KEA announces dress code for candidates appearing for CET; Students urged to arrive 90 minutes early
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has announced a mandatory dress code and strict reporting guidelines for students appearing for the Common Entrance Test (CET), scheduled to be held from April 15 to 17.
According to a release, all candidates must adhere to a prescribed dress code: both male and female students are required to wear half-sleeve attire, preferably without collars. Male candidates must wear simple pants with minimal or no pockets, while items such as jeans, kurta-pyjamas, and shoes are prohibited. The use of electronic gadgets, including mobile phones, smartwatches, and earphones, will not be allowed inside examination halls.
To ensure smooth conduct of the exam, KEA has directed candidates to report to their respective centres at least 90 minutes prior to the commencement of the examination.
KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna emphasised the importance of early arrival. “Candidates must reach the centre one-and-a-half hours in advance to undergo security screening. Police personnel and home guards will be deployed to conduct thorough checks before entry,” he said. Prasanna also noted that facial recognition technology and QR code scanning would be used for identification of candidates.
To prevent any malpractice, Prasanna confirmed that all 775 exam centres across Karnataka will be monitored via CCTV surveillance, with real-time webcasting to ensure transparency. He also stated that district-level officials, including Deputy Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats, will oversee the process.
Highlighting the importance of the CET as an opportunity to improve rankings, Prasanna urged students not to skip the exam, even if they had underperformed or failed in their PU exams.
In the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, a total of 30,614 students are expected to appear for the CET on April 16 and 17, across 66 designated examination centres.
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Telangana: Man sets woman on fire for 'rejecting' marriage proposal
Hyderabad (PTI): A 28-year-old married woman was set on fire allegedly by a man after she "rejected" his marriage proposal in Mahabubabad town on Tuesday, police said.
The accused, in his 40s, who runs a shop, had developed an "illicit" relationship with the woman and was suspecting that she was in contact with another person and that she was "ignoring" him.
He poured petrol on the woman when she was alone at her house and set her on fire. He then hugged her and both of them suffered injuries, police said.
They were initially shifted to Government Hospital in Mahabubabad and later admitted to another state-run Hospital in Warangal for further treatment.
As per the doctors, the woman suffered 90 per cent burns in the incident while the accused 75 per cent burns, police said.
The woman's mother, in a complaint to the police, stated that her daughter was married to a man in Gudur mandal.
Due to family disputes, the woman came to Mahabubabad along with her two children and was residing there for the past three years.
She was running a vegetable cart. The accused was already married, and his wife had passed away. He developed an"illicit" relationship with the woman, police said.
The accused allegedly forced and harassed the victim to marry him, the complainant said.
Based on a complaint, an attempt to murder case was registered in connection with the incident, police added.
