Karnataka puts off CET exam, to conduct in August end
Bengaluru, May 12: The Karnataka government on Wednesday announced postponing the Common Entrance Test- 2021 following the postponement of the second pre-university exam this year.
The exam will now take place from August 28 to 30, the government said.
"Due to the postponement of the 2021 annual PUC second year examinations and the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, Common Entrance Test-2021 has been postponed," Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, who also holds the higher education portfolio, said in a statement.
According to him, the CET-2021 was scheduled to be held on July 7 and 8 and the Kannada Language Test on July 9, which has been postponed now.
"As per the revised dates, CET-2021 will be conducted on August 28 and 29 and the Kannada Language Test on 30-08-2021," the statement read.
Applications would be invited online shortly and asked the candidates to remain in touch with the Karnataka Exam Authority Website http://kea.kar.nic.in , for latest updates.
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Metro train services to start at 6 am on Republic Day in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 24 (PTI) Metro train services will start functioning from 6 am on January 26 from all four terminals, including Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, Majestic, instead of 7 am, officials said on Friday.
Additionally, 20 extra trips will be added on Republic Day on both the Green and Purple Lines to accommodate commuters travelling to the Lalbagh Flower Show and the special event at BIEC, Madavara, they added.
"Passengers can travel to Lalbagh Metro Station and return using tokens, contactless smart cards, National Common Mobility Cards, and QR tickets. At Lalbagh Metro Station, BMRCL will issue flat Rs 30 paper tickets from 10 am to 8 pm for the quick movement of passengers, instead of tokens," the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said in a statement.
The paper tickets will be valid for travel from Lalbagh Metro Station to any Metro Station on the day of purchase, the statement added.
Tokens will not be issued at Lalbagh Metro Station during this period, the BMRCL said.
