Lok Sabha Polls effect: Karnataka CET 2019 postponed to April 29 & 30
Kiran Parashar | TNN | Mar 11, 2019, 19:06 IST
Representational Image BENGALURU: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) on Monday postponed the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2019, which was scheduled to be held on April 23-24, to April 29-30, 2019.
The postponement was necessitated as the Lok Sabha elections is scheduled to be held in 14 of the 28 constituencies of Karnataka on April 23.
The CET in Biology and Mathematics will be now held on April 29 and in Physics and Chemistry on April 30. The Kannada language test for Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadigas (only in Bengaluru) will be held on May 1.
On Sunday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that Karnataka will vote in two phases - in phase 2 on April 18 and phase 3 on April 23. KEA executive director Girish R had later said that during elections, most of the government staff would be engaged in election duty and there was also the issue of non-availability of examination rooms during election time.
The JEE Main examination, organised by the National Testing Agency, is also slated to be held between April 7 (Sunday) and April 20.
The postponement was necessitated as the Lok Sabha elections is scheduled to be held in 14 of the 28 constituencies of Karnataka on April 23.
On Sunday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that Karnataka will vote in two phases - in phase 2 on April 18 and phase 3 on April 23. KEA executive director Girish R had later said that during elections, most of the government staff would be engaged in election duty and there was also the issue of non-availability of examination rooms during election time.
The JEE Main examination, organised by the National Testing Agency, is also slated to be held between April 7 (Sunday) and April 20.
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