Mangaluru: On Monday, the SSLC examinations in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi acquired off to a peaceable begin. The district administration had made elaborate preparations to make sure the exams went easily and no untoward incidents occurred, notably concerning the hijab.
Deputy commissioners of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi made the rules clear and despatched out instructions that in these personal faculties the place hijab is part of their obligatory uniform, college students could be allowed to put in writing exams carrying that college’s uniform.
Dakshina Kannada DDPI Okay Sudhakar instructed TOI that the SSLC examination started within the district on a optimistic observe. “Every little thing went nicely on the primary day of the examination. All college students had been allowed to put in writing the examination as per the federal government order by carrying the uniform of their respective institutes. College students from authorities and personal faculties arrived with the uniform of their respective institutes and have written exams with none hassles. Now we have offered rooms for college kids in all of the examination centres to depart behind the hijab,” he stated.
Udupi deputy commissioner Kurma Rao stated the district has made all preparations for the graceful conduct of the examination within the wake of Covid-19 and the excessive court docket order associated to the hijab row.
“The schooling division has adopted the instructions of the federal government with regard to the hijab row. The federal government round may be very clear about what initiatives must be taken concerning uniforms in authorities, aided and personal faculties. College students have appeared for the examination with none confusion. It's a good growth that group leaders have unfold a message to folks that schooling is necessary. I thank these spiritual leaders for encouraging college students to put in writing exams,” the DC stated. The district administration had held a number of conferences with spiritual leaders for confidence constructing, he stated.