II PUC exams begin with free commute

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The II PUC annual examination kicked off in the state on Saturday under tight security blanket and monitoring. In all, 7,13,862 students, including 3,35,468 boys, 3,78,389 girls and five transgender students, from 5,050 PU colleges across the state are taking the exams in 1,171 centres across Karnataka. On the first day, Kannada and Arabic language paper examinations were held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students who arrived early at the centres were seen making last-minute preparations.

Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa, visited the Government PU College examination centre at Malleswaram in Bengaluru, and welcomed students with roses. The exams are being held under the strict monitoring of Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB). To check malpractices, it has implemented web streaming of the exam proceedings and made tight police security at all the centres. The KSRTC, BMTC, and other public transport services have extended free bus rides for the students attending II PUC exams.

In Dakshina Kannada, 36,374 students have been registered for the exams, including 34,434 regular students, 1,631 private candidates, and 307 repeaters. Among them, 18,337 are girls, 18,037 are boys, and two students have applied for improvement exams.