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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SC notice to Centre on PIL against Muslim personal law sections being 'discriminatory' against women
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, on the ground that those are allegedly discriminatory against women.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Panchol took note of the submissions made by lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who appeared in the matter for petitioners Poulomi Pavini Shukla and the Nyaya Naari Foundation, and issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The plea says the current Shariat inheritance rules are "manifestly discriminatory" against women, often granting them only half or less of the share allocated to their male counterparts.
Bhushan said the 1937 Act violates Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution.
He said matters of succession are civil in nature and do not constitute an "essential religious practice" protected under Article 25.
"Saying women will get half or even less than half compared to male counterparts is discriminatory," the lawyer said.
