Karnataka announces final date, time-table for PUC board examination; details here
Bengaluru: Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on Friday announced that the PU board examination for the academic year 2020-21 will be held from May 24 – June 16 this year.
Speaking to reporters in Bangalore on Friday, Kumar said he had previously announced provisional schedule and had set a week's time for any objections.
He said several parents from different parts of the state had met him personally and put forward their views regarding the examinations.
“Considering their (parents) requests, students’ needs and also keeping in mind this year’s competitive exams like NEET and JEE, we have prepared the final schedule,” Kumar said.
He further said, “Like PUC, we will also prepare a provisional SSLC 2021 final exam schedule and give time for any objections, after which the final schedule will be announced.”
Details of exams
24-05-2021- History
25-05-2021- Carnatic Music / Hindustani Music
26-05-2021 - Geography
27-05-2021 - Psychology / Basic Maths
28-05-2021 - Logic
29-05-2021 - Hindi
30-05-2021 - Sunday (Holiday)
31-05-2021 - English
01-06-2021- Information Technology / Health Care / Wellness beauty
02-06-2021 - Politics / Computer Science
03-06-2021 - Biology / Electronics
04-06-2021 - Economics
05-06-2021 - Home Science
06-06-2021 - Sunday (Holiday)
07-06-2021 - Business Studies / Physics
08-06-2021 - Optional Kannada
09-06-2021 - Tamil / Telugu / Malayalam / Marathi / Arabic / French,
10-06-2021 - Sociology / Chemistry
11-06-2021 - Urdu / Sanskrit
12-06-2021 - Statistics
13-06-2021 - Sunday holiday
14-06-2021 - Accounting / Mathematics / Education
15-06-2021 - Geology
16-06-2021 - Kannada
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SC to hear on May 4 PIL seeking stringent guidelines for issuing Aadhaar to adolescents, adults
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking a direction to the Unique Identification Authority of India to issue new Aadhaar cards only to citizens up to the age of six years, and frame stringent guidelines for its issuance to adolescents and adults to stop infiltrators from masquerading as Indian citizens.
As per the apex court's causelist of May 4, the plea would come up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay has also sought a direction to the authorities to install display boards at common service centres stating that the 12-digit unique identification number is only a "proof of identity" and not a proof of citizenship, address or date of birth.
Besides all the states and Union Territories, the plea has made the UIDAI -- which is the authority that issues Aadhaar -- and the Union ministries of home, law and justice, and electronics and information technology as parties.
The plea, filed through advocate Ashwani Dubey, said Aadhaar, originally intended as a proof of identity, has increasingly become a "foundational document" enabling individuals to obtain other identification documents, such as ration cards, domicile certificates and voter identity cards.
"The UIDAI has issued 144 crore Aadhaar and 99 percent Indians have been enrolled. Therefore, the petitioner is filing this writ petition as a PIL under Article 32, seeking a direction to UIDAI to issue new Aadhaar to children only and frame new stringent guidelines for adolescents and adults, so as to stop infiltrators from getting it and masquerading as Indian citizens," the plea said.
It said the need to file the plea arose when the petitioner came to know the manner in which infiltrators are able to procure Aadhaar through a verification process that is weak and can be easily manipulated.
"Foreigners apply for Aadhaar under the 'foreign' category. But infiltrators apply for Aadhaar under the 'Indian citizen' category and get it easily made. Thereafter, they obtain a ration card, birth and domicile certificate, driving licence, et cetera, essentially becoming indistinguishable from Indian citizens…," it said.
Besides seeking other directions, the plea has raised legal questions, including whether the Aadhaar Act 2016 has become "temporally unreasonable" for failing to keep up with the legislative intent of distinguishing foreigners from Indian citizens.
It said the alleged misuse of Aadhaar undermines targeted welfare delivery and leads to diversion of public resources.
