Mangaluru: The II PU board examinations began easily in Dakshina Kannada, within the shadow of the hijab uproar, that had led to the closure of schools just lately.
CD Jayanna, the deputy director for pre-university schooling in Dakshina Kannada, mentioned that the primary day of the examination was freed from any untoward incident, when college students appeared for the enterprise research paper. The exams have been held in 51 centres. He mentioned 14,848 candidates had registered for the examination, and 337 candidates have been absent. “The rationale for 337 candidates remaining absent isn't identified. Nonetheless, there have been no boycott or college students being absent due to the hijab concern,” he mentioned. “The query papers to faraway examination centres, similar to Sullia, have been dispatched from the district treasury round 7am,” he mentioned.
Employees in numerous examination centres added that Muslim ladies wrote the examination after eradicating their hijab. A separate room was out there in each centre to take away the hijab, and proceed to the examination corridor.
On Saturday, the arithmetic examination can be held. The exams will conclude on Could 18.