Karnataka 2nd PUC English exam 2020: Helpline set up for students from outside state
Karnataka 2nd PUC English exam will be conducted on June 18, 2020. Candidates who are outside Karnataka can contact on the helpline number to seek the examination centre change.
Image used for representational purpose only MANGALURU: Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) on Monday announced setting up of helpline 080-23083900 intended to help II PUC students appearing for lone pending English exam. The helpline will help students from outside Karnataka who are scheduled to appear for it on June 18. DPUE has permitted these students to appear for this exam at an examination centre in Karnataka closest to their state border.
S Suresh Kumar, minister for primary and secondary education said many students had left for their respective states during lockdown 1.0 and DPUE has made this arrangement as per their wish. This is specially the case with students from Kasaragod bordering DK district. Deputy Director, DPUE, DK has been directed to arrange buses for students from Kasaragod from Kerala-Karnataka border at Talapady to and from the examination centre.
DPUE has also made arrangements to allow students who resided in department hostels and children of migrant labourers, who had to vacate the hostel or return to the native due to the lockdown to appear for this pending examination at a centre closest to them. Such students may choose a centre in the nearby district, taluk or an examination centre of their choice, he said adding 16,229 students have expressed their intent to avail this facility.
DPUE will accordingly arrange for examination centre for the students, Suresh Kumar said adding process for this is underway. DPUE will shortly host the details of examination centre allotted to these students on its website, the minister said, adding students may in the interim also call up the above helpline for details. Initially, the second PUC English exam was scheduled to be held on March 23, a day after the Janta Curfew that the PM announced.
S Suresh Kumar, minister for primary and secondary education said many students had left for their respective states during lockdown 1.0 and DPUE has made this arrangement as per their wish. This is specially the case with students from Kasaragod bordering DK district. Deputy Director, DPUE, DK has been directed to arrange buses for students from Kasaragod from Kerala-Karnataka border at Talapady to and from the examination centre.
DPUE has also made arrangements to allow students who resided in department hostels and children of migrant labourers, who had to vacate the hostel or return to the native due to the lockdown to appear for this pending examination at a centre closest to them. Such students may choose a centre in the nearby district, taluk or an examination centre of their choice, he said adding 16,229 students have expressed their intent to avail this facility.
DPUE will accordingly arrange for examination centre for the students, Suresh Kumar said adding process for this is underway. DPUE will shortly host the details of examination centre allotted to these students on its website, the minister said, adding students may in the interim also call up the above helpline for details. Initially, the second PUC English exam was scheduled to be held on March 23, a day after the Janta Curfew that the PM announced.
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