Mangaluru: In the backdrop of COVID-19, according to the voluntary order issued by the Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), 9 educational institutions run by the Yenepoya group were instructed to temporarily close from March 15th, Monday. 

Amid the closure, the University has instructed students to attend classes online so that they do not miss out on their learning progress. 

Yenepoya Medical College, Dental, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy College and Research Centre, Health Care Professionals, Ayurveda College, and Naturopathy Colleges have been subjected to the temporary closure. However, the interns, PG Students, and Nursing staff will be resuming their duties in this period. 

Medical College Hospital will be operational and the Teaching and non-teaching staff will be attending to their duties as usual.  As per the Circular, the Exam regulators will issue a separate circular for the exams that have been already scheduled, Dr. Gangadhar Somayyaji K.S, Registrar of the Yenepoya University informed.

Voluntary Closure: D.H.O

If more than 5 Covid positive cases are confirmed on an institution, it will be treated as a containment zone. Yenepoya Institution has already confirmed more than 30 Corona positive cases. The establishment has already issued a voluntary closure order to 9 of their institutions.

-Dr. Ramachandra Bayari, Health Officer, D.K



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Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority has released the syllabus for the Common Entrance Test (CET) to be conducted in 2025 for admission to professional courses including engineering, on its website https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/.

Executive Director of KEA, H. Prasanna on Saturday issued a notification, advising students to use the syllabus for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology from both First and Second PUC as outlined on the portal.

"This syllabus has been prepared based on the NCRTC syllabus and the textbooks published by the School Education, PUE Department," the announcement read. Furthermore, H. Prasanna explained that it has also been reviewed by subject experts from PU colleges.