KEA follows in DPUE footsteps on allotting CET exam centres

Candidates appearing for the Common Entrance Test (CET) scheduled on Tuesday and Wednesday will have to travel long distances as they have been allotted examination centres far away from their colleges. Following in the footsteps of the Department of Pre-University Education that had introduced randomisation in allotment of exam centres to prevent malpractices, the Karnataka Examinations Authority, too, has adopted similar procedure. “In Bengaluru, students studying in colleges in Bengaluru North have been allocated centres in the south and vice versa,” an official said. As a result, students will have to travel several kilometres. A student from a college in Malleswaram has been allotted a college in Nagasandra. “I spent half-a-day on Monday to visit the college so that I’m not late on the exam day,” the candidate said. To ensure that students are not late, KEA has asked them to reach half an hour before the first bell. Candidates will have to appear for the biology and mathematics exam on Tuesday and physics and chemistry exam on Wednesday. The Kannada language test for Horanadu and Gadinadu candidates will be conducted on Thursday and as many as 1,800 candidates have registered. This is the first time that medical and dental aspirants will be writing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test instead of CET. CET will, however, be the qualifying exam for engineering, agriculture and AYUSH courses. Many AYUSH aspirants have registered for both NEET and CET.