Govt to make special arrangement for GCET in zones

PANAJI: Around 3,000 students have registered for the Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET) on July 4 and 5, and the directorate of technical education (DTE) had said that students who are residing in containment zones should inform the directorate by 5pm on June 29 so that necessary arrangements could be made to appear for the test.
The GCET is held for admissions to engineering and pharmacy degree programme seats in Goa.
Up to the 5pm deadline on Monday, no student had contacted the DTE to state that they are residing in a containment zone and have registered to appear for the GCET, officials said.
Since the situation is dynamic and new areas are being declared as containment zones, the DTE helpline will continue to accept calls from students requesting special arrangements to appear for the GCET, officials said.
Sources said that even if students inform the DTE of their status by July 2, the same will be discussed with the health secretary and appropriate arrangements would be made.
Candidates from containment zones, if any, will have to contact 9422454791 or 9307340467.
DTE officials said that arrangements for thermal screening, sanitisation and social distancing have been made at all exam centres.
The GCET will begin with the physics paper at 10am on July 4, followed by the chemistry paper at 2pm on the same day. The test will end with the maths paper on July 5.