Bengaluru: Karnataka Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar on Friday said that the state government has decided to conduct the second Pre-University Course (PUC II year or Class 12) board examination from May.

Kumar told reporters that the second PUC examinations in the state will tentatively be held starting from May 24 and last till June 10. "We are also providing a week`s period for parents and students to send their objections, if they have any," he said.

The minister said that the PUC examinations are usually held in March and end by mid April every year, but due to the Covid pandemic which majorly affected studies, the Karnataka board has postponed the examinations this time.

The onset of the Covid pandemic and the resultant imposition of lockdown in March last year had affected the schedule of the Karnataka board examinations such as the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC or class 10) and PUC II (Class 12) examinations.

He also said the regular classes from Classes 9 to 12 would begin from February 1 onwards, and asked students to submit objections to the tentative timetable. if any.

The Minister had announced the SSLC exam 2021`s tentative dates are June 14 to June 25.

The schools and PU colleges for the students of Classes 10 and 12 partially resumed from the beginning of January, only leaving about four months time for the students to complete their syllabus and prepare for their examinations.

May 24, 2021 History, Physics

May 25, 2021 Tamil, Telegu, Malayalam, Marathi, Arabic, French

May 26, 2021 Logic, geology, Home Sceince, basic Maths

May 27, 2021 Optional Kannada, Accountancy, Maths

May 28, 2021 Urdu, Sanskrit

May 29, 2021 Political Science

May 31, 2021 Business Studies, Chemistry, Education

June 01, 2021 Karnataka music, Hindustani Music

June 02, 2021 Psychology, biology, electronics, computer science

June 03, 2021 Hindi

June 04, 2021 Economics

June 05, 2021 Kannada

June 07, 2021 English

June 08, 2021 Information technology, retail, auto mobile, health care, beauty and wellness

June 09, 2021 Sociology, statistics

June 10, 2021 geography

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