity cards along with the admit card for the examination. Other instructions include, only blue or black pens are allowed. Full-sleeved shirts, masks, and jewelry are not permitted. Additionally, mobile phones, Bluetooth devices, tablets, watches, calculators, notepads, iPods, and earphones are prohibited.
Once an answer is marked, it cannot be erased or rewritten. It is mandatory to enter the admit card number and question paper version code in the OMR sheet. Candidates must sign at the bottom of the OMR sheet without fail. It has been instructed that nothing should be written or scratched on the timing mark on the OMR sheet.
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BJP will 'throw away' Constitution if it returns to power, claims Rahul Gandhi
Bhind (MP) (PTI): Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that if the BJP returns to power at the Centre, it will "tear apart" and "throw away" the Constitution which granted rights to the poor, Dalits, STs and the OBCs.
Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, Gandhi, while holding a copy of the Constitution (book), said the ongoing Lok Sabha poll is not a normal election, but a fight between two ideologies.
"The poor, STs, OBCs got several rights because of the Constitution which also gave the people MGNREGA, land rights, reservation, and other things. If the BJP comes to power, it will throw away and tear apart this Constitution," he claimed.
"The prime minister, Amit Shah (Union Home Minister) and their MPs have made up their mind that if they get elected, they will tear apart and throw this (Constitution) book. The BJP wants this book to be thrown away and 20-25 billionaires should run the country," the Wayanad MP further claimed.
He also targeted the BJP government over the issue of reservation.
If the ruling dispensation is not against reservation, then why it is privatising PSUs, the Railways and other sectors, he asked.
Gandhi also said that if the Congress comes to power, it will make crores of women "lakhpati" through its Mahalaksmi Yojana.
Under the scheme, the government will transfer Rs 1 lakh (Rs 8,500 per month) into the accounts of the women to make them "lakhpati", he said.
"If Prime Minister Narendra Modi can turn 22-25 industrialists into billionaires, then the Congress will turn crores of women into lakhpatis," Gandhi said.
The Congress has fielded MLA Phool Singh Baraiya from the Bhind Lok Sabha (SC-reserved) seat against BJP's sitting MP Sandhya Rai.
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