Government sets up Expert Committee to examine out of syllabus questions in CET 2024
The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET), administered by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), took place on April 18th and 19th, 2024, with four subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology. Over 3 lakh students participated in the exam across the state.
Following the exams, news reports emerged, indicating that several questions from the papers were allegedly out of the CET syllabus. There have been representations that many questions were not from the syllabus, significantly affecting the students. Consequently, demands for providing grace marks or reconducting the exam have been made. The KEA has provided students with an opportunity to raise objections to the questions until April 27th. The KEA has been asked to submit a detailed report regarding this issue to the Government.
Meanwhile, the government has examined the matter, and a committee of experts for each of the four subjects has been established to determine the number of questions that are out of the syllabus of CET. The expert committee has been directed to provide its report immediately.
“KEA will act in the interests of the students who have appeared for the CET exam. Based on the report of the expert committee, a further decision will be taken in this regard. The interests of the students will be the utmost priority, and no hardship will be caused to the students,” a press statement from SRIKAR M S. Principal Secretary to Government Education Department (Higher Education), stated.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
