BENGALURU: The Pre-University Course certificate exams (PUC II exam) began on Thursday at different centres across the state. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai wished luck to all the students appearing in the PUC exams.
Speaking to ANI, the CM said, “I wish all students appearing for the PUC exam the very best. The Pre-University Course is very important where they’ve to decide their future — professional and other courses. So, I wish all students get excellent marks and excel in their careers with flying colours”.
“The exams are held between 10.15 am and 1.30 pm. Our centre’s strength for today is 344 students. The paper is in Kannada. All preparations are done for conducting exams and CCTVs have been installed. A notice board has also set up, Rathnakar Shetty, principal, of a government PU college said.
Speaking to ANI, one student from Shri Chaitaneshwar College said, “We have a second language exam in Kannada. Actually, we have been preparing for the board exams for the last two years. Every month, pre-board exams were conducted in the college. So, in the all unit tests, preparations have been good.”
“Preparation is good. It is very important to score in exams as it is a turning point in our life and it’s better to score 98 per cent or above, so I am targeting that. I pretty confident that I will score”, another student said.
The Karnataka School Examination and Evaluation Board has made all necessary preparations for the annual examination. The PUC II exams will be held till March 29 and more than 7.27 lakh students from 5,716 colleges of the state are all set to appear for the exam across the state.
In all, 1,109 examination centres have been identified across the state. Also, 2,34,815 students from the Arts stream, 2,47,269 from the Commerce stream and 2,44,129 from the Science stream will appear for the exam. Electronic accessories including mobiles are strictly prohibited at the examination centres.
Regarding the safety and security of the examination, a team has been formed at the district level and a separate team at the taluk level under the leadership of the District Collector. This year, 4,492 students will be left out of the PUC II final exams due to lack of attendance.
The Department of School Education and Literacy has brought back the 75 per cent compulsory attendance rule from this year. Thus, 4,492 students will be absent from the second PUC examination of the year. (ANI)